Bulletin 99

The containers meet UN/1A1/X1.5/250/11 (the last two digits reflect the current year). The UN standard is an international standard equal or superior to DOT 17C and the “250” rating is an improvement over the old container. The bung plug is epoxy coated and can be safety wire sealed. In the photos (below, left), note that when the technician pours fuel from the container, 26.8ml of fuel and dirt particles are trapped in the chime of other containers. Ours traps only 2.8ml.

These containers have been tested in accordance with the approval procedure defined in ASTM Standard Practice D-4306. This standard practice recommends the use of epoxy-lined containers when any of the following ASTM Standard tests are performed on aviation turbine fuels:

• D-2624 Electrical Conductivity of Aviation and Distillate Fuels
• D-3241 Thermal Oxidation Stability of Aviation Turbine Fuels (JFTOT Procedure)
• D-3948 Determining Water Separation Characteristics of Aviation Turbine Fuels by Portable Separameter
• D-4308 Electrical Conductivity of Liquid Hydrocarbons by Precision Meter
• D-5001 Measurement of Lubricity of Aviation Turbine Fuels by the Ball-on-Cylinder Lubricity Evaluator (BOCLE)
• D-5452 Particulate Contamination in Aviation Fuels by Laboratory Filtration

* This model has a bung plug that can be safety wired.

The rules by IATA 1.5 and 49 CFR 172,700 by the U.S. Department of Transportation require that any employee who offers dangerous goods for shipment must be trained in all aspects of packing and labeling. Training courses are offered by many organizations. This bulletin does not purport to provide all the information that is required to prepare and ship fuel samples, but it does show that we offer required decals and labels.

To ship samples of jet fuel or avgas in any of these steel containers, the use of shipping box is required as shown above.