Cuenca Airport has fuel supply again

The Cuenca Airport re-supply combustible on the guy's wing Jet A1 after months of having suspended this service.

After the closure of the DirectorateóNo. of Companies (ECUAFUEL) and the endingón of the contract between EP Petroecuador and the DGAC, whose objective was the provisionóreception service numberón, storage and dispatch of Jet A-1 in nine airports in the countryís, Cuenca becomes the first terminal toéI hope to have this service again.

The supply of combustible It is important for the operationón of the aerosolsíclear and at the moment alone Guayaquil, Quito and now Cuenca has the equipment and active and necessary infrastructure to offer this service.

Fuel supply at Cuenca Airport

Even before the alliance between CORPAC and FAYTA, flights arriving at Mariscal La Mar Airport debístill load the necessary fuel into their tanks to alsoéon the return flight (considering taxi, hold, waiting for both routes), which generated a greater weight at takeoff from the starting point and greater consumption.

Esta situationón producíto alsoén that the flights are smallñor waiting margin in Cuenca in case of bad weather for example, which generated devianceíto alternate airports due to the limitationsón y cáonboard fuel calculation.

Once the operating agreement is implementedón between CORPAC as administrator of the airport and representative of the Municipality of Cuenca with the private company FAYTA, The availability of Jet A1 fuel at this important airport in Ecuador opens the doors to an operationón más efficient and safe for all operators.

In this context, I was able to participate in the re-inauguration ceremonyón of fuel supply in the Cuenca Airport, an important fact for aviationón national that we hope will be replicated in the shortest possible time in the now 8 remaining airports to once again have this fundamental service.

I share with you the aero report of what this event was:

Works done

Among the maintenance and start-up work carried out on the equipment, we have:

Vehicle maintenanceíglasses

• Engine Maintenance: oil and filter change
• Internal cleaning of tanks
• Internal cleaning of the filter housing
• Change of filter elements: coalescer and separators
• Maintenance of the supply system: man maintenanceótaken meterón differential, cleaning and change of internal filter, Change of 25 of meters of steel cable and lead click on reel of the system isático, váinternal valves, pressure testóin hydrostásupply hose ethics, pressure testón de manómeters, v maintenanceácoupling valves, change of supply hoses.
• Calibrate usónumber of counters
• Check it outón of positive flow displacer operation and calibrationón of contómetro
• Calibrate usón volumeétank valve
• painting maintenance – Total change of señaléethics
• Placeciónumber of extinguishers
• Restaurantódrip leak in the steering systemóin hydrástreet
• System check and fixéelectric
• Check and verificationón the proper functioning of the supply system

Tank maintenance

• Exterior painting maintenance
• internal cleaning
• Tuber paint maintenanceías
• Reception filter housing maintenanceón (internal painting with ep paintóxica)
• Change of filter elements
• Dispatch filter housing maintenance (internal painting with ep paintóxica)
• Waterproofingóbucket number
• Level upótank number (caíhits against the drainage point)
• Maintenance to the reception coneón
• Drain tank maintenance (interior and exterior cleaning)
• Check it outón of the operation of the reception systemópositive flow displacer adjustment and calibrationón of contómetro
• Check it outón of the operation of the reception systemópositive flow dispatch and calibrationón of contómetro
• Calibrate usón volumeétrica of tanks 5.000, 10.000 and 20.000 gallons