REFLECTOR: Fuel imbalance

Scott Derrick scott at tnstaafl.net
Fri Feb 15 15:53:47 CST 2013


leaky fuel cap creating a low pressure over the left tank in cruise. 
Soon as you had the pointy end pointed down the negative pressure 
lessened and the fuel started flowing out of the left tank?

Scott

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: REFLECTOR: Fuel imbalance
From: Richard J. Gentil <richard at naples-air-center.com>
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
Date: 02/15/2013 01:40 PM

> Last Sunday I was flying back to Naples, FL from Augusta, GA in my SERG. I took off with 25 a side.
>
> As I flew down the right tank was the only tank feeding fuel to the sump tank. When I hit the VNAV point for Naples the right tank was at 6 gallons.
>
> When I stated to descend the left tank started to feed the sump tank and actually transfer fuel to the right tank.
>
> Any ideas what could have been going on?
>
> Richard
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