Fuel Flashcards
The expanded fuel quantity display appears when:
A. One or more fuel quantity indicators are inop.
B. The FUEL QTY LOW message is displayed.
C. the crossfeed valve is open.
Actual fuel temperature is displayed on ____.
A. EICAS
B. FUEL synoptic
The DC powered fuel pump is located in the ____ tank.
Left main
The DC fuel pump operates automatically when:
the APU is started without AC power available.
The CDU message INSUFFICIENT FUEL indicates:
Predicated fuel at destination will be less than entered reserves.
When all available fuel has been jettisoned there will be:
8,700 lbs in each main fuel tank
On the ground the fuel jettison system:
Is inhibited
Fuel jettison rates are ___ lbs per minute with fuel in the center tank or ___lbs per minute with only main tank fuel.
300 / 1250
A DC powered fuel pump is located in the ______ tank provides fuel for APU start if AC power is not available.
left main
Exceedence of the fuel imbalance limits:
Requires no logbook entry or aircraft inspection.
The fuel balancing system is inhibited:
A. during defueling, refueling or ground transfer of fuel.
B. prior to engine start with the APU off.
C. on the ground and one or both engines are running.
Placing the left fuel jettison NOZZLE switch to ON in-flighy with the jettison system ARMED will:
A. open both main tank jettison valves.
B. open both center tank jettison isolation valves
Placing the fuel jettison ARM switch to the ARMED position causes the Fuel To Remain indication to be displayed:
On both the EICAS fuel display and FUEL synoptic.
Fuel jettison time is displayed:
On the FUEL synoptic.
The center tank acavange system will begin to transfer fuel from the center tank when:
Either main tank quantity is below 35,000 lbs and both center tank pumps are off.