Facts/Definitons
What is a fuel stump?
What is a low point in the fuel tank that allows contaiminants to collect in one location.
Are sumps are eqquied with drains?
What is True.
What is the most common contaiminant?
What is water.
The fuel stump is located above the wing and alongside the belly.
What causes fuel system icing?
What is when water freezes.
Keep draining until there is a little bit of contamination left.
What is False - Keep draining until there is no contamition left.
What can cause the engine to have nothing left to burn?
What is when water displaces fuel in the carburetor.
What is True.
Why does draining a small amount of fuel from each sump every flight help the pilot?
What is it ensures the correct grade fuel is in each tank.
Fuel additivies can't reduce the risk of icing?
What is False - fuel additives can reduce the risk of icing.