Aircraft types and chapters
A300 · ATA 12 · Servicing
Servicing
Draft · under review
Primary source: Airbus AC A300-600, Revision 13 (Dec 2009). Chapter 5 "Terminal Servicing" (PDF pp.71-94; table of contents PDF p.10), plus the usable-fuel row of Chapter 2.1 (PDF pp.18-20). Chapter 5 pages carry mixed footers: Feb 28/83, Feb 29/84, Apr 30/83, Feb 84, Jun 01/98, Oct 30/94 and revised DEC 01/09 pages. The AC covers the -600 series; where a page names a model it is quoted as printed ("A300-600", "A300-600 R", "A300C4-600"). This draft is for study only; it is not a maintenance document and holds no servicing procedure. Towing (AC 5.8) is covered in a300-09, not here.
A300-600 · Airbus AC Chapter 5 (Terminal Servicing) and the usable-fuel row of 2.1
12-00 General
- Chapter 5.0 of the AC lists: 5.1 Airplane Servicing Arrangements, 5.2 Terminal Operations - Turnaround Station, 5.3 Terminal Operations - En Route Station, 5.4 Ground Service Connections, 5.5 Engine Starting Pneumatic Requirements, 5.6 Ground Pneumatic Power Requirements, 5.7 Preconditioned Airflow Requirements and 5.8 Ground Towing Requirements.[1]
- The AC introduction describes Chapter 5 as information for arranging ground handling and servicing equipment, covering the location and connections of ground servicing equipment and the engine-start pneumatic and preconditioned-airflow requirements.[1]
- The AC table of contents lists 5.4 Ground Service Connections with sub-sections 5.4.1 (symbols), 5.4.2 (connections drawing), 5.4.3 Hydraulic, 5.4.4 Electrical, 5.4.5 Oxygen, 5.4.6 Fuel, 5.4.7 Pneumatic, 5.4.8 Potable Water, 5.4.10 Toilet and 5.4.11 Vacuum Toilet; 5.4.9 is not listed there although the page headed "5.4.9 Engine and IDG Oil System" exists (PDF p.86).[1][1]
- Connection tables give, for each service point, the distance aft of the nose, the offset from the airplane centreline (RH or LH side) and the mean height above the ground, in metres with feet-inches in brackets.[1][1]
12-10 Ground service connections - overview (AC 5.4.1, 5.4.2)
- AC 5.4.1 "Symbols used on ground service connections diagrams", model A300-600, footer Feb 28/83, gives the legend letters; AC 5.4.2 (footer Feb 29/84) is a side view and plan view of the aircraft with those letters marked.[1][1]
- Legend as printed (letter, service point):[1]
- A water filling and draining; B oxygen charging; C hydraulic ground power; D IDG oil filling; D1 engine oil filling; E lavatory servicing, forward and aft; F electrical ground power; G low pressure preconditioning.[1]
- H fuel gravity filling; I hydraulic accumulator air charging; J hydraulic tank filling and hydraulic ground power; K hydraulic tank air charging and hydraulic ground power; L fuel pressure filling; M high pressure preconditioning and engine starting; N APU oil filling. The legend has an empty row between A and B.[1]
- Read from the drawing only (no text states it): on the side view B and E (forward) are at the nose, F is on the forward fuselage, D and D1 are on the engine nacelle, a second E is in the aft fuselage and N is in the tail cone; on the plan view H and L are on the wings, D and D1 on both nacelles, E forward and aft, and C, J, I (hydraulic) are around the wing-root / centre-fuselage area.[1]
- The letters A to E used inside the hydraulic page (12-12) are local to that page and are not the legend letters above.[1]
12-11 Fuel (AC 5.4.6; AC 2.1)
| Connection | Aft of nose | From centreline | Mean height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two standard 2 1/2 in. connections, ISO R45 specification | 24.31 m (79-9) | RH 11.84 m (38-10) | 4.26 m (13-11) |
| Two service connections (gravity feed) | 24.95 m (81-10) | RH 12.35 m (40-6), LH 12.35 m (40-6) | 4.72 m (15-5) |
| Two service connections (gravity feed) | 31.02 m (101-9) | RH 20.39 m (66-11), LH 20.39 m (66-11) | 5.27 m (17-3) |
