JET FUEL FILTER ASSEMBLY

Described is a jet fuel filter assembly. The jet fuel filter assembly includes an elongated filter cartridge and a filter element formed to fit within the bottom of the filter cartridge. The filter element consists of a hollow tube member and flow vanes extending from an interior wall of the hollow tube member toward a center of the hollow tube member. The flow vanes redirect jet fuel entering the filter cartridge in a helical path, thereby preventing premature rupturing of the filter cartridge due to jet fuel surges.