Fuel System

Fuel System

TRANSFER
PRESSURE
LOW

LEGEND
LOW LEVEL SWITCH

CROSS
FEED
VALVE

DEFUEL

FLAME
ARRESTOR

SNIFFLE VALVE
(PRESSURE & VACUUM
RELIEF)

CHECK VALVE
SHUTOFF VALVE
ELECTRIC PUMP

MOTIVE FUEL
SHUTOFF VALVE

JET PUMP

DEFUEL DRAIN VALVE

FEED FUEL
MOTIVE FLOW

FILTER WITH
BYPASS
FUEL PROBE

VENT SURGE
TANK

VENT LINE

SUMP DRAIN
F

TRANSFER FUEL

FUEL FILLER CAP

FLOAT CHECK VALVE

DRAINED FUEL
AFT
FILLER
TANK

OVERBOARD
DRAIN
FLAME
ARRESTOR

PRESSURIZED
AIR

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F
FUEL
FILLER
CAP

OVERBOARD
SNIFFLE VALVE
DRAIN
(PRES. & VACUUM RELIEF)
OVERBOARD
VENT DRAINS

FUEL
FILTER
BYPASS

FUEL
PRES.
LOW

ENGINE
DRIVER
PUMP

DRAIN BOX

PRESSURIZED
AIR

B4CRH-FU001i

F
ENGINE
DRIVER
PUMP

PRESSURE SWITCH

FILTER

STORED FUEL

September 2001

FLAPPER VALVE

FEED
FUEL
SOV
AFT
FUSELAGE
TANK

Beechjet 400A

FLOW DIRECTION
ACCELERATION
CHECK VALVE

VENT
SURGE
TANK

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Fuel System
LEGEND

L FUEL
FEED

R FUEL
FEED

L F XFR
PRESS LO

R F XFR
PRESS LO

LOW LEVEL SWITCH

FLOW DIRECTION
ACCELERATION
CHECK VALVE
FLAPPER VALVE
CHECK VALVE
SHUTOFF VALVE
BOOST PUMP
JET PUMP
DEFUEL DRAIN VALVE

L FUEL
LEVEL LO

R FUEL
LEVEL LO

FILTER WITH
BYPASS

FUEL TEMP
C
60
-60
-40-20 20 40
0

10 12 14

10

22

12
14

20

8
R

2
16
18

WING
FUEL QTY
LBS X 100

COLLECTOR TANK
FUEL LEVEL LOW

16

FUSELAGE
FUEL QTY
LBS X 100

L WG TK
OV PRESS

6
4

6
4

F
BOOST PUMP
L

AUTO
O
F
F

FUEL PROBE
SUMP DRAIN
FUEL FILLER CAP
FLOAT CHECK VALVE
PRESSURE SWITCH

R
F

R WG TK
OV PRESS

ON

FUEL XFEED
ON
FUEL FEED
SHUTOFF VALVE
MOTIVE FUEL
SHUTOFF VALVE

FUEL FEED
SHUTOFF VALVE
MOTIVE FUEL
SHUTOFF VALVE

RH ENG
FIRE
PUSH

JET PUMP

ON
L
R
A
U
T
O
RESET

NORM

R
F

OFF

L F/V
OPEN

L H/V L F/V
CLOSE CLOSE

LH ENG
FIRE
PUSH

FUEL XFEED

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NORM

OFF

R FUEL
PRESS LO
LH

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NORM

R TANK

L FUEL
PRESS LO

L F FLTR
BYPASS

JET PUMP
L

L TANK
L H/V
OPEN

R H/V
OPEN

R F/V R H/V
CLOSE CLOSE

RH

JET PUMP XFEED JET PUMP

R F FLTR
BYPASS

B4CRH-FU002i

FUEL TRANS

R F/V
OPEN

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Fuel Drain Valves

MID FUSELAGE TANK

FUEL DRAIN VALVE

FUEL DRAIN VALVE

FUEL DRAIN VALVE

FUEL FILTER DRAIN

FUEL FILTER DRAIN

B4CRH-FU003i

FUSELAGE TANK
DRAIN VALVE

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Fuel System
The fuel system provides an independent fuel supply for each
engine and is designed for safe operation between sea level
and 45,000 ft. within a temperature range of -40C (-40F) to
50C (122F). All components in the fuel system are compatible
with jet fuel grades Jet A, Jet A-1, JP-4, JP-5, JP-8, JP-8 +100
or RP-3 (Chinese). This system is not designed for use of any
grade of avgas. Total usable fuel capacity is 733 US gallons.

