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Old 17th Feb 2014, 12:22
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(135 P2+ Flight Manual)
"WARNING LIGHT INDICATIONS
LOW
FUEL 1
LOW
FUEL 2 and / or
(SYSTEM I) (SYSTEM II)
Conditions/Indications
– Respective supply tank fuel quantity below threshold value
– Warning GONG will be activated
Procedure
1. Fuel quantity indication – Check
If positive fuel indication in the main tank:
2. Both fuel pump XFER sw (F + A) – Check ON
3. Both fuel pump XFER circuit breaker (F + A) – Check in
If FUEL LOW warning light remains on:
4. Air Condition (if installed) – Switch OFF
5. Bleed Air – Switch OFF (If OAT > 5_C)
EFFECTIVITY For helicopters with 680 liters fuel tank (673 liters if selfsealing supplytanks are
installed)
6. LAND WITHIN 8 MINUTES
EFFECTIVITY For helicopters with 710 liters fuel tank (701 liters if selfsealing supplytanks are
installed)
6. LAND WITHIN 10 MINUTES"

For the Eurocopter EC145 UH-72 Lakota: “Indication System Monitoring. If one or more fuel sensors should fail, the respective bar graph will reset to 0. Depending which sensor is affected, the fuel display will indicate 0000 (Supply tanks) or a fuel quantity reading for the main tank (MAIN) is without attitude compensation. In the event of the failure of the left or right fuel sensor in the split supply tank or both main tank sensors, the CAD MISC field will display the caption F QTY FAIL.”

Last edited by evaluator; 17th Feb 2014 at 13:57. Reason: add info re EC 145
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