CHAPTER 12
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MAINTENANCE MANUAL EXTRA 300/SC
PAGE DATE: 1. August 2014
I M P O R T A N T Under no circumstances should fuel of lower octane rat-
ing or automotive fuel (regardless of octane rating) be
used. It is recommended that personnel be familiar
with Service Instruction No.1070 regarding specified
fuel for Lycoming engines.
Fuel System Capacities
The EXTRA 300/SC fuel system capacities are as follows:
Total fuel capacity 224 litres (59.2 US Gallon).
Usable fuel capacity 221 litres (58.4 US Gallon).
I M P O R T A N T For acrobatic flight wing tanks must be empty.
For acrobatic flight (front & rear center and acro tank):
Usable fuel capacity 101 litres (26.7 US Gallon).
I M P O R T A N T After refueling, it has to be ensured that all fuel tank
caps are securely installed prior to flight.
Additionally one has to wait at least five minutes for mois-
ture and sediment to settle before draining and checking the
fuel drain valves.
12-10-02 Defueling
D A N G E R During the aircraft defueling observe the safety pre-
cautions specified in section "12-10-01 Refueling".
Using appropriate containers, defuel the aircraft by opening
the drain valves of the wing fuel tank, the gascolator and the
acro fuel tank (refer to Chapter 12-10-03).
Opening of the fuel filler caps may speed up the draining
process.
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