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Board considers fuel polishing system, inspects fuel‑farm safety steps after fire marshal review
Summary
Board members heard a proposal to install multi‑stage fuel polishing to protect aircraft fuel injectors, discussed a Travis County fire marshal review of the airport fuel tank, and identified immediate safety tasks to be handled by operations and maintenance committee.
At the Lago Vista Airport Advisory Board meeting, a board member proposed installing a multi‑stage fuel polishing system to reduce particulate contamination to about two microns so fuel‑injected aircraft would not experience clogged injectors. The board also discussed a Travis County fire marshal review of the airport’s fuel tank and asked the Operations & Maintenance committee to separate immediate safety fixes from longer‑term capital work.
A board member explained that modern aircraft injectors have very small orifices—on the order of two microns—and that particulate matter can plug injectors and damage engines. The member proposed a polishing system that would measure…
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