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Md F-15 aircraft has fire suppressant foam installed in the fuel tanks that deteriorates in high humid environments causing fuel contamination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 420643 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| 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 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Eagle (F-15) |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 420643 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I hope that the attached information is considered before any military fire suppressant foam is installed in commercial or civil aircraft. Although the documents pertain to the F15, they also contain valuable information with regards to fuel contamination resulting from the early decomposition of baffle and inerting material. A flaw exists in the qualification procedure which has led to near disaster. As of 1997, the military is utilizing the 4TH type of foam. Like the previous 3 types, I predict that it will also deteriorate yrs before its designed life. Installing fire suppressant foam in commercial aircraft is an accident waiting to happen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD F-15 ACFT HAS FIRE SUPPRESSANT FOAM INSTALLED IN THE FUEL TANKS THAT DETERIORATES IN HIGH HUMID ENVIRONMENTS CAUSING FUEL CONTAMINATION.
Narrative: I HOPE THAT THE ATTACHED INFO IS CONSIDERED BEFORE ANY MIL FIRE SUPPRESSANT FOAM IS INSTALLED IN COMMERCIAL OR CIVIL ACFT. ALTHOUGH THE DOCUMENTS PERTAIN TO THE F15, THEY ALSO CONTAIN VALUABLE INFO WITH REGARDS TO FUEL CONTAMINATION RESULTING FROM THE EARLY DECOMPOSITION OF BAFFLE AND INERTING MATERIAL. A FLAW EXISTS IN THE QUALIFICATION PROC WHICH HAS LED TO NEAR DISASTER. AS OF 1997, THE MIL IS UTILIZING THE 4TH TYPE OF FOAM. LIKE THE PREVIOUS 3 TYPES, I PREDICT THAT IT WILL ALSO DETERIORATE YRS BEFORE ITS DESIGNED LIFE. INSTALLING FIRE SUPPRESSANT FOAM IN COMMERCIAL ACFT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.
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.