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SPECIAL
AIRWORTHINESS
INFORMATION
BULLETIN Aircraft Certification Service Washington, DC U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration No. NE-01-20 April 6, 2001 We post SAIBs on the internet at "av-info.faa.gov" This is information only. Recommendations are not mandatory.
Introduction This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) alerts you, an owner or operator, repair station, or Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) of the Air BP purchase of FAA approved Exxon turbine engine oil products. Air BP purchased the approved oil formulations and manufacturing facilities utilized to produce these aviation oils from Exxon. The FAA has determined that the Air BP Turbo Oils listed in this SAIB are identical to the approved Exxon Turbo Oils (ETO) and should be considered acceptable for use on aircraft turbine engines and accessories.
Background On January 4, 2001, Air BP purchased the Exxon Jet Turbine Oil business assets. However, ExxonMobil retained their piston engine oil business including the carry over of ExxonMobil brand names. The acquisition includes all of the ETO assets and production plant. Air BP will continue to produce the turbine engine oil products at the production plant, using the identical formulations, processes, basestocks, and additives (including the same material sources) as the approved ETO products. The Department of Navy recently approved adding the BP Turbo Oil brand names corresponding to the existing approved ETO products to the Navy Qualified Products List (QPL). The ETO brand names will remain on the Navy QPL for several years to allow time for users to consume current oil stocks.
Recommendations We recommend that you consider the following Air BP Turbo Oil products to be identical to the corresponding ETO products when determining acceptability for use on aircraft engines and accessories:
BP Turbo Oil Corresponding ETO Applicable QPLs BPTO 2197 ETO 2197 QPL-23699-18 BPTO 2380 ETO 2380 QPL-23699-18 91-101/2 (DERD 2499) BPTO 2389 ETO 2389 QPL-7808-38 BPTO 25 ETO 25 QPL-85734 91-100/2 (DERD 2497) BPTO 274 ETO 274 91-98/2 (DERD 2487) BPTO AERO-D ETO AERO-D QPL-23699-18 For Further Information Contact Mark Rumizen, ANE-110, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA 01803; telephone: (781) 238-7113;
fax: (781) 238-7199; email: mark.rumizen@faa.gov.