Fuel contamination in cpr jet.

Attributes
ACN	246983
Time
Date	199307
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aap
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	246983
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	246982
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Aircraft was fueled at andrau airport (jet a). Aircraft sat for 4 hours before engine start. After approximately 5 mins after starting engines and APU, the right engine flamed out followed by the left engine and APU. Upon investigation, sumping the engine's sumps and tank sumps, approximately 50 percent water was found. The fuel truck was sumped and its fuel to water ratio was 50/50. The operator of the airport, who also ran the fueling operation, had fueled the fuel truck that morning from a ground fuel tank. It apparently had a considerable quantity of water in it. The fuel truck was not sumped after it was fueled from the ground fuel tank. People fueling aircraft need proper training. Pilots should sump the fuel tanks before flight -- even if it is a jet. They should also get a fuel sample from the fuel truck.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FUEL CONTAMINATION IN CPR JET.

Narrative: ACFT WAS FUELED AT ANDRAU ARPT (JET A). ACFT SAT FOR 4 HRS BEFORE ENG START. AFTER APPROX 5 MINS AFTER STARTING ENGS AND APU, THE R ENG FLAMED OUT FOLLOWED BY THE L ENG AND APU. UPON INVESTIGATION, SUMPING THE ENG'S SUMPS AND TANK SUMPS, APPROX 50 PERCENT WATER WAS FOUND. THE FUEL TRUCK WAS SUMPED AND ITS FUEL TO WATER RATIO WAS 50/50. THE OPERATOR OF THE ARPT, WHO ALSO RAN THE FUELING OP, HAD FUELED THE FUEL TRUCK THAT MORNING FROM A GND FUEL TANK. IT APPARENTLY HAD A CONSIDERABLE QUANTITY OF WATER IN IT. THE FUEL TRUCK WAS NOT SUMPED AFTER IT WAS FUELED FROM THE GND FUEL TANK. PEOPLE FUELING ACFT NEED PROPER TRAINING. PLTS SHOULD SUMP THE FUEL TANKS BEFORE FLT -- EVEN IF IT IS A JET. THEY SHOULD ALSO GET A FUEL SAMPLE FROM THE FUEL TRUCK.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.