3.4.5 AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU)
The APU is a gas turbine engine located in the airplane tail cone. It provides electrical and pneumatic
power while the engines are not operating. It consumes around 310 pounds of fuel per hour and
draws from the LEFT fuel tank. The APU can be started in flight up to 30,000 feet.
The APU master knob has the following functions:
● STOP: turns the APU off.
● ON: keeps the APU running.
● START: starts the APU operation.
NOTE
: You can observe the APU activation on synoptic electrical page or EICAS APU indicator.
For a detailed description of APU go
(http://www.smartcockpit.com/aircraft-ressources/Embraer_190-APU.html)
3.4.4 FUEL
Crossfeed (XFEED) selector knob:
If one fuel tank gets low, turn the xfeed valve to that side, to draw fuel from the opposite wing.
●
DC PUMP (Primer)
fuel pump selector knob
●
AC PUMP
turns the AC fuel pumps on
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