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 The A320 fuel system is very
much like a conventional jet aircraft
fuel system.

It has fuel tanks located in the

center fuselage area and the wings.

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The center tank is located in the
fuselage.

The inner tanks are located in the

wings.

And the outer tanks are located in

the wings.

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FUEL PUMPS

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 Two fuel pumps are installed in
the center tank.

And two fuel pumps are

installed in each inner tank.

FUEL PUMPS FUEL PUMPS

FUEL PUMPS

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 Two transfer valves allow fuel
to transfer from the outer tanks
to the inner tanks.

TRANSFER TRANSFER
VALVE VALVE

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ENG 1 ENG 2

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 ENG 1 ENG 2

Each inner tank

ENGINE feeds its respective ENGINE
LP VALVE engine. LP VALVE

Two engine Low

Pressure valves are
installed to cut off
fuel to the engines.

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ENG 1 ENG 2

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 ENG 1 ENG 2

The center tank

also feeds the
XFEED VALVE engines.

A cross feed
valve is fitted to
connect or isolate
the left and right
sides.

LEFT CTR RIGHT

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 ENG 1 ENG 2

APU

LEFT CTR RIGHT

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 ENG 1 ENG 2

APU
APU
LP VALVE

LEFT CTR RIGHT

The fuel system also
feeds the APU.

A Low Pressure valve

is fitted to cut off fuel to
the APU.

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 ENG 1 ENG 2

APU

LEFT CTR RIGHT

This represents the basic fuel system.

We will now see how this information is presented to the pilots in

the cockpit.

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 ENG 1 ENG 2

APU

You can see that all

the components we
have talked about are
displayed on the ECAM
LEFT CTR RIGHT page.

Let’s briefly review

the basic system using
the ECAM FUEL page.

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 • The center tank in
the fuselage,

• the inner tanks in

the wings,

• the outer tanks in

the wings,

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 •the fuel pumps,

•the transfer valves,

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 •the engine LP
valves,

•the crossfeed valve,

•the APU LP valve.

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 These indications
are :
- Outer
tank fuel
quantity,

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 These indications
are :
- Outer
tank fuel
quantity,

- inner
tank fuel
quantity,

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 These indications
are :
- Outer
tank fuel
quantity,

- inner
tank fuel
quantity,

- center
tank fuel
quantity,

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 - Fuel On
Board (FOB),

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 - Fuel On
Board (FOB),

- Fuel
used
quantity,

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 - Fuel On
Board (FOB),

- Fuel
used
quantity,

- Outer tank
temperature,

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 - Fuel On
Board (FOB),

- Fuel
used
quantity,

- Outer tank
temperature,

- Inner tank
temperature.

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 The FUEL panel is
located on the
overhead panel.

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 Each wing tank pump
is controlled by its
associated pb switch on
the FUEL panel.

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 Each center tank pump
is controlled by its
respective pb sw.

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 The MODE SEL pb
sw enables the pilot
to run the two center
tank pumps in
automatic or manual
mode.

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 The X FEED pb switch
enables the pilot to
connect or isolate the
left and right sides of
the fuel system.

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LIST
LIST OF
OF SUBJECTS
SUBJECTS

Limits

System Components

ECAM Page

Controls & Indicators

RETURN TO PROGRAM

EXIT PROGRAM

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