Why can't the French dump fuel?

Robert M. Gary wrote:

Does anyone have any insight into why the A320 isn't able to dump fuel.

Because it has no need to.

George Patterson
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use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks.

If you put a fuel dump system in an airplane that doesn't need it, and it
does an inadvertent dump, who is liable for the subsequent water landing?

Seth
N8100R

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Robert M. Gary wrote:

Does anyone have any insight into why the A320 isn't able to dump fuel.

Because it has no need to.

George Patterson
Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person to
use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks.

"Seth Masia" wrote:

If you put a fuel dump system in an airplane that doesn't need it, and
it does an inadvertent dump, who is liable for the subsequent water
landing?

Most dump equipment will not jettison all the fuel. They typically will
leave a minimum amount to ensure the scenario you are painting will not
happen.

That's what happened to the Lynard Skynard band. They took off with one
bad engine (some fly by night 135 operator). Once that engine failed
they tried to xfer fuel to the other tank to run the one remaining
engine. However, what they really did was dump all the fuel overboard.
As I recall, they landed in a field, killing the singer and one or two
of the spouses on board.

-Robert