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Bulletin 71 Operations Bulletin

July 2014

Joint Inspection Group

JIG Publications

The purpose of this Bulletin is to advise all users of JIG Standards and JIG Bulletins of some changes to the arrangements for purchasing JIG Standards and accessing copies of JIG Bulletins. JIG Standards Until June of this year, JIG Standards (JIG 1, 2, 3 & 4) were only available for purchase in hard copy format from our distributor, SAI Global. Earlier this year JIG made the decision to sell the Standards via the JIG Website. Following an upgrade to the website it is now possible to purchase electronic …

Bulletin No. 61  Apr 2013

Joint Inspection Group

FAME UPDATE

The purpose of this bulletin is to clarify the JIG testing requirements for FAME Background The EI-JIP project to seek approval for 100 ppm of FAME in jet fuel has been running now for several years. In 2011, on the basis that the work was apparently nearing completion and all the results to date had shown no adverse effects, it was decided to revise the FAME testing requirements for inclusion in Issue 11 of the JIG Standards. The revised scheme stated that, in a world where the FAME limit was …

Haneflex participated at the Inter Airport Southeast Asia show in January 2015. The show was well attended and Haneflex would like to thank all the customers who come to visit our stand.

Haneflex will be participating again in February 2017 when the show is next held and we look forward to seeing you all there. For more details on the show, click here.

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EI revises handbook on aviation fuel cleanliness

The Energy Institute (EI) today has published EI 1550 Handbook on equipment used for the maintenance and delivery of clean aviation fuel (2nd edition), updating one of the key information resources for the aviation fuel supply industry.

The first edition, published in 2007, became one of the most widely distributed EI publications and was cited by the International Civil Aviation Organization in its Doc 9977 Manual on civil aviation jet fuel supply.

The second edition continues to provide an overview of the technical requirements from the series of EI …

Since the Surabaya aircraft fuelling Incident in April 2010 there has been much discussion on how to avoid a repeat of the differential overpressure of the monitor elements that was a major contributory factor to the event. It is recognised that there are a number of proprietary monitoring systems available on the market to prevent differential overpressure, and this Bulletin does not preclude them being fitted. However, the following is a minimum requirement for equipment to be installed on all hydrant servicers that are operated to JIG Standards.

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This bulletin is issued as an update to JIG Technical Bulletins 18, 23, 30 and 36 and is intended to provide guidance to Hydrant Operators and Into-Plane Fuelling Services regarding hydrant pit valves, pit couplers and wear gauges that are qualified to EI 1584 Third Edition.

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Filter Monitor (FM) vessels should be appropriately sized to match the flow rates required for their operation and shall not be operated at flow rates that exceed the rated flow of the vessel as configured (Element rated flow x Number of elements installed). Also, at low flow rates, water can be poorly distributed in FM vessels with the possibility of localised Super Absorbent Polymer (SAP) activation resulting in the threat of water transmission and SAP migration. Appropriate sizing is not always easy to achieve when the same vessels are required for different applications that demand different flow rates. There are …

This bulletin is issued as an update to Bulletin 3 of February 2005 and is intended to provide guidance to Hydrant Operators and Into-plane Services regarding the implementation of API/EI 1584 Third Edition requirements first issued in 2001 and reaffirmed in 2007.

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July 2007

Eaton Aerospace, Conveyance System Division, Carter
Ground Fueling is proud to announce the release of the new
and improved Coupler Lower Half design. More than 3½
years of design and testing have resulted the world’s only 4”
API/IP 1584, 3rd Edition industry approved Coupler.

API/IP Specification 1584 “Four Inch Hydrant System
Components and Arrangements 3rd Edition, January
2001” included a requirement for a clean breakaway of
the coupler from the pit valve adaptor at a force equal to
between 4,000 and 5,000 pounds. This prevents a
potentially catastrophic geyser of Jet Fuel being released
from the pit valve …

At a recent industry meeting it was agreed that there is a need for some guidance related to the implementation of the latest edition of API/IP 1581.

This Bulletin is valid with immediate effect but the following key dates should be noted:
a) New filter separator vessel purchases shall be specified for 5th edition compliance with immediate effect (see item (1) on page 2 for guidance).
b) Installed 3rd edition coalescer elements can continue in service until replacement is required, due to maximum differential pressure or 3 years, but subject to a final change-out date of June 30, 2008.
c) …