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43Inches
The Mildura incident for the VA aircraft also involved a fuel imbalance, which was also related to the crossfeed valve being open and the selection of pumps. So more than one recent occurrence where the complication of the checklist and procedures led to a significant imbalance.
That’s because the crew received low fuel level alerts. The checklist calls for opening the crossfeed valve once it is determined that no leak exists. The imbalance was the consequence of differences in fuel pump pressure outputs, which incidentally the sim cannot replicate.