Effectivity: 914 Series BRP-Powertrain page 3-13
OM Edition 2 / Rev. 0 April 01/2010
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Icing due to water
in fuel
Icing due to water in fuel
Water in fuel will accumulate at the lower parts of the fuel system
and leads to freezing of fuel lines, filters or jets.
Remedy - Use non-contaminated fuel (filtered through suede)
- Generously sized water separators
- Fuel lines routing inclined
- Prevent condensation of humidity, i. e avoid temperature dif-
ferences between aircraft and fuel.
Fuels containing alcohol always carry a small
amount of water in solution. In case of tem-
perature changes or increase of alcohol con-
tent, water or a mixture of alcohol and water
may settle and could cause troubles.