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• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 7-27
  Chapter 7: Aircraft Systems › Fuel Systems › Fuel Contamination

  pilot • Servicing aircraft with improperly filtered fuel from small tanks or drums • Storing aircraft with partially filled fuel tanks • Lack of proper maintenance Fuel should be drained from the fuel strainer quick drain and from each fuel tank sump into ... fuel lines leading to the fuel strainer. Therefore, drain enough fuel from the fuel strainer to be certain that fuel is being drained from the tank. The amount depends on the length of fuel line from the tank…

• Aviation Maintenance Technician Handbook - Airframep. 14-49
  Chapter 14: Aircraft Fuel Systems › Fuel System Servicing › Checking for Fuel System Contaminants

  tank checklist entry. Fuel System Servicing Maintaining aircraft fuel systems in acceptable condition to deliver clean fuel to the engine(s) is a major safety factor in aviation. Personnel handling fuel or maintaining fuel systems should be properly trained ... ensure that the fuel, or fuel system, are not the cause of an incident or accident. Checking for Fuel System Contaminants Continuous vigilance is required when checking aircraft fuel systems for contaminants. Daily draining of strainers and sumps is combined…

• 14 CFR Part 135 — Operating Requirements: Commuter and on Demand Operations and Rules Governing Persons on Board Such AircraftOpen
  14 CFR Part 135, Appendix A to Part 135—Additional Airworthiness Standards for 10 or More Passenger Airplanes

  means in the fuel system to prevent the accumulation of ice on the filter, there must be means to automatically maintain the fuel-flow if ice-clogging of the filter occurs; and (c) The fuel strainer or filter must ... service. The degree of fuel filtering may not be less than that established for the engine type certification. 45. Lightning strike protection. Protection must be provided against the ignition of flammable vapors in the fuel vent system due to lightning…