Timeline for What happens to the fuel lines when a jet engine falls off?
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| May 15, 2017 at 8:14 | history | edited | DeltaLima♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 4, 2016 at 17:21 | vote | accept | SMS von der Tann | ||
| Feb 6, 2016 at 22:09 | comment | added | mins | @PeterKämpf: On the B737 NG the return line starts at the hydromechanical unit, before the shutoff valve. The line which is severed is the HP one going from the valve to the engine. See page 12 on this schematic. | |
| Feb 6, 2016 at 21:11 | comment | added | Peter Kämpf | The scary thing is that your fuel consumption per hour goes up when the aircraft sheds one engine and nothing is done to shut off the fuel lines. Normally, the fuel pump pushes more fuel than needed towards each engine, and a second line routes excess fuel back. When the engine breaks off, the return line is also interrupted. | |
| Feb 6, 2016 at 16:05 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackAviation/status/696001800550412289 | ||
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| Feb 6, 2016 at 1:20 | answer | added | aeroalias | timeline score: 3 | |
| Feb 5, 2016 at 23:27 | history | asked | SMS von der Tann | CC BY-SA 3.0 |