Center tank fuel pumps

[tjeuten 6]

Hey,

 

sorry if this has been asked before but...

 

Before takeoff, when having fuel in the center tanks, will the FO's actions take into account there's more than 5000 lbs ? Cause if I remember correctly from the NGX manuals, you're supposed to leave the pumps off when taking off with less than 5000 lbs, and switch them on again when crossing 10000 feet.

 

And in flight, when the center tanks run dry, will the FO automatically switch off the center tank fuel pumps ?

 

Thanks

[andalusi 1]

And in flight, when the center tanks run dry, will the FO automatically switch off the center tank fuel pumps ?

 

affirmative

[Oliver Branaschky 2]

Bryan,

 

I was wondering the same thing today taking off from Stockholm/Arlanda ESSA. I had 2,162 kg of fuel in the center tank, according to FCOM (NP.21.36) "Both center tank fuel pump switches must be OFF for takeoff if center tank fuel is less than 5000 pounds/2300 kilograms."

 

Any chance this is going to be implemented in a future update?

 

Regars,

Oli

[damienw 1]

Hey,

 

sorry if this has been asked before but...

 

Before takeoff, when having fuel in the center tanks, will the FO's actions take into account there's more than 5000 lbs ? Cause if I remember correctly from the NGX manuals, you're supposed to leave the pumps off when taking off with less than 5000 lbs, and switch them on again when crossing 10000 feet.

 

And in flight, when the center tanks run dry, will the FO automatically switch off the center tank fuel pumps ?

 

Thanks

Bryan,

 

I was wondering the same thing today taking off from Stockholm/Arlanda ESSA. I had 2,162 kg of fuel in the center tank, according to FCOM (NP.21.36) "Both center tank fuel pump switches must be OFF for takeoff if center tank fuel is less than 5000 pounds/2300 kilograms."

 

Any chance this is going to be implemented in a future update?

 

Regars,

Oli

 

You should be looking at "Before Takeoff Procedure [Alternate Method of Compliance (AMOC) to AD 2001-08-24 and AD 2002-24-51 for Airplanes with Master Caution System Logic Change and Automatic Shutoff]"

 

NP.21.38

 

Regards

[Oliver Branaschky 2]

Now THAT makes sense :-) Thanks for clarifying, Damien!

 

So long,

Oli

 

 

Oliver Branaschky