Fuel

Question 1

How many fuel tanks does the A320 have?

Answer 1

• 3
• 2 wing tanks split into outer and inner cell
• One center tank

Question 2

How is fuel transferred from the outer to the inner cell?

Answer 2

• Via the outer transfer valves
• gravity feed

Question 3

What is the fuel tank capacity?

Answer 3

• Center tank: 6476 kg
• Inner cell tank: 5435 kg
• Outer cell tanks: 691 kg
• Total: 18,728 kg

Question 4

How is a overpressure condition in the fuel tanks indicated?

Answer 4

The over pressure relief port carbon discs will be ruptured

Question 5

How is the fuel quantity controlled?

Answer 5

2 Fuel quantity indication computers (FQI)

Question 6

If one FQI fails what happens?

Answer 6

The other FQI takes over automatically

Question 7

What happens if both if FQI fail?

Answer 7

The fuel system runs in a degraded mode with double amber lines across the last two fuel digits

Question 8

In what sequence are the tanks refilled?

Answer 8

• Outer cell wing tanks to full capacity then
• Inner cell wing tanks to full capacity then
• Center tank

Question 9

Above what fuel capacity will the center tank receive fuel?

Answer 9

approximately 12,250 kg