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DEF Contamination | AIN's Tales from the Flight Deck Podcast
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You can’t see it, you can’t smell it and you won’t know about it—until the contents of your fuel tanks begin to crystallize.
Subject Area
Business Aviation
Channel
Fuel
Teaser Text
You can’t see it, you can’t smell it and you won’t know about it—until the contents of your fuel tanks begin to crystallize.
Content Body

Mistaking diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) additive for fuel system icing inhibitor PRIST on the flight line is a growing problem on ramps all over the world. This can be disastrous since DEF causes jet-A to crystalize and clog aircraft fuel filters and lines. In fact, DEF contamination of jet-A has already forced several business aircraft crews to perform engine-out landings in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Participants:

  • Alex Beringer, Chief Operations Officer, Fair Wind Charters
  • Ryan Smith, Captain, Falcon 900EX, Fair Wind Charters
  • Michael Rossi, First Officer, Falcon 900EX, Fair Wind Charters
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Content Label
Fuel
Solutions in Business Aviation
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Publication Date (intermediate)
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