Fuel Tanks
Fuel storage is provided in two independent wing tanks, two
aux (forward) fuselage tanks, two mid-fuselage tanks, and one
aft filler tank. A collector tank is internally mounted in the
inboard portion of each wing tank. Refer to Table 4E-A for fuel
tank quantities.
WING
TANKS
(US GAL)

FUSELAGE
TANKS
(US GAL)

TOTAL
(US GAL)

7.16

1.19

8.35

Maximum Usable Fuel

427.28

305.81

733.09

Total Fuel Capacity

434.44

307.00

741.44

Unusable Fuel

Table 4E-A; Fuel Storage Quantities

Fuel from the aft filler, aft fuselage, and auxiliary fuel tanks feed
into the mid-fuselage tanks and is transferred to the wing tanks
by fuel transfer pumps. Fuel from the wing tanks is gravity fed
into the internally mounted collector tanks through one-way
flapper valves installed in the bottom of the collector tanks.
Additional fuel from the wing tanks is pumped into the collector
tanks by two transfer jet pumps located in each collector tank.
Fuel for the engines is provided from the collector tanks by the
main jet pumps and boost pumps.

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Fuel Feed
Each fuel feed system includes a main jet pump and a standby
electric boost pump, both located in the collector tank at the
inboard end of each wing tank. The pumps are interconnected
by tubing and supply fuel under pressure to the engine and
crossfeed lines. The outboard lower surfaces of the collector
tank are equipped with flapper valves that allow fuel to gravity
flow into the tank. The outboard upper surface of the collector
tank is open to the wing tank to allow fuel to flow outboard during fuselage-to-wing transfer and to vent the collector tank. In
addition to the gravity feed, two transfer jet pumps serve to
transfer fuel from the wing into the collector tank. During normal
operation, the main jet pump provides fuel feed to the engine
with motive flow provided by the engine-driven fuel pump. The
boost pump is used during engine starting, crossfeed, wing-tocollector-tank transfer and as a backup for the main jet pump.
The boost pump is automatically energized during the starting
procedure and, once the engine is started, is shut down by
selecting the OFF position on start select switch.
A fuel shutoff valve is installed in the fuel feed line to stop fuel
flow to the engine in case of engine fire or fuel leakage downstream of the valve.
Each fuel filter incorporates a pressure switch and a bypass
valve. If the filter element becomes clogged, the filter pressure
switch actuates and the L or R F FLTR BYPASS annunciator
illuminates. If the pressure difference exceeds 2.3 PSI, the
bypass valve opens and most of the fuel is supplied to the
engine without passing through the filter element.

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Boost Pump Switch

During normal operation the boost pump switches, placarded
BOOST PUMP-ON-OFF-AUTO, are kept in the AUTO position.
This provides automatic pump operation if pressure in the fuel
feed line drops below 5 PSI, causing the L or R FUEL PRESS
LO annunciator to illuminate. The boost pump will also automatically actuate to operate the forward transfer jet pump if fuel
level in the collector tank drops below a prescribed level. This is
indicated by illumination of the L or R FUEL FEED annunciator.
Automatic actuation of the boost pump is indicated by illumination of the L or R BOOST PUMP operation light. When pressure in the feed line increases to 5 PSI or above, the LO FUEL
PRESS annunciator will extinguish, but the pump will continue
to operate until manually shut off. The switches are moved to
the ON position during an in-flight air start, and as a backup to
the automatic system.

Fuel Crossfeed
The crossfeed function is used primarily to equalize the fuel
quantities in the left and right wing tanks by operating both
engines from either of the tanks. If crossfeed becomes necessary, placing the crossfeed switch to the L or R TANK position
will turn ON the boost pump on the side supplying fuel, open
the crossfeed valve, and then close the motive fuel shutoff
valve, securing the jet pump on the side being crossfed. Placing the crossfeed switch back to NORM will open the motive
fuel shutoff valve, shut off the boost pump, and then close the
crossfeed valve. The L or R BOOST PUMP light indicates operation of the boost pump. The FUEL X FEED light indicates that
crossfeed has been selected and the crossfeed valve is open.
The LH JET PUMP, RH JET PUMP, and X FEED lights illuminate when the respective valves are not yet in the position
required by the crossfeed switch.

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Positioning the crossfeed switch to the L (or R) TANK will initiate the following:
!

