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Fuel Flashcards

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1
Q
  1. In normal operation, engines are always fed from:

a. outer tank for take off

b. inner tanks (collectors boxes)

c. outer tanks in case of overfull condition

A

b. inner tanks (collectors boxes)

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  1. The fuel system is full automatic. The only actions required between flights are:

a. selection of the proper fuel load and insertion of (ZFW) and (ZFWCG) in the FMGS

b. check of block fuel automatically inserted in the FMGS

c. selection of the proper fuel load and insertion of GWCG in the FMGS

A

a. selection of the proper fuel load and insertion of (ZFW) and (ZFWCG) in the FMGS

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  1. Fuel temperatures are:

a. not available to the crew except in case of excessive temperature

b. measured in all tanks and displayed on ECAM

c. measured in the left outer tank, left and right inner tanks, trim tank and are displayed on the ECAM

A

c. measured in the left outer tank, left and right inner tanks, trim tank and are displayed on the ECAM

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  1. The A330 fuel system inner tanks:

a. are divided into four boxes each

b. are divided into two parts each

c. maintain equal fuel quantity by gravity

A

b. are divided into two parts each

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  1. The A330 fuel system:

a. stores fuel in wing tanks and the THS tanks

b. has surge vent tanks in the outer, inner and trim tanks

c. has two inner tanks divided into three parts which are normally interconnected

A

a. stores fuel in wing tanks and the THS tanks

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  1. Auto fuel transfer from outer to inner tanks is accomplished by transfer valve. In case of auto transfer failure:

a. outer tanks fuel on affected side is unusable

b. crew must take action to carry out a manual transfer

c. outer tank fuel on both sides is unusable

A

b. crew must take action to carry out a manual transfer

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Q
  1. The outer tanks are each provided with how many booster pumps?

a. one pump each tank

b. two pumps each tank

c. none, fuel is transferred by means of gravity

A

c. none, fuel is transferred by means of gravity

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  1. The FCMCs sends a forward fuel transfer signal when:
    * the calculated CG = Target CG or
    * the fuel quantity of one of the two inner tanks reaches 4,000 kg or:

a. center tank is empty

b. the aircraft is in descent and passes FL 245

c. the aircraft GW reaches 180,000 kg.

A

b. the aircraft is in descent and passes FL 245

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  1. The Low Pressure (LP) valve is controlled by:

a. the engine master switch only

b. the engine master switch and the engine fire pushbutton

c. the engine master switch, the engine fire pushbutton and the FCMC

A

b. the engine master switch and the engine fire pushbutton

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  1. There are two fuel pumps in each collector box. They are normally both selected ON with:

a. both running

b. one running and one in standby

c. one running and one in standby, alternating every flight

A

a. both running

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  1. Minimum electrical power requirements for refueling are:

a. AC from external power or APU

b. DC from external power or APU

c. Battery power is sufficient

A

c. Battery power is sufficient

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  1. Automatic refueling ensures that:

a. TRIM tanks are refueled only if INNER tanks are expected to be full

b. Inner tanks are filled first, followed by TRIM tanks

c. May take as long as one hour if all tanks are to be filled

A

a. TRIM tanks are refueled only if INNER tanks are expected to be full

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  1. Refueling can be accomplished:

a. from the left side only, outboard of engine # 1.

b. from the right side only, outboard of engine # 2.

c. simultaneously from the left and right sides of the aircraft.

A

c. simultaneously from the left and right sides of the aircraft.

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  1. On the FUEL panel, the amber FAULT light in the OUTR TK XFR pb is illuminated. This is because:

a. the OUTR tank is half full

b. the automatic OUTR to INNER tank transfer has failed

c. at least one OUTR pump has failed

A

b. the automatic OUTR to INNER tank transfer has failed

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  1. On the SD fuel page, the left outer tank fuel temperature shows amber (-) 49 degrees centigrade, this temperature is:

a. below normal limits

b. above normal limits

c. within normal limits

A

a. below normal limits

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16
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  1. A green inverted triangle displayed besides the word APU on the ECAM fuel page indicates:

a. APU is supplied by the right inner tank

b. Fuel is not supplied to the APU

c. Fuel is normally supplied to the APU

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A

c. Fuel is normally supplied to the APU

17
Q
  1. A solid green triangle in the ECAM fuel synoptics indicates fuel transfer. Is this transfer a:

a. normal (automatic)

b. manual

c. abnormal

18
Q
  1. ECAM amber caution message “FUEL TRIM LINE FAULT” and Master Caution light on the glareshield indicates that:

a. the crew has to manually isolate the TRIM TANK

b. the TRIM TANK fuel is lost

c. forward transfer is normally over

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A

a. the crew has to manually isolate the TRIM TANK

19
Q
  1. With all pumps failed on the left inner tank:

a. left engine can be fed from right side until fuel is needed from the left side

b. left tank is unusable

c. left engine can be fed only by gravity

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A

a. left engine can be fed from right side until fuel is needed from the left side

20
Q
  1. The A330 is equipped with automatic jettisoning system.

a. True

b. False

21
Q
  1. An amber ECAM message “FUEL WING TK OVERFLOW” means:

a. the transfer will automatically stop to prevent overflow

b. crew must manually stop the transfer to prevent overflow

c. the transfer should not be done until either inner tank quantity will reach 17T

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A

b. crew must manually stop the transfer to prevent overflow

22
Q
  1. On the FUEL panel, the INR TK SPLIT pbs are used to

a. divide fuel inside inner tanks

b. isolate the inner tanks into 2 separate sections in the event of tank damage

c. cross fed fuel between inner tanks

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A

b. isolate the inner tanks into 2 separate sections in the event of tank damage

23
Q
  1. An automatic transfer of fuel from outer to inner tank is indicated of the ECAM Fuel page by a:

a. solid green triangle

b. green outlined triangle

c. word “FUEL TRANSFER”

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A

b. green outlined triangle

24
Q
  1. On the ECAM fuel page, when the outer tanks fuel quantity indications are enclosed by an amber box, it means that:

a. fuel in both OUTER tanks is lost

b. all the fuel remaining in both OUTER tanks can be manually transferred

c. only half of the fuel remaining in the OUTER tanks can be manually transferred

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A

a. fuel in both OUTER tanks is lost

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