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Old 3rd December 2002 | 12:22
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mono
 
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From: The Sandpit
Overtalk, Belgique,

I think you may have misunderstood the AD and the shorting problem.

It would not be possible for a short in the pump itself to cause the pump to run dry. Because when the pump is switched off, the 3 phase power to the pump is switched off (NOT the earth) via a relay.

For the pump to run dry would require either a failure of the 3 phase relay, or for the crew to forget to switch the pumps off.

As for fuel jettison it is only necessary to dump fuel such that the a/c is below MLW not ALL the fuel.
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