Document KRMbvLV96m5jV43YYQ4X3vDXr
arbh 26* 1541
m, B* Ii'32S,
In s p e ctio n i o po rt * la b o ra to ry
~ r&a^ i^ Hie i55rftirca y g -'.laud Flo rida
Le a r C-soar ,
I t H ill, 'r obablv bo r e c a lle d t h a t a t or-e t i& e , -sui A&e r ica n Air s a y o were s u p p lie d w iLh :avy im :s o f a v ia t io n At h yl flu i d t o be used d r s n a il q u a n t it ie s o f c, iked t la n d in g in con n ection vr itn su p p lie s o f i w l taken on a t v a r io u s u ;.s ll p o in t s i n Be n t r a i and So a t h A&e r ie a where r e fu e lin g o f t h e p le c.e s ' s : x oquir -ed . a r oo'- i t o f -fiw iict u r o o f t h e ir o p e r a t io n . Th is w a s c-:e to i f,, ..\ ot vhs-i h igh oatau o rr.nber fu e l t h a t would be r e q u ir e d fo r t h s -ir / .i;.ex. vsi? .o i .v a iJa .-Io mamy o f t h e s e Ce n t r a l and Sou th ih se r ica r . y o ia ia ,. suid The s p is e c b le n d s ware t h e ir o n ly se&na o f ob
t a in in g c a t is fa c t o r y f r e l a t souse p o in t s a ft e r le a v in g tA? To s t In d ie s * t h e s e oax-s o f flu id w er e lis f-t -a a s p o r t o f fo e e q iip s o n t o f each- 'lane where i t was c a r r ie d n o f *.,ad to ho choc*.4 li. :oT o u t b y t u v p ilo t h a n d lin g t h e rim* ' i l l s p r a c t ic e was -ilseyr.tii.iu o. a fl-a r id k o ct a n e atasbsr fa e ls becasw a v a i l a b le and s u b s e q u e n t ly tot- u a ly ilv ld t h a t was n se c by fa n la e r io Air w ays vrae in oor m ce ti n w it h t h e ir iu'x-nk r a t in g -n gi* in t h e Co n t r o l La b o r a t o r y a t f i a a i . Aft e r r a fo r o s e c ia u l he e a se a v a i l a i l s fo r ua' w it h koock r a t in g e n g in e s , fa n m t-r ican ..iVisys UiseeMtiiiu e'.; t h a use o f .t h y i ''hild fo r t h is purpose in thtlr funtrol Lahe-raljv*
On b a r ch 24* 1 0 5 ?, vrr r e c e iv e d a l a t t e r fr o i- t h e l i v i a i m e n gin e e r a t fi a n i w h ich t ?c a r e q u o iia y h e r e w it h *
* ri!i AKUJiaii.AIffAii, IhC.
f i a s i O ffi c e , 1-.0* fo r 2011, oi^ uai, f i e r i da*
'IT. ' 1 -'Cooley
:lar ch 2 4 , 1030*
file lie* Co-
ft h y l Ba s e lin e Co r p o r a t io n
SOI Shode3-iiavor fcy Bld g
At la n t a , Ce o r gia .
KF 0022896
Tear fir s
N22708
Oho La b o r a t or y Ch o a is t has asked us t o a d vie o ycu t h a t , a s a gr e e d in ycu r co n ve r s a t io n w it h hi., w h ile you w er e in - iaxad, he lia s d is p o s e d o f f o u r p o t < r .t l*lly le a k y ca n s o f e t h y l f l u i d by dniupinc, thsss in t o deep w ater in fis o a yn e fa y about th r e e id le s o ff sh or e .
Bu t t o t h e h i ir -s p e c ific g r a v it y o f t h e c o n t e n t s , a l l ca n s san k i.S::\eiii9tely
fou r s w r y t r u ly .
