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PG7 ATR72
Maintenance 2024 - Quantity Indicating

DM status information

DM Code : ATR-A-28-42-XX-01001-04CA-A
Airline : PG7
Issue Number : 002
Issue Date : Jan 01/24
Breakdown Title : QUANTITY INDICATING
DM Title : Quantity Indicating
Applicability : ON A/C MSN ALL
Aircraft Type : ATR72
DM Producer : FB429
Language : Simplified English
Copyright : ATR-A-00-65-XX-10000-021A-D

ON A/C MSN ALL

1. Overview
A. General
This system provides the flight crew with information concerning the mass quantity of fuel
available in each tank throughout the flight.
This information is displayed on MFD of DU's.

2. Function Description
A. Probes
Fuel mass is measured by six capacitance probes installed in each tank. They are attached to
the tank upper surface wall and can be removed from the outside without emptying the tank.
Six electrical harnesses installed inside the tank, connect the probes to the bulkhead
connectors. Any change in fuel quantity results in a change in probe immersion and a
consequent change in probe capacitance.
The summing of the fuel quantity in a tank is performed by connecting the six probes in
parallel. Measurement accuracy is:
- Empty q 1% of each tank value i.e., q 25 kg (55 lb)
- Full q 3% of each tank value i.e., q 75 kg (165 lb).

B. FIGURE: Fuel Quantity Indicating System

Ref. Fig. Fuel Quantity Indicating System
C. FIGURE: Fuel Quantity Indicating - Components
Ref. Fig. Fuel Quantity Indicating - Components
D. FIGURE: Electrical Schematic
 Ref. Fig. Electrical Schematic
E. Fuel Control Unit
The FCU is a dual channels unit (referred as CPU1 and CPU2) which processes fuel quantity
information for both tanks. The two channels are completely isolated and have their dedicated
power supply.
For each channel, a hard pin programming on 3 bits is used to select units (kg or lbs) and
aircraft version (ATR42 or ATR72).
Each channel:
- Process electrical signal from its associated fuel tanks to compute fuel quantity
- Provides fuel information (fuel mass, fuel tank temperature, fuel low level) on A429 data
bus towards avionics for display
- Communicates with RCP via CAN data bus for refueling operations Ref. SD ATR-A-28-25-
XX-01ZZZ-04CZ-A
- Monitors low levels
- Is able to record fault codes in its non volatile memory which can be read and reset by
MPC.
Comparison between fuel quantities provided by both FCU channel is done by avionics (CPM1
and CPM2). In case of a discrepancy greater than 200 kg, FUEL UNBALANCED caution is
displayed on EWD.
F. Alerting
1. Low Level Monitoring
For each tank, two low level signals are detected:
- First low level is detected by FCU when fuel gauged in one tank is less than 160 kg
(352.7 lb). When detected, FCU communicates first low level condition to avionics
for warning display on A429 data bus and activate fuel pump associated to the
concerned tank
- Independent second low level warning is detected by MFC when feeder tank is not
full. This signal is inhibited 10 min on ground (time for electrical pump to fill up the
feeder tank). When detected by MFC, second low level signal is fed back to CAC for
alerting and to FCU for fuel pump activation.
Signal for fuel pump activation is also send to MFC for alerting via FWS.
2. Fuel Unbalanced
Flight Warning System monitors fuel quantities received by both FCU channels.
When difference between left and right quantities exceeds 200 kg (441 lb):
- Fuel unbalanced caution is triggered on EWD
- Fuel unbalance procedure is displayed.
3. Fuel Mismatch
Fuel mismatch caution is triggered by FWS when the difference between fuel on board
(FOB) and the fuel quantity gauged by both channel of FCU is greater than 200 kg (441
lb). On ground, fuel mismatch caution is triggered after engine 1 or 2 start when the
delta between FOB and fuel quantities gauged is over 200 kg (441 lb) for 10 seconds.
This allows detection of wrong FOB initialization in flight, fuel mismatch is triggered when
aircraft attitude is stabilized (pitch angle between -3 deg and +5 deg) and delta between
FOB and fuel quantities gauged is over 200 kg (441 lb) for 60 seconds.
G. System Operation
In case of FCU channel failure, associated fuel quantity display is dashed.
In case of discrepancy between both CPU's or between both CPU's and DU's pin programming,
red “LAB” is displayed instead of fuel information on MFD.
H. BITE
Each channel performs self monitoring of its integrity.
In addition, it monitors condition of fuel probes Ref. SD ATR-A-28-25-XX-01ZZZ-04CZ-A fuel
probes harnesses and refuel control panel.
Fault codes are broadcast to MPC for reading on A429 data bus.
Command to reset both FCU channels memories is received from A429 input data bus from
MPC.
 Figure ICN-ATR-A-284200-A-FB429-00YNA-A-001-01 SHEET 1/1 - Fuel Quantity Indicating System

