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Old 15th December 2009 | 13:39
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Ladytech
 
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Fuel draining

It takes about 4 hrs for water to settle out of fuel with the aircraft at rest.
Sumping after a refuel is useless. It needs to be done on a regular basis-
at least an "over-nite". I once saw an Airbus A300-600 with a 4 foot block of ice in a main tank opened for a repair on a B-check soon after a flight.
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