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PA.X.C.R5FAA-S-ACS-6C · Nov 2023Risk management

Fuel management during single-engine operation.

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Fuel management during single-engine operation.

Bottom line

Many actual emergency landings have been made and later found to be the result of the fuel selector valve being positioned to an empty tank while the other tank had plenty of fuel.

FAA references

  1. RMH ch. 3 (p. 3-4) — FAA-H-8083-2A
  2. AFH ch. 9 (p. 9-29) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  3. AFH ch. 9 (p. 9-13) — FAA-H-8083-3C
  4. RMH ch. 3 (p. 3-8) — FAA-H-8083-2A
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