A330, Fuel leak, vs. Engine Failure with damage.
Dear All,
In case of an engine failure WITH damage, the ECAM requires the inner tank splits to be ON, closing the split between tanks. Presumably, this is done in case the engine failure was not contained and you'd have bits of the engine puncturing holes in the tank. If no fuel leak is evident, you're allowed to 'unsplit' the tanks again.
So far so good, but why is it that in the fuel leak checklist, the inner tank split isn't even mentioned? Can anybody explain the difference between a leak as a result from an engine failure and a leak resulting from something else, and, more importantly, why Airbus treats it differently?
Regards.