TESTING PARAMETER OF AVIATION PRODUCT

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VVIP Flight Fuel Sample

Aviation Turbine Fuel Sample
Aviation Gasoline Fuel Sample
Lubricating Oil Sample
Hydraulic Fluids Sample
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
Quantity
required
VVIP Flight Two Litres
Fuel
Samples

Type

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

Tests
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
Quality Control
Monitoring,
Incident/Accident
Investigation Samples

Quantity
required
Two Litres

Tests
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
Accident/Incident
investigation samples

Quantity
required
One litre

Tests
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
Accident / Incident One Litre
Investigation Sample

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Tests
Appearance
Acid Number
Viscosity
Flash Point
Pour Point

Brief Description of Equipment and Calibration Requirements

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NAME OF THE DESCRIPTION

EQUIPMENT
Density
Hydrometers are
(by Hydrometer) used to determine
the density of
Aviation fuels
Distillation
It is used to
Apparatus
determine
the
distillation
characteristics of
Aviation fuels
Abel Flash Point It is used to
Apparatus
determine
the
flash point of
Aviation Turbine
Fuel having flash
point between
30C to 70C
Pensky
Martin It is used to
closed Cup Flash determine
the
Point Apparatus flash point of
lubricating oil
It is used to
Open Flash Point determine
the
Apparatus
flash point of
hydraulic fluid
having
flash
point
ranging
more than 120o C
Reid
Vapour It is used to
Pressure
determine
the
Apparatus
vapour pressure
less than 180 kpa
of volatile nonviscous Aviation
fuels

CALIBRATION
REQUIREMENT
Hydrometers
&
Thermometer
IP-39 C
Thermometers
IP-5 C &
IP-6 C

Thermometer
IP-75 C &
IP-74 C

Thermometer
IP-15 C

Thermometer
IP-74 C

Thermometer IP23C and Pressure

Gauze

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Smoke
Point It is used to
Apparatus
determine
the
smoke point of
Aviation Turbine
fuel.
Copper
It is used to
Corrosion
determine
the
Apparatus
corrosion
tendencies
towards copper
of
Aviation
fuels

Calibration
with
standard sample as
per IP-57

Silver Corrosion It is used to

Apparatus
determine
the
corrosion
tendencies
towards silver of
ATF
Kinematic
It is used to
determine
the
Viscosity
kinematic
Apparatus
viscosity
of
Aviation fuels

Thermometers

Thermometer
IP-64 C

IP-64 C

Thermometers
IP-31C/32C
and Viscometers

Freezing
Point It is used to Thermometers
Apparatus
determine
the
temperature
IP-14 C
below
which
solid
hydrocarbon
crystals
may
form in Aviation
turbine fuel and
Aviation gasoline

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Existent
Apparatus

Gum It is used to
determine
the
existent
gum
content
of
Aviation fuels
Balance
It is used to
weigh
the
samples
Fluorescent
It is used to
determine
the
Indicator
Adsorption
hydrocarbon type
i.e.,
aromatics,
Apparatus
olefins
and
saturates
in
Aviation fuels
Lamp
Sulphur It is used to
Method
determine
the
presence
of
sulphur in ATF
Aniline
Point It is used to
Apparatus
determine
the
aniline point of
Aviation fuels

Thermometers
IP-73 C/
Pressure
Gauge
Electronic
Balance
Electronic Balance

Calibration
with
standard samples
as per IP- 156
before
doing
analysis.

Calibration as per
IP-107
before
doing analysis
Thermometers
IP-21 C