Fuel

Question 1

APU fuel is supplied from the ____.

Answer 1

left fuel manifold

Question 2

The minimum amount of fuel that will remain in each main tank when fuel jettison is complete on a 777-200ER is ____ pounds.

Answer 2

11,500

Question 3

The DC fuel pump is located in the ____ tank.

Answer 3

left main

Question 4

Except when Fuel Jettison is armed, fuel temperature is displayed on the ____.

Answer 4

EICAS

Question 5

Total fuel quantity is displayed on the ____.

Answer 5

EICAS

Question 6

The Center Fuel Tank Pump Pressure Lights are inhibited ____.

Answer 6

when the switches are selected OFF

Question 7

In flight, with the loss of both engines and all AC power, what feature allows for a quick left engine relight?

Answer 7

Left main tank DC fuel pump operates automatically.

Question 8

Using the automatic feature of the fuel jettison system, fuel will be jettisoned until the MLW has been achieved. Manually adjusting the TO REMAIN quantity will never leave you with less than _____ pounds in each main tank on the 777-200ER.

Answer 8

11,500

Question 9

Fuel jettison is required on a heavy airplane loaded near the forward center-of-gravity. The fuel jettison system will automatically jettison from ____.

Answer 9

the center tank first

Question 10

With all fuel pump switches on, the ____ fuel tank(s) will feed first

Answer 10

center

Question 11

What is the first step in jettisoning fuel?

Answer 11

Arm the jettisoning system.

Question 12

The amber imbalance pointer is displayed next to the ____ tank.

Answer 12

low

Question 13

Fuel jettison time may be observed on the ____ in flight.

Answer 13

fuel synoptic after arming the system

Question 14

If both center fuel boost pumps fail in flight, ________.

Answer 14

center tank fuel will be unavailable

Question 15

A fuel leak should be considered if a fuel imbalance of approximately ____ pounds or more in ____ minutes is experienced. (Answer requires reference to the QRH.)

Answer 15

1000, 30

Question 16

Center fuel tank may contain up to ____ pounds of fuel with less than full main tanks, provided the weight of fuel in the center tank plus the actual zero fuel weight does not exceed the Maximum Zero Fuel Weight.

Answer 16

3000

Question 17

What is the total fuel quantity of the 777-300ER aircraft at 6.7 density?

Answer 17

320,800

Question 18

At least ___ lbs of fuel remains in each main tank after jettison is complete on the 777-300ER.

Answer 18

8,500

Question 19

The 777-300ER, and 777-200ER if equipped, are equipped with a Nitrogen Generation System (NGS). What is the purpose of this system?

Answer 19

Reduces flammability of the center wing tank fuel during all phases of flight and for a brief period after landing.

Question 20

Using the automatic feature of the fuel jettison system, fuel will be jettisoned until the MLW has been achieved. Manually adjusting the TO REMAIN quantity will never leave you with less than _____ pounds in each main wing tank on the 777-300ER.

Answer 20

8,500

Question 21

What will cause the expanded fuel indication (left main, center and right main tank quantities) to be displayed on EICAS?

Answer 21

One or both crossfeed valves open.

One or more fuel tank quantity indications are inoperative and various fuel system non-normals.

The airplane is on the ground with one or both engines off.

All of the above.

Question 22

The TO REMAIN quantity can be manually set during fuel jettison by pulling on and rotating the FUEL TO REMAIN selector.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

When are the fuel jettison nozzles inhibited from operating?

Answer 23

On the ground.

Question 24

Which tanks can fuel be jettison from?

Answer 24

All fuel tanks.

Question 25

When the FUEL IN CENTER message is displayed the center tank pumps switches should be selected on.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

On the ground, what are the indications that a center tank fuel pump operation has been inhibited due to only one electrical power source being available?

Answer 26

The right center tank pump switch PRESS light will stay illuminated until after engine start. The pump pressure EICAS message is also inhibited.

Question 27

How is fuel supplied to the engines with all fuel pumps operating?

Answer 27

The center tank pumps override the main tanks pumps so that center fuel is used before main tank fuel.

Question 28

Select the correct indication(s) of a fuel imbalance.

Answer 28

The fuel imbalance amber pointer flashes if the fuel balancing is going in the wrong direction. All of the above. A solid amber pointer replaces the white pointer if the FUEL IMBALANCE message is displayed. A solid white pointer is displayed if the expanded fuel indications are displayed, and main tank fuel differs by more 1,000 lb (200 lbs. with a crossfeed valve open).

Question 29

Identify the true statements regarding the Fuel Jettison ARM switch?

Answer 29

Pushing the FUEL JETTISON ARM switch arms the jettison system. Also, when the FUEL JETTISON ARM switch is selected to ARM the FUEL TO REMAIN is automatically set to Max Landing weight.

Question 30

During fuel jettison, where is the fuel TO REMAIN quantity displayed?

Answer 30

It is displayed on the fuel synoptic and it replaces the fuel temperature on EICAS.

Question 31

Where are the indications of fuel quantity and fuel temperature displayed?

Answer 31

EICAS display.

Question 32

What does the EICAS message FUEL LOW CENTER indicate?

Answer 32

One or both center fuel pump switches are ON and center tank fuel is low.

Question 33

With the synoptic shown, how much fuel will be jettisoned once the jettison valves are opened? Total Fuel 185.0 To Remain 100.0

Answer 33

85,000 lbs.

Question 34

In this synoptic showing fuel jettison in progress, how many jettison and jettison/override pumps are operating?

Answer 34

4

Question 35

Using this synoptic, how long will it take to jettison fuel down to the selected fuel-to-remain?

Answer 35

12 minutes

Question 36

The objective of the Fuel system EICAS message "FUEL DISAGREE" is to check for indications of a fuel leak. Which of the following is an indication of a fuel leak?

Answer 36

totalizer fuel quantity and FMC calculated fuel quantity disagree

Question 37

If the crew chief advises you that a fuel spill has just occurred, ____.

Answer 37

do not start or stop the APU

Question 38

During preflight on a DFW to London Gatwick flight, you note that the fuel is loaded with 61,500 in each main tank and 11,000 in the center tank. You should ____.

Answer 38

check the fuel slip for fuel density to determine whether the mains are full

Question 39

27. A short time after takeoff, you notice this EICAS advisory. You should ____. Fuel Low Center

Answer 39

turn off the center fuel pumps

Question 40

After turning off the center fuel pumps and continuing the flight, three hours later, you look at the fuel synoptic and note that each wing has 36,000 pounds and there is still 2000 pounds in the center. You should ____ if you are in a 777-200ER..

Answer 40

recognize that this is normal and wait for the center fuel to be scavenged

Question 41

About one hour after departure from JFK to NRT, a serious situation causes you to divert to ORD. You have decided to jettison fuel to avoid landing overweight. Upon arming the fuel jettison system, your EICAS fuel display shows the ____.

Answer 41

fuel TO REMAIN quantity at maximum landing weight, replacing fuel temperature indication

Question 42

After opening the fuel jettison nozzles, you get very busy performing other duties and forget about monitoring jettison progress. A fault causes the automatic shutoff of the fuel jettison system to fail. What will happen on the 777-200ER?

Answer 42

At least 11,500 pounds of fuel will remain in each main tank after jettison is complete

Question 43

You continue and land at ORD with the fuel jettison nozzle switches ON. What will happen?

Answer 43

The nozzles should close on landing.