A Review of the Flammability Hazard of Jet A Fuel Vapor in Civil Transport Aircraft Fuel Tanks.

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Abstract:

This report documents the findings of a Fuel Flammability Task Group made up of recognized fuel and combustion specialists investigating the flammability and explosiveness of fuel within an aircraft fuel tank. The task group reviewed all available reports on the subject and met and discussed the data with technical experts from Boeing Commercial Airplane Co., California Institute of Technology, and the National Transportation Safety Board. The scope of the report includes jet fuel definitions and specifications, jet fuel flammability data, influences of various factors on fuel flammability, and predictive analyses and models for flammability. The report discusses the impact of this knowledge on the needs for in-flight fuel fire prevention.

Author(s):
No Author(s) Identified
Author Organization(s):
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON DC
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.,
Pagination:
0062

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
DOT/FAA/AR-98/26
Monitor Series:
XD
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_7.2.1_Mitigate Lethal Effects; JCA_7.2_Mitigate; JCA_7_Protection; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_5.3.1_Analyze Problem; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_5.3.2_Apply Situational Understanding; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_4.5_Operational Contract Support; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_5.5.1_Communicate Intent and Guidance; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_5.2.3_Share Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_4.5.1_Contract Support Integration; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_JCA_4.1.2_Sustain the Force
Communities of Interest:
Air Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*HAZARDS, *FUEL TANKS, *TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT, *JET ENGINE FUELS, *FIRE PREVENTION, TRANSPORTATION, VAPORS, REPORTS, COMBUSTION, FUELS, SAFETY, INFLIGHT, CALIFORNIA, AVIATION FUELS, FIRES, SPECIALISTS, FLAMMABILITY
Field(s)/Group(s):
Transport Aircraft, Safety Engineering, Fuels
Report Date:
1998 Jun 01
Creation Date:
1998 Nov 04