Legal Question in Aviation Law in Louisiana

Negligence

I would like to know if contaminated fuel in a helicopter is grounds for negligence. The fuel nozzle inlet screen was found to be collapsed and contaminated with an ''apple jelly'' type material which adhered to the fuel system components. The jelly like substance came from salt water and DIEGME (a fuel additive used as an icing inhibitor)which allowed bacteria to grow and create this substance. This is supposably the cause of three choppers that went down and crashed.


Asked on 7/21/02, 1:55 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Aspinwall Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC

Re: Negligence

If an economic loss resulted, and the substance can be identified as having come from a known source, then if negligence can be assigned to an identifiable source there is a legal claim.

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Answered on 7/22/02, 10:18 am


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