The left (or right) boost pump begins to operate, assisting

the respective main jet pump, and the L (or R) BOOST
PUMP operation light illuminates.
The fuel crossfeed valve begins to open and the X FEED
operation light illuminates. When the crossfeed valve is fully
open, the X FEED operation light extinguishes and the
FUEL X FEED light illuminates.
The RH (or LH) JET PUMP light illuminates when crossfeed
is selected. About three seconds after the crossfeed valve
fully opens, the opposite motive fuel shutoff valve starts
closing. The JET PUMP light extinguishes once the motive
fuel shutoff valve is closed.

When crossfeed is completed, positioning the crossfeed switch

to NORM will initiate the following:
!

The right (or left) motive fuel shutoff valve starts to open and
the RH (or LH) JET PUMP light illuminates. The light extinguishes once the valve is open.
About three seconds after crossfeed is deselected, the left
(or R) boost pump ceases to operate and the L (or R)
BOOST PUMP operation light extinguishes.
When crossfeed is deselected, the FUEL X FEED operation
light extinguishes and the X FEED light illuminates. About
three seconds after crossfeed is deselected, the crossfeed
valve starts closing. The X FEED light extinguishes once the
crossfeed valve is closed.

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Fuel Jet Pump Switch

During normal operation of the fuel system, the JET PUMP
switch is positioned to NORM. The switch may be moved to
OFF to check automatic boost pump operation on the ground
and must be OFF during an in-flight engine re-light. When the
switch is placed in the OFF position, the motive flow shutoff
valve is closed and the boost pump is automatically actuated
because the fuel feed line pressure will drop. This is confirmed
by illumination of the L or R BOOST PUMP operation light.
CAUTION: If an engine fire occurs, the jet pump switch
should be turned off after pushing the BOT 1 or 2 ARMED
PUSH switch.

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Fuel Transfer
Fuel in the mid-fuselage tanks is transferred to the right or left
wing tanks by electric transfer pumps. During normal operation,
the transfer pump switches, placarded FUEL TRANS-L-R-ONAUTO-RESET is set to the AUTO position. With the switches in
this position, fuel transfer is initiated when the generator is
turned on after engine start. Fuel transfer is terminated automatically by the combination of a float switch in the mid-fuselage tank and a pressure switch in the transfer line. When fuel
in the mid-fuselage tank reaches a level just above empty, the
float switch is activated. The pump will continue to run until
pressure in the transfer line drops below 1.3 PSI, at which time
the pump shuts off.
The switch may be moved to the ON position to check transfer
pump operation on the ground and as a backup to the automatic system. When the switch is moved to the ON position, an
indicator light adjacent to the switch will illuminate, indicating
that the pump is operating. If fuel is exhausted in the center
fuselage tank the L or R F XFR PRESS LO annunciator will illuminate. The pilot must manually select AUTO to prevent the
pump from running dry.
Fuel level in the wing is controlled by a pilot float valve in the
outboard wing that operates a fill valve in the collector tank.
When the fill valve closes, the transfer pump continues to run,
but at a zero flow.
A wing over-pressure condition, caused by a malfunction of the
wing fuel level control valves, will automatically shut down the
transfer pump with the switches in the AUTO or ON positions,
causing the L or R WNG TK OV PRESS annunciator to illuminate. The momentary RESET position may be used to reactivate the system.

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Fuel System

Refueling
A filler port is provided on each wing upper surface and is covered by a cap assembly. The wing filler adapter assembly is
provided with a flapper check valve to avoid fuel discharge in
the event of cap seal failure. The aft filler tank filler port is
located on the aft fuselage surface above the right engine
pylon. This port is covered by a cap assembly and an access
panel. The access panel is provided with a ground point for
refueling and a provision that does not allow the panel to close
if the aft filler tank filler cap is not completely secured.

Tank Vent
The vent system provides continuous ram air pressure to all
tanks and the vent surge tank during flight. This allows the tank
differential air pressure to remain within limits during maximum
rate climbs or descents. Each fuel tank is vented separately
through independent vent systems. The ram air scoop for each
wing tank is located on the underside of the outboard wing
area. The aft fuselage and filler tanks are vented to the vent
surge tank that is, in turn, vented to the vent ports at the bottom
of the fuselage.

Fuel Quantity Indicating System

Separate capacitance-type fuel quantity indicating systems are
provided for the wing and fuselage tanks. The system for the
wing tanks consists of four tank units in each wing with a dual
pointer quantity indicator. The system for the fuselage tanks
consists of four tank units and an indicator. The L or R FUEL
LEVEL LO annunciator illuminates when approximately 225 lb.
of fuel remain in a wing tank.

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September 2001

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Beechjet 400A
September 2001