Engine 2 failure

[AviationLife]

Hello, it happened to me on two flights in a row that shortly before reaching FL300, the right engine failed. It can then be started again via the APU and the rest of the flight goes smoothly. Failures and damage are definitely not set in the settings. I can't say yet whether it happens with other aircraft, I still have to test it. I play on Xbox X

[RicardoLVFR]

strange, do you fly with fuel on the center tank?

and if so, did you update to the recent version of the 321neo?

[AviationLife]

strange, do you fly with fuel on the center tank?

and if so, did you update to the recent version of the 321neo?

No, the center tank is empty. I can't check which version I have right now because I'm currently flying it. Since no update is displayed in the content manager, I assume that I have the latest version installed.

[AviationLife]

What if there was fuel in the center tank?

[RicardoLVFR]

The latest sim update seems to have broken the fix we did that if fuel was exhausted in the center tank the engine may shut down.

So either don't put fuel on the center tank, and if you do, shut down the fuel pumps before they ran out.

If you get the engine to shut down, make sure the center fuel pumps are off, and once they are off click on the ignition to start the engine that shuts down which typically is the number 2.

We are working on submitting a fix on this.

[AviationLife]

The latest sim update seems to have broken the fix we did that if fuel was exhausted in the center tank the engine may shut down.

So either don't put fuel on the center tank, and if you do, shut down the fuel pumps before they ran out.

If you get the engine to shut down, make sure the center fuel pumps are off, and once they are off click on the ignition to start the engine that shuts down which typically is the number 2.

We are working on submitting a fix on this.

OK thank you for the info. So again for me to understand better...either only fill up with enough fuel so that the center tank is not filled, or switch off the pumps for the center tank before it is completely empty. Correct? Does the problem also affect the A320 and A330?

[RicardoLVFR]

The latest sim update seems to have broken the fix we did that if fuel was exhausted in the center tank the engine may shut down.

So either don't put fuel on the center tank, and if you do, shut down the fuel pumps before they ran out.

If you get the engine to shut down, make sure the center fuel pumps are off, and once they are off click on the ignition to start the engine that shuts down which typically is the number 2.

We are working on submitting a fix on this.

OK thank you for the info. So again for me to understand better...either only fill up with enough fuel so that the center tank is not filled, or switch off the pumps for the center tank before it is completely empty. Correct? Does the problem also affect the A320 and A330?

The A330 seems not affected as its a different fuel configuration, the rest of the A320 family yes.

[AviationLife]

The latest sim update seems to have broken the fix we did that if fuel was exhausted in the center tank the engine may shut down.

So either don't put fuel on the center tank, and if you do, shut down the fuel pumps before they ran out.

If you get the engine to shut down, make sure the center fuel pumps are off, and once they are off click on the ignition to start the engine that shuts down which typically is the number 2.

We are working on submitting a fix on this.

OK thank you for the info. So again for me to understand better...either only fill up with enough fuel so that the center tank is not filled, or switch off the pumps for the center tank before it is completely empty. Correct? Does the problem also affect the A320 and A330?

The A330 seems not affected as its a different fuel configuration, the rest of the A320 family yes.

Ok, thank you for taking care of the problem. You're really doing a great job and I'm looking forward to the day when the A330 is finally fixed, the avionic update is available and you're transferring everything possible to the rest of the A320 family.

Best regards

[7heAngryVe7eran]

This morning, I explored the SDK, and I rewrote the code in the flight_tuning.cfg file to fix this issue. This code is a trigger that will detect when the Center fuel tank reaches at or below 440lbs (65.67 gallons) (I researched from Airbus that minimum fuel allowed in center tanks are 20kg-200kg) and will automatically turn off both center tank fuel pumps. Furthermore, I have corrected the triggers for the Left Inner and Right Inner fuel tanks to properly open and close the fuel transfer valves when the tanks are at or below 250 gallons.

To install the code, with Notepad, open the flight_tuning.cfg file located in any of your Asobo Airbus or LatinVFR Airbus aircraft simobject folders. Make a backup of the file and name it flight_tuning_BAK.cfg.

Scroll down below [FUEL_SYSTEM] until you see Trigger.1. Copy and paste the code below to overwrite the code in your flight_tuning.cfg. Click File, Save As, Save as type: All Files, and overwrite the old flight_tuning.cfg. You must do this for each and every Airbus you plan to fly.

Trigger.1 = Name:CenterAutoCutoff#Target:Center#Threshold:65.67#Condition:TankQuantityBelow#EffectTrue:StopPump.CenterTankPump1,StopPump.CenterTankPump2
Trigger.2 = Name:LeftAutoValve#Target:LeftInner#Threshold:250#Condition:TankQuantityBelow#EffectTrue:OpenValve.LeftTransferValve1,OpenValve.LeftTransferValve2#EffectFalse:CloseValve.LeftTransferValve1,CloseValve.LeftTransferValve2
Trigger.3 = Name:RightAutoValve#Target:RightInner#Threshold:250#Condition:TankQuantityBelow#EffectTrue:OpenValve.RightTransferValve1,OpenValve.RightTransferValve2#EffectFalse:CloseValve.RightTransferValve1,CloseValve.RightTransferValve2
Trigger.4 = Condition:Autostart_Enabled#EffectTrue:OpenValve.LeftEngineValve,OpenValve.RightEngineValve,OpenValve.CrossFeedValve,OpenValve.APUValve,StartPump.CenterTankPump1,StartPump.LeftInnerTankPump1,StartPump.RightInnerTankPump1,StartPump.CenterTankPump2,StartPump.LeftInnerTankPump2,StartPump.RightInnerTankPump2,StartPump.APUPump
Trigger.5 = Condition:Autoshutdown_Enabled#EffectTrue:CloseValve.LeftEngineValve,CloseValve.RightEngineValve,CloseValve.CrossFeedValve,CloseValve.APUValve,StopPump.CenterTankPump1,StopPump.LeftInnerTankPump1,StopPump.RightInnerTankPump1,StopPump.CenterTankPump2,StopPump.LeftInnerTankPump2,StopPump.RightInnerTankPump2

Let me know how it works for you.

Enjoy, and please give me credit if you decide to share this information with others.

[RicardoLVFR]

Well thank you, we were about to actually release a fix on this soon, in any case we will credit you about this fix.

And if you are willing to help us out with similar things in the future, please reach out to us to support@latinvfr.com