Figure ICN-ATR-A-284200-A-FB429-00YND-A-001-01 SHEET 1/1 - Fuel Quantity Indicating -

Components

Figure ICN-ATR-A-284200-A-FB429-020LH-A-001-01 SHEET 1/1 - Electrical Schematic

 1170 KG 4 °C 1170 KG
OFF OFF
FUEL TANK
DU'S MFD

A429 A429

CHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 2

204QT FUEL
CONTROL UNIT

12QU (11QU) SENSOR

21QT (22QT) 17QT (18QT) HIGH LEVEL R (L)
PROBE No 5 PROBE No 2 PROBE TANK OUTER

RIB5 RIB4 RIB4 RIB5

RIB13 RIB13
RIB23 RIB23
RIB24
RIB24

28QT (29QT) 15QT (16QT) PROBE No 1 WITH DETECTOR

PROBE No 6 FAILURE FOR FEEDER TANK BOOSTING
19QT (20QT)
PROBE No 4 152QT (151QT) PROBE No 3 WITH SENSOR
HIGH LEVEL TANK INNER

ICN-ATR-A-284200-A-FB429-00YNA-A-001-01
Figure ICN-ATR-A-284200-A-FB429-00YNA-A-001-01 (SHEET 1) - Fuel Quantity Indicating System
 ICN-ATR-A-284200-A-FB429-00YND-A-001-01
Figure ICN-ATR-A-284200-A-FB429-00YND-A-001-01 (SHEET 1) - Fuel Quantity Indicating - Components
 29QT(28QT) 21QT(22QT) 19QT(20QT) 151QT(152QT) 17QT(18QT) 15QT(16QT)
PROBE-L(R) PROBE-L(R) PROBE-L(R) PROBE-L(R) PROBE-L(R) PROBE-L(R)
TANK TANK TANK TANK TANK TANK FUEL
27QT(26QT) FUEL QTY, 6 13QT(14QT) FUEL QTY, 5 FUEL QTY, 4 11QT(12QT) 153QT(154QT) FUEL QTY, 3 FUEL QTY, 2 9QT(10QT) 7QT(8QT) QTY, 1
ELECTRICAL ELECTRICAL ELECTRICAL ELECTRICAL ELECTRICAL ELECTRICAL
HARNESS HARNESS HARNESS HARNESS HARNESS HARNESS

551VC 511VC 507VC 505VC 503VC 501VC

(650VC) (610VC) (606VC) (604VC) (602VC) (600VC)

31QT JUNCTION BOX (30QT)

A429 CAC1

IOM1 A429

AFDX
CAC1 A429 CAC1
SINGLE ENGINE FEED
CHIME 1UA1(2) MFC1(2) SYSTEM
FUEL UNBALANCED FUEL QTY FUEL TEMP
FUEL LO LVL CPM1 IOM-A13 CAUTION ELECT FUEL PUMP
CAN DATA BUS
GND WHEN LO LVL
DU-EWD
CAC2 A429 CAC2 1UA2(1) MFC(2)1 PIN PROG
ENGINE FUEL
AFDX INDICATION
OPEN
CPM2 IOM-A23 2QU
REFUEL/DEFUEL SYSTEM
A429 SHUT
PWR 2OQU MSW
CHANNEL 1 SPLY
REFUELING
CAN DATA BUS PNL PWR SPLY
1170 KG 4°C 1170 KG 5004VU194
OFF OFF
FUEL TANK PIN PROG 28VDC
DU-MFD FCU CPU1 FAULT CODE READING ESS BUS
A429 1QT SEC 1
FCU FAULT CODES RESET FUEL/QTI
L TANK
FCU CPU2 FAULT CODE READING 121VU214

28VDC
SAME LOGIC FOR PWR 1TU MULTIPURPOSE COMPUTER ESS BUS
CHANNEL 2 SPLY 2QT SEC 2
FUEL/QTI
24QT RLY R TANK
204QT FUEL CONTROL UNIT FQI GND PWR SUPPLY 121VU214
92VU214

ICN-ATR-A-284200-A-FB429-020LH-A-001-01

Figure ICN-ATR-A-284200-A-FB429-020LH-A-001-01 (SHEET 1) - Electrical Schematic

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