Your initial posts and responses to your classmates need to be thoughtful, thorough, and comprehensive. This means your initial post needs to be about a paragraph and thoroughly explain your answer. Additionally, include a properly formatted in-text citation and reference to support your position. After you create your blog, you will be expected to engage in dialogue with at least one of your classmates. Your responses to your classmates’ blog entries need to be more than “I agree/disagree.” You need to elaborate and explain why you agree or disagree, and you may even want to ask additional questions.
Create initial post, include a properly formatted in-text citation and reference to support your position.
Please responses to your classmates
In aviation today, all engine powered aircraft rely on fuel (whether it is Jet fuel, avgas, or an experimental fuel) to provide the power necessary for flight. A challenge that the aviation community is faced with is fuel contamination. Contamination in an aircraft’s fuel system can reduce engine performance impacting the flight, damage aircraft systems causing expensive repairs, and in extreme cases it can clog lines leading to in-flight engine failures. There are many causes of fuel contamination but the most common is poor maintenance practices that allow the introduction of water, diesel exhaust fluid, oils or other particles into the fuel lines or tanks. In 2019, the National Business Aviation Association stated, “four separate identified events where DEF-contaminated aviation fuel affected 15 business aircraft, three of which led to in-flight engine failure” (NBAA, 2020). There are three practices that all involved with the flight, maintenance, and fueling of an aircraft should follow. Fuel samples should be taken daily from all cells and inspected for contamination. Fuel lines should be properly covered during any maintenance job that would expose them and provide a window for contamination. Lastly, a sample should be taken from the fueling source and paperwork verified to insure the correct fuel is being used. The fuel system of an aircraft has many vulnerabilities and special care should always be taken when working with this system.
Reference:
Fuel contamination: NBAA – National Business Aviation Association. NBAA. (2020, November 9). Retrieved April 5, 2022, from
