Fuel panel Flashcards
Fuel is filled from what tank to what tank?
Outer to Inner
How is the center tank filled?
If fuel is requried to have center tank fuel. It will fill that simultaneously.
What does a Amber fault light on the fuel pump mean?
There is fuel pump low pressure.
When you start the engine. How long will the pump run
2 minutes and slats extended _LIMITATION
After takeoff. When will the center tank start pumping?
After slat retraction
How does fuel transfer from the center tank to the outer tank?
Fuel goes to the engine. Some of that fuel will go to the IDG cool. After cooling the IDG, it will go to the out tank.
At what point in flight will the center tanks stop running to allow the center tanks to supply fuel to the engines?
When the inner wing is “over filled” and the center tank has more than 550 lbs. After 1,100 pounds have burned. The center pumps will start running again.
Why would you see a FAULT on the MODE selector push button?
If there is more than 550lbs in the center tank and there is not an auto sequenced triggered reaching 11,000 lbs and it countinues to use the inner tank fuel. you will than put the mode selector in auto
When the center tank reaches____lbs it will continue to use center tank fuel for _____minutes until the pumps are shut off for the remainder of the flight.
550lbs 5 minutes.
When will the transfer valves between the inner and outer wings turn on?
No usable center tank fuel remaining and the wings have dropped below 1650lbs.
