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Observer reports that possible contaminated fuel and static electricity hazards are being used by a refueler of turbine helicopter aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 326268 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Helicopter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 326268 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Fueling. Potential hazards. Jet a is being loaded into a helicopter and other turbine aircraft at the airport from a home made tanker consisting of a home heating oil tank and a 120 volt farm pump with extension cord mounted to a red truck. This truck seems to be hidden when the FAA is known to be in the area. The potential for a fuel contamination related incident cannot be ignored nor the possibility of an electrically initiated accident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: OBSERVER RPTS THAT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATED FUEL AND STATIC ELECTRICITY HAZARDS ARE BEING USED BY A REFUELER OF TURBINE HELI ACFT.
Narrative: FUELING. POTENTIAL HAZARDS. JET A IS BEING LOADED INTO A HELI AND OTHER TURBINE ACFT AT THE ARPT FROM A HOME MADE TANKER CONSISTING OF A HOME HEATING OIL TANK AND A 120 VOLT FARM PUMP WITH EXTENSION CORD MOUNTED TO A RED TRUCK. THIS TRUCK SEEMS TO BE HIDDEN WHEN THE FAA IS KNOWN TO BE IN THE AREA. THE POTENTIAL FOR A FUEL CONTAMINATION RELATED INCIDENT CANNOT BE IGNORED NOR THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ELECTRICALLY INITIATED ACCIDENT.
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.