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    AVIATION SAFETY & MAINTENANCE TIP

    Issue Number: TIP-026M Release Date: 21-MAR-24

    Subject: CIRCUIT BREAKER RESET POLICY

    Applicable to/Fleet: ALL

    Reference: GMM 3.8.1

    Purpose: Recently Atlas has experienced several Fuel pump issues on all fleet types. This Maintenance
    Tip is a reminder that per the GMM, Fuel boost pumps, Fuel pump controls, and FQIS circuit breaks
    should NOT be reset prior to determining the cause of the issue and correcting it. This TIP obsoletes TIP
    008.

    GMM 3.8.1 States the following:

    CIRCUIT BREAKER RESET POLICY

    Objective

    This section describes the Company’s policy concerning the resetting of tripped circuit breakers (CB's) on
    the aircraft.

    Background

    A. Historically flight and ground crews have viewed resetting of a circuit breaker (CB) as a
    relatively common occurrence. Generally, resetting a circuit breaker is met with no adverse
    results. However, smoke, burnt wires, electrical odors, arcing and loss of related aircraft
    systems have been reported as a result of resetting tripped CBs.

    B. There is a latent danger in resetting a circuit breaker tripped for an unknown cause because the
    tripped condition is a signal that something may be wrong in the related circuit. Until it is
    determined what caused the circuit breaker to trip, there is no way of knowing the
    consequences of resetting the CB. Resetting a circuit breaker tripped by an unknown cause
    should normally be a maintenance function on the ground.

    Circuit Breaker Reset Policy- Flight Crews

    NOTE
    CDCCL - Resetting of tripped fuel pump circuit breakers
    is applicable to Airworthiness Limitation 28-AWL-17.
    The following procedure must be followed for CDCCL
    compliance:
    A. Reset of a tripped Fuel Pump or Fuel Pump Control circuit breaker is prohibited in flight.

    B. Reset of other circuit breakers is not recommended, unless in the judgment of the Captain, the
    tripped circuit breaker has a significant adverse effect on safety and then it may be reset only
    once and only after a short cooling period of approximately two (2) minutes.

    AVIATION SAFETY & MAINTENANCE TIP


    ISSUED BY: Jake R. McGrath, Manager, MCC Training Admin tot@atlasair.com 1|Page
    AVIATION SAFETY & MAINTENANCE TIP
    Issue Number: TIP-026M Release Date: 21-MAR-24

    C. A ground reset of a tripped circuit breaker by the Flight Crew should only be accomplished after
    Maintenance has determined that it is safe to do so.

    NOTE
    A detailed logbook write-up is a proven safety practice
    for tracking purposes, and may provide maintenance
    personnel with the key to prompt trouble-shooting and
    effective corrective action on the ground. That write-up
    should include the following:
    • The conditions existing when the CB trip occurred
    • The conditions existing when the CB was reset
    • The results of resetting the CB

    Circuit Breaker Reset Policy- Maintenance Personnel

    A. Fuel Boost Pump, Fuel Pump Control, and/or Fuel Quantity Indicating System (FQIS) circuit
    breakers should not be reset until such time as the cause for the trip has been determined and
    corrected.

    B. A tripped breaker by an unknown cause may be reset only after maintenance has determined
    the cause of the trip and that it may be safely reset.

    C. A tripped breaker may be cycled as part of an approved troubleshooting procedure, unless doing
    so is specifically prohibited for the existing condition.

    D. For all other tripped circuit breakers one reset may be attempted after a cooling period of
    approximately two (2) minute. If the circuit breaker trips again, do not attempt another reset
    until such time as the cause for the trip has been determined and corrected.

    AVIATION SAFETY & MAINTENANCE TIP


    ISSUED BY: Jake R. McGrath, Manager, MCC Training Admin tot@atlasair.com 2|Page

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