Question

What are the two pieces of information that must be placarded near a fuel filler opening? Where is that requirement found? Describe at least two ways a fuel quantity indication can be produced in the cockpit. Give the component names as you describe the system.

Answer 1

Here I am going to describe about the two piece of information that must be placarded near the fuel filler opening along with where is that requirement found and two ways of fuel quantity indication can be produced in the cockpit along with the component name described in the system.

As per many searches the fuel filler opening a different for the different aircrafts it is definitely dependent on which kind of aircraft it is. There are many and various kind of aircraft which have various kind of fuel filler openings it is not true to say that every kind of aircraft has same fuel filler opening it is dependent on the type of aircraft. This can be cleared by the following example :- if the aircraft is aturbine engines powered aircraft, then the two piece of information for that kind of aircraft would be called as Jet fuel, similarly there can be many other where craft having many different fuel filler openings.

This requirement is found in 14 CFR 23.1557 with the full description of every kind of aspect which is needed to be described.

the two ways by which a fuel quantity indication can be produced in cockpit of following :-

1) to connect the transparent tube connected between the top and the bottom of the fuel tank.

2) use a simple varnish-coated cork float with a wire sticking through a hole in the fuel tank cap.

Component names described in the following :- fuel tanks, fuel lines and fittings and fuel valves.