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    The document provides guidance on determining and managing a fuel leak on an Airbus A330. It outlines signs that may indicate a leak, methods for attempting to locate the source visually, and procedures for isolating systems, monitoring fuel quantities, and attempting to identify the specific leak location. If the leak cannot be identified or located, it is important to not have the crossfeed valves open and land as soon as possible.

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    The document provides guidance on determining and managing a fuel leak on an Airbus A330. It outlines signs that may indicate a leak, methods for attempting to locate the source visually, and procedures for isolating systems, monitoring fuel quantities, and attempting to identify the specific leak location. If the leak cannot be identified or located, it is important to not have the crossfeed valves open and land as soon as possible.

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    FUEL LEAK - DETERMINATION & MANAGEMENT

    2006 www.a330jam.com
    QRH 2.08

    A330

    Not an official document

    LEAK DETERMINATION

    A fuel leak may be detected if:


    * the sum of FOB and FU is significantly less than FOB at engine start, or is decreasing
    * a passenger (or cabin crew member) observes fuel spray from an engine/pylon or wing tip
    * the total fuel quantity is decreasing at an abnormal rate
    * a fuel imbalance is developing
    * fuel quantity in a tank is decreasing too fast (leak from engine/pylon or hole in the tank)
    * a tank is overflowing (due to a pipe rupture in the tank)
    * the fuel flow is excessive (engine leak)
    * fuel is smelt in the cabin
    If visibility permits, leak source may be identified by a visual check from the cabin
    Seek a visual inspection early, even at night:
    Send a supernumerary crew member (S/O)
    back to look out the window. Consider an F/A
    also. Check both sides of the aircraft from in
    front of and behind the wing.

    LEAK SUSPECTED

    A fuel leak from


    LEAK FROM ENGINE/PYLON
    the wing in close
    CONFIRMED
    vicinity to the engine
    may be confused with
    a fuel leak from the
    engine/pylon itself - as observed
    Y
    from the cabin. Be careful!
    LEAK FROM ENGINE/PYLON
    VISUALLY OBSERVED

    DECISION

    DETERMINATION

    SEARCH

    PILOT ACTIONS

    CAUTION: A FUEL IMBALANCE MAY INDICATE A FUEL LEAK


    ALWAYS CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY OF A FUEL LEAK BEFORE BALANCING FUEL

    FU/FOB DISCREPANCY
    message with a difference of 3.5 tons.

    CERTAIN - NO FUEL LEAK

    - CONSIDER FUEL IMBALANCE PROC (crossfeeding)


    - CONSIDER FUEL MEASUREMENT / FCMC FAULT

    LEAK FROM ENGINE/PYLON NOT


    CONFIRMED OR LEAK NOT LOCATED

    LAND ASAP

    FUEL LEAK LOCATION PROCESS - BEGIN

    LAND ASAP

    Always keep an accurate and frequent


    fuel log. It will show up an inappropriate
    quantity decrease. Dont rely on the fuel
    system to self-manage as it may in fact
    mask a fuel leak with automatic transfer
    balancing - trim tank to inner tanks
    (eg. Azores Glider). Frequent viewing of
    the ECAM fuel page is also an SOP

    * ISOLATE FUEL TANKS


    - FUEL XFEED - MAINTAIN CLOSED
    - CENTRE FUEL PUMPS (AS INSTALLED) OFF
    - T-TANK FEED ISOLATE
    * MONITOR INNER TANK QUANTITIES
    * FOB CHECK >> COMPARE FOB+FU WITH FOB AT DEPARTURE.
    IF DIFF IS SIGNIFICANT OR THE FOB+FU DECREASES,
    SUSPECT A FUEL LEAK

    - SHUTDOWN ENGINE
    - FUEL CROSSFEED TO LIVE ENGINE AS REQUIRED

    If the leak is not from the engines or cannot be located, it is


    imperative that the crossfeed valves are not open.
    Y
    ENGINE LEAK MAY STILL BE SUSPECTED

    ONE INNER TANK DEPLETES


    FASTER THAN THE OTHER BY
    500 KGS IN LESS THAN 30 MINS

    - SHUTDOWN ENGINE
    - MONITOR FUEL LEAK
    (ESP INNER TANKS)

    BOTH INNER TANKS DEPLETE AT SAME RATE

    A LEAK FROM THE CENTRE TANK


    (AS INSTALLED), TRIM TANK OR
    APU/TRIM FEEDING LINE MAY BE SUSPECTED

    LEAK CONTINUES AFTER


    ENGINE SHUTDOWN

    old checklist items from FCOM 3 (unsure why removed?)


    - GRAVITY FEEDING (to be considered)
    In almost all cases, switching the pumps off (at gravity feed cruise level)
    will prevent any further loss of fuel. All pumps must be switched off even if the leak is only from one wing, as there are some failures
    on one side that will result in fuel loss from the other side.
    - ENGINE START SEL - IGN
    - ALL TK PUMPS - OFF
    - AVOID NEGATIVE G FACTOR

    A LEAK FROM THE CENTRE TANK (AS INSTALLED)


    OR TRIM TANK MAY BE SUSPECTED

    - L&R CTR PUMPS ON


    (as installed)

    FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN

    - ENGINE RESTART - CONSIDER


    - FUEL LOSS REDUCTIO PROC - CONSIDER
    FUEL LOSS REDUCTION PROC CONSIDER
    Even if there is only 1,100 kg of fuel left in the collector cell after an
    inner tank leak - an engine can be restarted and run at idle for quite
    some time.
    DO NOT APPLY THE FUEL IMBALANCE PROC. APPROACH AND LANDING CAN BE DONE,
    EVEN WITH ONE FULL WING/ONE EMPTY WING.

    Y
    APU/TRIM TANK FUEL FEED LINE LEAK

    ANY FUEL LEAK:


    DO NOT USE REVERSE FOR LANDING

    FUEL LOSS REDUCTION PROCEDURE

    - APU (IF ON) - OFF


    - T-TANK FEED - ISOL

    Apply this procedure only if suggested by the FUEL LEAK procedure, and if the flight crew needs to minimise fuel loss.
    It covers two types of leaks.
    1) A leak from the wing > manual trim tank transfer. Symmetrically transfer fuel to both inner tanks and avoids automatic fuel transfer to only the least full inner
    tank (as happened in the Azores glider dual flameout case).
    2) A leak from the trim tank > manual trim tank transfer to both inner tanks (saves trim tank fuel before it is lost through the leak)
    Beware of the WING TK LO LVL ECAM
    checklist. If a fuel leak has cause the
    Checklist for both cases: If centre tank (as installed) trim tank not empty:
    When trim tank empty:
    wing tank level to deplete to such a
    * L & R CTR PUMPS - ON (as installed)
    * T TANK FEED AUTO
    quantity that this message occurs, the
    * CTR TK XFR - MAN (as installed)
    * T TANK MODE - ISOL
    checklist says open the X-FEED and
    * T TANK FEED - AUTO
    When centre tank (as installed) empty:
    transfer fuel - not what to do if there is
    * T TANK MODE - FWD
    * CTR TK XFR - AUTO (as installed)
    a leak.

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