Overview of Fuel Penalties when Flying under

MMEL/MCDL Items.
Reference: 28.00.00143 First Issue Date: 12-JUN-2015 Last Publication Date:
12-JUN-2015

ATA: 28-00 A/C Type : A318 ; A319 ; A320 ; A321

Topic: Fuel Saving

Purpose of this Article:

The purpose of this article is to provide A320 Family Operators with an overview of the fuel penalties
when flying with inoperative items of the Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL) or Master
Configuration Deviation List (MCDL).
This article should help A320 Family Operators to apprehend the additional fuel cost of MMEL/MCDL
items versus the scheduled maintenance.
However, A320 Family Operators must always consider MMEL and MCDL instructions to dispatch the
aircraft within the correct repair intervals and they must remember that associated repairs should be
performed at the earliest opportunity.
These fuel penalties are not to be used for flight planning computation. Only the penalties provided in
the MMEL/MCDL apply for the determination of additional fuel to be loaded.

Flight Operations and Training

First Issue Date: 12-JUN-2015 Last Publication Date: 12-JUN-2015

Applicability:
A320 Family

References:

Content:

Both tables below provide approximate values for fuel penalties, for each affected MMEL and MCDL
item on A320 Family aircraft.

Some MMEL and MCDL items do not apply to all aircraft models, and the result of each failure on
the fuel consumption may be slightly different depending on the aircraft type/model/configuration.
 Both tables below provide the fuel penalties values applicable to an A320-233 aircraft with
sharklets, at a 61.5 T Landing Weight (LW), and at Long Range Cruise (LRC) speed, based on an
average of two flights (90 min and 180 min).

Please note that the A320-233 aircraft has been arbitrarily chosen and is not representative of the
whole A320 Family aircraft fleet. Therefore, if necessary A320 Family Operators must perform their
own performance computations, in order to determine more accurate values for the fuel penalties
applicable to their specific operations.

Both tables include only MMEL and MCDL items for which a failure induces a significant increase in
the fuel penalty (i.e. more than 5 kg per hour).
Fuel Penalties for MMEL Items

Item Additional
Fuel Penalty or Altitude
Fuel Used
Limitation
for One
(Additional Fuel Consumption
Reference Title Flight Hour
in %, or Maximum Altitude)
(kg)
21-26-01A/B/C/E Avionics Blower Fan FL270 120

21-52-01A/B/D/E Air Conditioning Pack FL315 35

24-22-01A AC Main Generation (IDG, GCU, Line Contactor) FL335 and APU running 90

30-11-01A WING ANTI ICE CONTROL VALVE 3.5 % 80

30-21-01B/C ENGINE ANTI ICE VALVE 2% 45

33-40-04A Landing Light Extension/Retraction System 1% 20

34-05-02C Mach Number Indication on the PFD FL250 180

35-01-01-31B MANUAL Control of the MASK MAN ON pb FL250 180

35-01-01-32A AUTO Control of the MASK MAN ON pb FL300 50

35-01-02-03A REGUL SYS 1(2) Light FL250 180

35-20-01B Passenger Oxygen Unit FL250 180

35-20-02B Cabin Attendant Oxygen Unit FL250 180

35-20-06A Passenger Gaseous Oxygen Regulator FL250 180

36-11-08B/C Bleed Monitoring Computer (BMC) FL315 30

36-11-01C/D/E/F Engine Bleed Air Supply System FL315 30

36-22-01B/C Pylon Leak Detection System FL315 30

75-24-01A TCC VALVE 1.10 % 25

AIR OIL COOLER VALVE (TANK TEMPERATURE
79-20-03A 2% 45
ABOVE -20 C)
AIR OIL COOLER VALVE (TANK TEMPERATURE
79-20-03B 2% 45
ABOVE -10 C)
Fuel Penalties for MCDL Items

Item Additional
Fuel Used
Fuel Penalty (Additional Fuel
for One
Reference Title Consumption in %)
Flight Hour
(kg)
21-01 RAM AIR INLET FLAP 0.53 10

21-02 RAM AIR OUTLET FLAP 0.47 10

27-01 FLAP TRACK FAIRING 3.54 75

27-02 FLAP TRACK FAIRING 1A Extension 0.26 5

27-17 FLAP TAB FAIRING 0.32 5

UPPER 7LV AND LOWER 6LV ANTI-COLLISION (BEACON)
33-04 0.22 5
LIGHT COVER
52-09 NOSE LANDING GEAR MAIN DOOR (713, 714) 2 40

52-10 NOSE LANDING GEAR AFT DOOR (715, 716) 0.25 5

MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR (732, 742) (FLIGHT WITH
52-12 GEAR UP) 1.22 25
- Fixed Fairing Door-
MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR (733, 743) (FLIGHT WITH
52-13 GEAR UP) 0.32 10
-Hinged Fairing Door-
MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR (732, 742) (FLIGHT WITH
52-14 GEAR DOWN) 1 20
- Fixed Fairing Door-
MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR (733, 743) (FLIGHT WITH
52-15 GEAR DOWN) 0.3 5
-Hinged Fairing Door-
MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR (734, 744) (FLIGHT WITH
52-16 GEAR DOWN) 1.5 30
-Main Door-
52-19 PAX DOOR UPPER COVER PLATE 0.23 5

52-22 FORWARD CARGO DOOR ACCESS COVER PANEL 825 AR 0.64 15

52-23 AFT CARGO DOOR ACCESS COVER PANEL 826 AR 0.53 10

57-01 WING TIP FENCE 1.69 40

57-02 BELLY FAIRING SLIDING PANEL 0.28 5

78-03 THRUST REVERSER BLOCKER DOOR 0.36 10

78-06 PIVOTING DOOR SEAL 1.3 25

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