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FUEL, FUELING INSTRUCTION
Operation
Aircraft Operations Manual
9/2.2
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Jun 01/17
1. LIMITATIONS
Unit Min Normal Max
1.1 FUELING LIMITS
Tank capacities, each tank
− Total quantity of usable fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lb 2645 2845 3045
kg 1201 1292 1382
− Mid − level quantity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lb − 1675 −
kg − 760 −
− Full level quantity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lb − 2948 −
kg − 1338 −
− Overfull light comes on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lb − 3015 −
kg − 1369 −
− Overflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lb − 3069 −
kg − 1393 −
− Fueling pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . psi − − 50
− Defueling suction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . psi − − − 15
1.2 FUEL SPECIFICATION
Approved fuel types (See also General Electric SB 73
− 0048)
Kerosene fuels JET − A, JET − A1, JP5, JP8.
Wide cut distillate fuels JET − B, JP4.
In addition to the fuel types listed above, all aviation gas turbine fuels not listed above but conforming to
the General Electric’s Specification No. D50TF2 are approved for use in all General Electric CT7
engines and in the Saab 340 aircraft. Approved fuel types and additives are listed in General Electric Ser-
vice Bulletin 73
− 0048 R00 Engine − Fuel System (73 − 00 − 00) − Fuel and Additive Requirements. The GE
SB also includes special conditions for use of other fuel types such as CIS and Ukraine TS − 1.
It is the operators responsibility to determine if their fuel meets the specification.
(Cont’d)