IA fr i c a n Air w ays La b o r a t o r y Keg-ort \ i t w m our vm der stasdiag t h a t th e d ia p ca it icn o f th e flu id ae n tion ed 14 t h is le t t e r cover ed a l l t h a t 'vas in t h e p o s se s s io n o f t h e i'sn a e r ie a n lir w a y s , u it b e r fo r u se' in t h e Co n t r o l la b o r a t o r y o r t h a t %-hloh had been a va iia -'l-s fo r t h e sp ike d bleu-ding isoutionod above*
a a r ch 8 6 , 1 8 4 1 , w h ile t a lk in g w it h .hr* He a d r e n , who i s -la ch a r ge a t t h o hiaard. Co n t r o l La b o r a t o r y o f t h e fa a Am er icas Air w a ys , i t m s lear n ed t h a t s in ce t h e f i r s t o f ib is y e a r , he has again been u sin g flu id in son a e o tio n w it h h is knock r a t in g en gin e* Th is i s duo t o t h e fa c t t h a t th ey a r e now u s in g 90 octa n e number ga s o lin e in s e a t o f t h e ir a ir p la n e s and a r e a ls o exp er isaeBttn g w it h aoao s n a il c u a a t it io a o f 100 o ct a n e number and above fu e ls * Ke fe r e z fu e ls a r e o f no u s e t o them in t h e ir wor k o f r a t in g fu e l3 o f 100 o o t a a a number and ab ove* Fu r t h e r u iv e s t i r ation. d e ve lo p e d t h e fa c t t h a t t h e flu id m s n e t bein g stor ed in th e hood w hich had been b u ilt fo r t h is purpose ye a r s a go , s in ce t h e labor ator y'- a p p a r e n t ly does n ot have s u ffic ie n t la b o r a t o r y hood f a c i l i t i e s t o carry- on a l l th e work b e in g han d led a t th e p r e s e n t t lr s o , and t h is p a r t ic u la r hood i s b e in g used by tfcoa fo r o t h e r p u r o o s t s a lt h o u gh t h e d ilo t s flu id s ta n d i s m a in t a in e d in t h e `rood p er m an en tly* I t m s Pound t h a t t h is ca n o f flu id m s cu r r e n t ly b e in g s t o r e d in a ch e m ica l s t o r a ge ca b in e t w it:', co n s id e r a b le o t h e r m a t e r ia l, and u/ i:ers t h e r e i s no s a t is fa c t o r y m t u r a l v e n t ila t io n *
I t m s b r ou gh t t o Or Hendr on' s a t t e n t io n t h a t t h i s flu id sh ou ld be ke p t in t h e hood w hich was b u ilt fo r th is? urposo and which a ls o co n t a in s t b s b u r e t t e and s t a n d , and. t h a t t h is hood sh ou ld b e used fo r no o t h e r pur** ,:a s e * The can o f f l id was t h e n p u t in t h e hood b u t hr Losd r on :.a ;Jc t h e stat em e n t t h a t he co u ld o n ly protaiso i t s b e in g k e p t t h e r e a s iony a s t h o fa c i l i t i e s o f t h a t fiooti w or e n ot needed fo r o t h e r p u r p oses how ever , -pen be in g t o ld t h a t 'u n d e r -t h o s e cir cu m s t a n ce s , i t m s v e r y p r o b a b le fu r t h e r puxw ch a s e s o f flu id fo r u s e in th 3.e b o r a t o r ;' w ould bo loo ke d on -with d is fa v o r , ho promised t o a b id e by ou r r eq u ir em en ts fo r th h a n d lin g and sto r a ge o f t h is m ater ia l*
hr* Hcndren t o ld me ho h a s h a d t h is oa a o f flu i d (Member 0 -1 5 7 1 ) fo r s e v e r a l y e a r s and t h a t i t w r e t a in e d a t t h e ti;,r e t h e o t h e r flu i d m en tion ed in :r* Tooraey* l e t t e r tm o d e s t r o ye d * Th is was a p p a r e n t ly done w it h o u t t h e knowledge o f anyone i n ou r eorspany, o t h e r w is e r e gu la r in s p e ct io n s would have been made a t t h is p o in t .
la b o r a t o r y in s p e c t io n s w i ll be mad in t h e fu t u r e a t r e g u la r .In t e r v a ls and -r ep or ts file d as r equir ed * '
. Isr* P h i m s w it h n on a l l co n t a ct s *
Tory t r u ly y o u r s .
OPtyV*!,
X-D'r.*;iK*PehMope ps
k*I*kb Ccol y
Teorgo P* ilo s s o r .
RC 0022897