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Fuel accuracy
Content
Introduction
Conclusion
Fuel accuracy 2
FQI System description
Fuel accuracy 3
FQI System description
Example of Probes
location in an
A320 aircraft
Fuel accuracy 4
FQI System description
Fuel accuracy 5
FQI System description
Fuel accuracy 6
Manual magnetic Indicators
MMIs are installed in each wing tanks.
Each tank’s fuel quantity on ground can be determined:
reading the MMI dipstick number
reading the aircraft attitude (grid square letter and number)
using the MMI table
Introduction
Conclusion
Fuel accuracy 8
Why Fuel Quantity discrepancies on ground?
Fuel accuracy 9
Why Fuel Quantity discrepancies on ground?
Fuel accuracy 10
Why Fuel Quantity discrepancies on ground?
Fuel accuracy 11
FQI accuracy on ground
Fuel accuracy 12
FQI accuracy on ground
Fuel accuracy 13
Why Fuel Quantity discrepancies on ground?
Single Aisle FQI Accuracy (GROUND) MAX FOB= 19T
0.25
0.2
0.15
0.1
FQI TOLERANCE Tonnes
0.05
-0.05
-0.1
-0.15
-0.2
-0.25
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Actual FOB Tonnes
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Why Fuel Quantity discrepancies on ground?
LONG RANGE FQI ACCURACY (GROUND) MAX FOB=113T
1.5
1
FQI TOLERANCE Tonnes
0.5
-0.5
-1
-1.5
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Actual FOB Tonnes
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Why Fuel Quantity discrepancies on ground?
Max discrepancy =
Max [Fuel load(per bowser)- Fuel added on ECAM (FQI end-FQI start)]=
[±Bowser dev ± FQI dev(end) ± FQI dev(start) +APU fuel (refuel)]
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Why Fuel Quantity discrepancies on ground?
EXEMPLE: (A320-200)
ACTUAL FOB before refueling: 3T
ACTUAL FOB after refueling: 18T
Max TOTAL Bowser inaccuracy : 115kg
APU Fuel used for 30minutes 50kg
Max FQI deviation* 220kg
______
TOTAL: 385kg
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Why Fuel Quantity discrepancies on ground?
Single Aisle FQI Accuracy (GROUND) MAX FOB= 19T
0.25
0.2
0.15
MAX FQI
0.1
FQI TOLERANCE Tonnes
0.05
deviation
0
during
-0.05 refueling
-0.1
-0.15
-0.2
-0.25
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Actual FOB Tonnes
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Why Fuel Quantity discrepancies on ground?
LONG RANGE FQI ACCURACY (GROUND) MAX FOB=113T
1.5
1
FQI TOLERANCE Tonnes
0.5
-0.5
-1
-1.5
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Actual FOB Tonnes
Fuel accuracy 19
Why Fuel Quantity discrepancies on ground?
Fuel accuracy 20
Why Fuel Quantity discrepancies on ground?
Single Aisle FQI Accuracy (GROUND) MAX FOB= 19T
1.5
1
FQI/MMI TOLERANCE Tonnes
0.5
FQI
0
MMI
-0.5
-1
-1.5
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Actual FOB Tonnes
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Why Fuel Quantity discrepancies on ground?
LONG RANGE FQI ACCURACY (FLIGHT) MAX FOB=113T
4
FQI/MMI TOLERANCE Tonnes
FQI
0
MMI
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
-2
-4
-6
-8
Actual FOB Tonnes
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Why Fuel Quantity discrepancies on ground?
Fuel accuracy 23
Content
Introduction
Conclusion
Fuel accuracy 24
Why Fuel Quantity discrepancies in flight?
Fuel accuracy 25
Why Fuel Quantity discrepancies in flight?
Fuel accuracy 26
Why Fuel Quantity discrepancies in flight?
FU accuracy
FOB accuracy
Fuel accuracy 27
FU accuracy
Fuel accuracy 28
FU accuracy
FU accuracy:
Fuel accuracy 29
FU accuracy on long Range Aircraft
Maximum F.USED Deviation
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
Deviatio n tonnes
0.2
0.1
0
-0.1
-0.2
-0.3
-0.4
-0.5
-0.6
-0.7
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110
FOB tonnes
F.USED 31 tonnes F.USED 67 tonnes F.USED 103 tonnes
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FQI accuracy in flight
Fuel accuracy 31
Why Fuel Quantity discrepancies in flight?
Single Aisle FQI Accuracy (Flight) MAX FOB= 19T
0.3
0.2
0.1
FQI TOLERANCE Tonnes
-0.1
-0.2
-0.3
-0.4
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Actual FOB Tonnes
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Why Fuel Quantity discrepancies in flight?
LONG RANGE FQI ACCURACY (FLIGHT) MAX FOB=113T
1.5
1
FQI TOLERANCE Tonnes
0.5
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
-0.5
-1
-1.5
-2
Actual FOB Tonnes
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Why Fuel Quantity discrepancies in flight?
Fuel accuracy 34
Why Fuel Quantity discrepancies in flight?
EXEMPLES:
Fuel accuracy 35
Conclusion
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