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Old 25th Nov 2009, 22:07
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I assume the CWT fuel was scavenged into the #2 tank to offset APU fuel burn. Those aircraft which have jet scavenge pumps, Also seem to have two boost pumps (one in #2 tank and one in #3 tank) to provide fuel to the APU to balance the levels in the tanks.

Well, that's my theory
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