U.S. Federal Aviation Administration urges EPA to protect jet fuel, drop yellow-dye scheme

Diesel Fuel News, Sept 2, 2003

U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Urges Epa To Protect Jet Fuel, Drop Yellow-Dye Scheme: EPA's proposal to dye heating oil yellow (in 2007) and locomotive/marine diesel (in 2010) threatens the integrity of "clear" kero-jet fuel, FAA warns EPA. "The fuels for which the requirement will apply are kerosene-based and are often handled and shipped in common equipment with jet fuels," FAA points out.

So, EPA should "delay implementation of this yellow dye requirement until the air transport industry and the FAA analyze the potential impact of solvent yellow 124 dye marker on safety and operations" of aircraft. Dyes potentially could damage internal engine components, FAA warns, as was proven in earlier test work on the red-dyes used to separate non-road diesel from taxable "clear" road diesel.