Airbus A330 Fuel Leak Monitoring System
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Airbus A330 Fuel Leak Monitoring System
Following the Air Transat fuel leak incident, Airbus added a fuel leak monitoring system to the FMGS. My understanding is that it compares the fuel indicated on board to the calculated fuel. When the discrepency exceeds a predetermined threshold it triggers a warning for the crew.
1. Is the warning an ECAM warning or an FMGS warning (message)?
2. Does the system account for errors in the indicating system and if so how?
3. If the warning activates which procedure does the crew follow (I would assume Fuel Leak Procedure from QRH)?
Thanks for your help.
TH
1. Is the warning an ECAM warning or an FMGS warning (message)?
2. Does the system account for errors in the indicating system and if so how?
3. If the warning activates which procedure does the crew follow (I would assume Fuel Leak Procedure from QRH)?
Thanks for your help.
TH
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1- It's an ECAM caution MSG
FUEL FU/FOB DISCREPANCY
Difference between initial FOB and current FOB + fuel used data is more than 3500 kg
-FUEL LEAK ............................... CONSIDER
2- My understanding is that difference of 3500 kg has been elected to allow an acceptable level of errors in the indicating system in regard of these huge fuel tanks.
3- That makes sense.
FUEL FU/FOB DISCREPANCY
Difference between initial FOB and current FOB + fuel used data is more than 3500 kg
-FUEL LEAK ............................... CONSIDER
2- My understanding is that difference of 3500 kg has been elected to allow an acceptable level of errors in the indicating system in regard of these huge fuel tanks.
3- That makes sense.
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A320 Fuel leak
We run this sceaniaro on this years AQP/Maneuvers Observation period. The situaition is you get an ecam stating Check fuel balance or something of that sort and you procede with the QRH or quick reference handbook.
The important thing is to determine where the leak is, but if you cannot, do not open the crossfeed. This will prevent the occurance of the Air Transat situaition. You will loose the engine on that side with the leak but not the other engine and it's associated wing fuel.
For purposes of the simulation, the wing empties and the engine is lost. The wing leak is really fast and you don't get to go all the way through all the available trouble shooting the checklist provides before the engine flames out.
The airplane is easily controlled with one wing full and the other empty, the trim system compensates nicely. There are no hard and fast rules I can think of except don't open the crossfeed unless you are sure of the leaks location.
There are situations where a leak in the pylon could be stopped by turning off fuel pumps in the wings and shutting down the engine. There are many different posibilities, but if you are not sure, just don't open the cross feed and loose all the fuel.
I hope you are now confused at a higher level.
The important thing is to determine where the leak is, but if you cannot, do not open the crossfeed. This will prevent the occurance of the Air Transat situaition. You will loose the engine on that side with the leak but not the other engine and it's associated wing fuel.
For purposes of the simulation, the wing empties and the engine is lost. The wing leak is really fast and you don't get to go all the way through all the available trouble shooting the checklist provides before the engine flames out.
The airplane is easily controlled with one wing full and the other empty, the trim system compensates nicely. There are no hard and fast rules I can think of except don't open the crossfeed unless you are sure of the leaks location.
There are situations where a leak in the pylon could be stopped by turning off fuel pumps in the wings and shutting down the engine. There are many different posibilities, but if you are not sure, just don't open the cross feed and loose all the fuel.
I hope you are now confused at a higher level.
