Which personnel should receive appropriate training for refuelling with one engine running?

Appropriate training should be provided to flight crew and maintenance/ground operations personnel involved in refuelling with one engine running, as well as to cabin crew, if present on board.

Under which AMC and CAT.OP.MPA.200 provision are the procedures for refuelling with an engine running for aeroplanes specified?

AMC2 CAT.OP.MPA.200 Special refuelling or defueling of the aircraft, under the heading 'PROCEDURES for REFUELLING WITH AN ENGINE RUNNING -- AEROPLANES'.

AMC2 CAT.OP.MPA.200 Special refuelling or defueling of the aircraft

Q: What should the operator include in the MEL to reduce the likelihood of conducting refuelling with an engine running, particularly when the APU is unserviceable?

The operator should include in the MEL an operational procedure for dispatch criteria in case of an unserviceable APU, if applicable, to prevent a flight from being dispatched to an aerodrome where no suitable ground support equipment is available.

Q: What is the purpose of the MEL operational procedure for dispatch criteria when the APU is unserviceable?

The purpose is to prevent a flight from being dispatched to an aerodrome where no suitable ground support equipment is available.

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AMC2 CAT.OP.MPA.200 Special refuelling or defueling of the aircraft

ED Decision 2022/005/R

OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES for REFUELLING WITH AN ENGINE RUNNING — AEROPLANES

(a) To reduce the likelihood of conducting refuelling with an engine running, the operator should include in the MEL an operational procedure for dispatch criteria in case of an unserviceable APU, if applicable, to prevent a flight from being dispatched to an aerodrome where no suitable ground support equipment is available.

(b) Appropriate training should be provided to flight crew and maintenance/ground operations personnel that are involved in refuelling with one engine running, as well as to cabin crew, if present on board.

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Source-Title: AMC2 CAT.OP.MPA.200 Special refuelling or defueling of the aircraft View latest amendments

Erulesid: ERULES-1963177438-19454 Compare versions

Domain: Air operations

Applicabilitydate: 30 October, 2022

Entryintoforcedate: 26 March, 2022

Regulatorysource: ED Decision 2022/005/R Navigate

Regulatorysubject: Part-CAT

Typeofcontent: AMC to IR (Acceptable means of compliance to implementing rule)

Parentir: CAT.OP.MPA.200 Special refuelling or defuelling of the aircraft

Origin: EASA

Category: EAR