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Air Force Fuels Quality Update

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Air Force Fuels Quality Update

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    2. OVERVIEW Mission Sheppard AFB Charleston AFB Receipt Filtration Tank truck off-loading

    3. QUALITY CONTROL WORLDWIDE

    4. MISSION PROVIDE WORLDWIDE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO THE AIR FORCE TO ASSURE “COMBAT READINESS” OF OUR OPERATIONAL FORCES

    6. Sheppard AFB Background Fuel receipts Multiple suppliers (Hess, Williams Bros, Pride) Tank truck receipts Daily demand averages 125K gallons Trend Western Contractor fuels operator QC by T.O.42B-1-1 Sample each delivery source daily analyze for FSII, SDA, solids, filtration time & flash point Sample receipt tank every 14 days Sample refueling units (all units every 30 days) Sample fillstands every 7 days

    7. Sheppard AFB Background Fuel Storage System Three 600K storage tanks #32, #33, & #34 Tk #32 inactive but used to defuel 143K from A/C

    9. Sheppard AFB Investigation SFTH POL Tech Team Dispatched 16 Jul 98 TK #33 (issue) tested at >2000 PS/M at the top and middle and 1700 PS/M at the bottom TK #33 immediately placed on QC hold TK #34 tested at top, middle, & bottom and the results were 494, 493, 490 PS/M respectively TK #34 on spec and designated as the issue tank Tank #32 Defueled +100 will clean rust & dirt from tank Rust & dirt may contaminate fuel Inactive status exacerbates problem

    10. Sheppard AFB Results Tank #34 now receipt & issue tank DER-A requested to supply fuel w/o SDA Hess now the sole source supplier Delivering 30 trucks a day fuel w/o SDA Tank #33 was >2000 pS/m after receiving 182K fuel w/o SDA (492K gls high CU) Tank #34 now down to 90 pS/m Tank #32 reissued to A/C thru Pall F/S Tank #33 transfer to Tk #32 for dilution

    12. Sheppard AFB Recommendations Trend Western to increase quality surveillance on receipt Request DER-A to limit maximum level of conductivity injection to 450 pS/m Request DER-A to investigate source of high SDA and apply corrective measures DESC/SERVICES/JCS AF reevaluate Inventory Policies

    13. Charleston AFB SC Apr 98 - high PC, Four receipt filter/separator element change-outs Migrated to the flight Line Six hydrant hose trucks shutdown at the aircraft Aug 98 - high PC, AMC directed to receive high PC fuel (12 mg/gal) To be cleaned up by filters

    14. Charleston AFB SC 30 Sep 98 - high water, pc and 25 min filtration, Failed visual solids upstream of F/S @ 1 hour after pipeline start Passed all tests downstream of F/S @ 1 hour after pipeline start Six hours after pipeline start visual water dP exceeded limit system shut down to replace elements New elements saturated with water only after 6 hours

    19. SUMMARY

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