The checklist in itself doesn't differentiate between what type of leak you are dealing with (which IMHO it should).
It thus STATES in no uncertain terms that once the engine is shut down normal fuel management (ie balancing) can be accomplished.
In the cold light of day we have had the chance to think about it and common sense prevails that in the event of a tank leak then cross feeding would probably be unwise.
Having seen a tank fuel leak about 50 times now (in the simulator at least) I could tell you 50 different ways that line crews might handle it, some better, some worse.
What is apparant though is a reluctance to stray away from a checkilst even when it goes against common sense.
Its all about the big picture....
