FUEL INDICATION
SYSTEM
BY GROUP 3
HIGHLIGHTS
• Introduction
• Types of indicators
• Function
• Construction
• Check and Maintenance
• Troubleshooting
INTRODUCTI
ON
Fuel System Indicators
• Aircraft fuel systems utilize various indicators
Fuel indicators
• Are indicators that are used to determine
quantity of fuel remaining in the fuel tanks
REQUIREMENTS OF FUEL
SYSTEM INDICATORS
•Fuel quantity
•Rate of fuel flow
•Fuel pressure and
•Fuel temperature
TYPES OF FUEL INDICATORS
•Mechanical (direct reading)
•Electrical
•Electronic
MECHANICAL INDICATOR
• This indicator include three indicators which are
• direct reading indicators is possible only on light aircraft in
which the fuel tanks are in close proximity to the cockpit.
• A sight glass is a clear glass or plastic tube open to the fuel
tank that fills with fuel to the same level as the fuel in the
tank
• sight gauge makes use of a float with an indicating rod
attached to it
ELECTRICAL(DIGITAL) INDICATOR
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