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Old 5th Sep 2001, 21:00
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RatherBeFlying
 
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Skybloke has commented that there are two drills for a fuel leak on the A330 depending on where the leak is identified. I would like to know what those drills are and am interested in knowing what guidance and/or instrumentation the crew has in identifying where the leak is so that they can know which drill to follow. The information in the last post that the second engine flamed out at FL340 indicates that the pumps were likely on as the maximum gravity feed altitude is FL200.

Paul Koring in today's Toronto Globe and Mail indicates that in the case of a fuel leak, the "trim" (stabiliser?) tank would first drain into the less full tank and prevent the fuel imbalance from developing until that tank is emptied -- in this case gone overboard.

In the same article, the new engine was a earlier model that AT maintenance had not installed before and found itself short of parts to conform to one service bulletion and used a procedure in another SB.
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