Analysis of Debris from Helicopters from the Field

Abstract

This program investigated helicopter operational field issues encountered by the U.S. Army Aviation Engineering Directorate. All of these field issues involved contaminated fuel problems that created operational/flight safety issues. Two of the incidents involved plugged fuel filters that were directly related to super absorbent polymer (SAP) migration from water absorbent monitors. The third incident also involved a plugged fuel filter, but this debris was from an unknown, external source.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA516544

Entities

People

  • Gary B. Bessee

Organizations

  • Southwest Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Aviation
  • Elements
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Filters
  • Fuel Filters
  • Fuel Systems
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Gravimetric Analysis
  • Helicopters
  • Materials
  • Migration
  • Research Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.