TM 55-1510-220-10
e.
Fuel Flow Indicators. Two gages on the
instrument panel (fig. 2-30) register the rate of flow for
consumed fuel as measured by sensing units coupled into
the fuel supply lines of the respective engines. The fuel
flow indicators are calibrated in increments of hundreds of
pounds per hour. Both circuits are protected by 0.5-
ampere circuit breakers placarded FUEL FLOW No.1 or
No.2, on the overhead circuit breaker panel (fig. 2-27).
Section IV. FUEL SYSTEMS
2-34. FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM.
The engine fuel supply system (fig. 2-13) consists of two
identical systems sharing a common fuel management
panel (fig. 2-14) and fuel crossfeed plumbing (fig. 2-15).
Each fuel system consists of five interconnected wing
tanks, a nacelle tank, and an auxiliary inboard fuel tank.
A fuel transfer pump is located within each auxiliary tank.
Additionally, the system has an engine-driven boost
pump, a standby fuel pump located within each nacelle
tank, a fuel heater (engine oil-to-fuel heat exchanger
unit), a tank vent system, a tank vent heating system and
interconnecting wiring and plumbing. Refer to Section IX
for fuel grades and specifications. Fuel tank capacity is
shown in table 2-2. Gravity feed fuel flow is shown in
figure 2-16.
a.
Engine Driven Boost Pumps.
CAUTION
Engine operation using only the
engine-driven
primary
(high
pressure)
fuel
pump
without
standby pump or engine-driven
boost pump fuel pressure is limited
to 10 cumulative hours. This
condition
is
indicated
by
illumination of either the No.1 or
No.2
FUEL
PRESS
warning
annunciator
lights
and
the
simultaneous illumination of both
MASTER WARNING lights. Refer to
Chapter 9. All time in this category
shall be entered on DA Form 2408-
13 for the attention of maintenance
personnel.
A gear-driven boost pump, mounted on each
engine supplies fuel under pressure to the inlet of the
engine-driven primary high-pressure pump for engine
starting and all normal operations. Either the engine-
driven boost pump or standby pump is capable of
supplying sufficient pressure to the engine-driven primary
high-pressure pump and thus maintain normal engine
operation.
b.
Standby
Fuel
Pumps.
A
submerged,
electrically-operated standby fuel pump, located within
each nacelle tank, serves as a backup unit for the
engine-driven boost pump. The standby pumps are
switched off during normal system operations. A standby
fuel pump will be operated during crossfeed operation to
pump fuel from one system to the opposite engine. The
correct pump is automatically selected when the
CROSSFEED switch is activated. Each standby fuel
pump has an inertia switch included in the power supply
circuit. When subjected to a 5 to 6 G shock loading, as in
a crash situation, the inertia switch will remove electrical
power from the standby fuel pumps. The standby fuel
pumps are protected by two 10-ampere circuit breakers
placarded STANDBY PUMP No.1 or No.2, located the
overhead circuit breaker panel (fig. 2-27), and four 5-
ampere circuit breakers (2 each in parallel) on the hot
battery bus.
c.
Fuel Transfer Pumps. The auxiliary tank fuel
transfer system automatically transfers the fuel from the
auxiliary tank to the nacelle tank without pilot action.
Motive flow to a jet pump mounted in the auxiliary tank
sump is obtained from the engine fuel plumbing system,
downstream from the engine driven boost pump and
routed through the transfer control motive flow valve.
The motive flow valve is energized to the open position
by the control system to transfer auxiliary fuel to the
nacelle tank to be consumed by the engine during the
initial portion of the flight. When an engine is started,
pressure at the engine driven boost pump closes a
pressure switch, which after a 30 second time delay to
avoid depletion of fuel pressure during starting, energizes
the motive flow valve. When auxiliary fuel is depleted, a
low level float switch de-energizes the motive flow valve
after a 10 second time delay provided to prevent cycling
of the motive flow valve due to sloshing fuel. In the event
of a failure of the motive flow valve or the associated
control circuitry, the loss of motive flow pressure when
there is still fuel remaining in the auxiliary fuel tank is
sensed
by
a
pressure
switch
and
float
switch,
respectively, which illuminates a caution annunciator
placarded No. 1 NO FUEL XFR or No. 2 NO FUEL XFR.
During engine start, the pilot should note that the NO
FUEL XFR annunciators extinguish 30 to 50 seconds after
engine start. The NO FUEL XFR annunciators will not
illuminate if auxiliary tanks are empty. A manual override
is incorporated as a backup for the automatic transfer
system. This is initiated by placing the AUX TRANSFER
switch, located on the fuel
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