TESTING PARAMETER OF AVIATION PRODUCT

1. VVIP Flight Fuel Sample

2. Aviation Turbine Fuel Sample
3. Aviation Gasoline Fuel Sample
4. Lubricating Oil Sample
5. Hydraulic Fluids Sample


1. VVIP flight Fuel Sample


For any cross-country movement of VVIP, it has been made mandatory to
check the quality of aviation turbine fuel. Prior fuelling the aircraft, the
samples are drawn by DGCA officials and tested in the physical & chemical
lab of DGCA refueling of VVIP flight aircraft is carried out only after
satisfactory test results of fuel sample. In this connection following tests are
carried out

Type

Quantity
required
Tests

VVIP Flight
Fuel
Samples
Two Litres












1.Appearance
2.Acidity
3.Doctor test
4. Mercaptan
sulphur
5.Density
6.Aniline Gravity
Product/Specific
Energy
7.Copper strip corrosion
8. Smoke Point
9. Naphthalene Content
10.Water reaction
11.Existent gum
12.Flash point





2 Aviation Turbine Fuel Sample


Samples of aviation turbine fuel are drawn by DGCA officials for
commissioning of storage tanks, commissioning of pipelines,
commissioning of refuller, incident/accident investigation and to monitor the
quality of fuel used in the aircraft. These samples sent to this laboratory for
testing. In this connection following tests are carried out:-


Type Qty. Req. Tests
Commissioning of
Storage Tank,
Pipeline, Refullers,
Incident/Accident
investigation and to
monitor the quality
of fuel used in the
aircraft.

Two Litres 1. Appearance
2. Total Acidity
3. Aromatics
4. Olefins
5.Doctor test
6.Sulphur Mercaptan
7. Total Sulphur
8. Distillation
9. Flash Point
10. Density
11. Freezing Point
12. Viscosity
13. Smoke Point
14. Naphthalene content
15. Specific Energy / AGP
16. Copper Strip Corrosion
17. Existent Gum
18. Water Reaction













3. Aviation Gasoline Sample


Samples of aviation gasoline are drawn by DGCA officials for incident/accident
investigation and to monitor the quality of fuel used in the aircraft. These samples
sent to this laboratory for testing. In this connection following tests are carried
out:-


Type Quantity
required
Tests
Quality Control
Monitoring,
Incident/Accident
Investigation Samples
Two Litres 1. Appearance
2. Colour (visual)
3. Distillation
4. Density
5. Aniline Gravity Product
6. Copper Strip Corrosion
7. Water Reaction
8. Existent Gum
9.Tetra Ethyl Lead
10. Freezing Point



4. Lubricating oil samples


Samples of lubricating oil are drawn by DGCA officials for incident/accident
investigation and sent to this laboratory for testing. In this connection following
tests are carried out:-


Type Quantity
required
Tests
Accident/Incident
investigation samples
One litre 1. Appearance
2. Acidity
3. Viscosity
4. Flash Point
5. Copper Strip Corrosion
6. Pour Point
7. Ash Content



5. Hydraulic Fluid Samples


Samples of hydraulic fluids are drawn by DGCA officials for incident/accident
investigation and sent to this laboratory for testing. In this connection following
tests are carried out:-

Type Quantity required Tests
Accident / Incident
Investigation Sample





One Litre





1. Appearance
2. Acid Number
3. Viscosity
4. Flash Point
5. Pour Point






























Brief Description of Equipment and Calibration Requirements

SL.NO. NAME OF THE
EQUIPMENT
DESCRIPTION CALIBRATION
REQUIREMENT
1. Density
(by Hydrometer)
Hydrometers are
used to determine
the density of
Aviation fuels
Hydrometers &
Thermometer
IP-39 C
2. Distillation
Apparatus
It is used to
determine the
distillation
characteristics of
Aviation fuels
Thermometers
IP-5 C &
IP-6 C


3. Abel Flash Point
Apparatus
It is used to
determine the
flash point of
Aviation Turbine
Fuel having flash
point between
30C to 70C
Thermometer
IP-75 C &
IP-74 C
4.





5.
Pensky Martin
closed Cup Flash
Point Apparatus



Open Flash Point
Apparatus
It is used to
determine the
flash point of
lubricating oil

It is used to
determine the
flash point of
hydraulic fluid
having flash
point ranging
more than 120
o
C
Thermometer
IP-15 C





Thermometer
IP-74 C
6.

Reid Vapour
Pressure
Apparatus
It is used to
determine the
vapour pressure
less than 180 kpa
of volatile non-
viscous Aviation
fuels
Thermometer IP-
23C and Pressure
Gauze






7. Smoke Point
Apparatus
It is used to
determine the
smoke point of
Aviation Turbine
fuel.
Calibration with
standard sample as
per IP-57
8. Copper
Corrosion
Apparatus
It is used to
determine the
corrosion
tendencies
towards copper
of Aviation
fuels
Thermometer

IP-64 C






9. Silver Corrosion
Apparatus
It is used to
determine the
corrosion
tendencies
towards silver of
ATF
Thermometers

IP-64 C
10. Kinematic
Viscosity
Apparatus
It is used to
determine the
kinematic
viscosity of
Aviation fuels



Thermometers
IP-31C/32C
and Viscometers

11. Freezing Point
Apparatus
It is used to
determine the
temperature
below which
solid
hydrocarbon
crystals may
form in Aviation
turbine fuel and
Aviation gasoline
Thermometers

IP-14 C










12. Existent Gum
Apparatus
It is used to
determine the
existent gum
content of
Aviation fuels
Thermometers
IP-73 C/
Pressure Gauge
Electronic
Balance
13. Balance It is used to
weigh the
samples
Electronic Balance
14. Fluorescent
Indicator
Adsorption
Apparatus
It is used to
determine the
hydrocarbon type
i.e., aromatics,
olefins and
saturates in
Aviation fuels
Calibration with
standard samples
as per IP- 156
before doing
analysis.
15. Lamp Sulphur
Method
It is used to
determine the
presence of
sulphur in ATF
Calibration as per
IP-107 before
doing analysis
16. Aniline Point
Apparatus
It is used to
determine the
aniline point of
Aviation fuels
Thermometers

IP-21 C