Sources[1]
- AC 5.4.6 "Fuel system", model A300-600, footer Oct 30/94 (flow-rate line marked as revised).[1]
- Flow rate printed as 1475 litres/min (325 Imp gal/min) (390 US gal/min) per connection; maximum pressure 50 psig (3.45 bars).[1]
- The table does not name its first row as pressure filling; it lists the two standard 2 1/2 in. connections on the RH side only, while the plan view of 5.4.2 marks L (fuel pressure filling) on both wings; reading that pair as the L connections, one per wing, is an inference the table does not state. The legend names H as gravity filling and L as pressure filling.[1][1][1]
- Usable fuel capacity, AC 2.1 p.2 (DEC 01/09): A300B4-600 WV000 and WV008 62 000 - 76 400 l (16 380 - 20 184 US gal; 48 670 - 59 974 kg at d=0.785; 107 299 - 132 213 lb); A300C4-600 PAX and FREIGHT 62 000 l (16 380 US gal; 48 670 kg; 107 299 lb). Footnote (2) is printed as "ACT only for WV000 with PW JT9D engine"; the page does not say which end of the range it refers to.[1]
- A300B4-600R, WV000 to WV003: 68 160 l (18 008 US gal; 53 505 kg at d=0.785; 117 958 lb). Page 2B (PDF p.20, further A300B4-600R weight versions) also carries 18 008 US gal in its text layer.[1][1]
- Refuelling time: the turnaround charts show the refuel bar from about minute 0.5 to about minute 27 of a 30-minute chart (285 passengers, "refuelling of 80%") and, for the cargo chart, to about minute 27 of 35; bar ends are read from the drawing. Both charts note that with ACTs fitted the refuelling time is longer, "up to 65 mn with 2 ACT installed".[1][1]
12-12 Hydraulic and oil (AC 5.4.3, 5.4.9)
| Item (as printed) | Aft of nose | Offset | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Reservoir charging: one 1/4 in. self-sealing connection common to the 3 reservoirs | 22.89 (75-1) | LH 3.60 (11-10) | 3.60 (11-10) |
| B. Accumulator charging: five MS 28889-1 connections (one per accumulator) - Green | 26.07 (85-6) | LH 0.30 (1-0) | 3.00 (9-10) |
| - Yellow | 26.07 (85-6) | RH 2.30 (7-7) | 3.74 (11-5) |
| - Blue | 26.07 (85-6) | LH 2.30 (7-7) | 3.74 (11-5) |
| - Braking (first row) | 26.07 (85-6) | RH 2.10 (6-11) | 3.74 (11-5) |
| - Braking (second row) | 26.07 (85-6) | RH 2.10 (6-11) | 4.11 (13-5) |
| C. Reservoir filling: one 1/4 in. self-sealing connection common to the 3 reservoirs | 25.87 (84-10) | LH 1.77 (5-10) | 2.90 (9-5) |
| D. Reservoir overflow: three 1/4 in. self-sealing connections (one per reservoir) - Green | 25.87 (84-10) | LH 1.77 (5-10) | 2.90 (9-5) |
| - Yellow | 22.89 (75-1) | RH 3.60 (11-10) | 3.60 (11-10) |
| - Blue | 22.89 (75-1) | LH 3.60 (11-10) | 3.60 (11-10) |
| E. Ground test: three 1 in. and three 1 1/4 in. self-sealing connections (one pair per system) - Green | 25.87 (84-10) | LH 1.77 (5-10) | 2.90 (9-5) |
| - Yellow | 22.89 (75-1) | RH 3.60 (11-10) | 3.60 (11-10) |
| - Blue | 22.89 (75-1) | LH 3.60 (11-10) | 3.60 (11-10) |
- AC 5.4.3 "Hydraulic system", model A300-600, footer Feb 29/84, pages 3 and 4. Values: aft of nose m (ft-in) / offset from centreline m (ft-in) / mean height m (ft-in).[1][1]
- The system names Green, Yellow and Blue appear as the three hydraulic systems; the table does not state which Braking row belongs to which system, so the two Braking rows are quoted separately as printed.[1]
- Engine, IDG and APU oil: AC 5.4.9 "Engine and IDG oil system" (PDF p.86, Feb 29/84) is a page "left blank intentionally"; the legend only names D (IDG oil filling), D1 (engine oil filling) and N (APU oil filling). No connection sizes, positions or capacities for oil are given in this AC.[1][1]
12-13 Water and waste (AC 5.4.8, 5.4.10, 5.4.11)
- Potable water, AC 5.4.8, model A300-600, footer Oct 30/94.[1]
- One standard 3/4 in. quick-release coupling for filling: 18.41 m (60-5) aft of nose, RH 1.13 m (3-8), mean height 2.48 m (6-8).[1]
- One 1 in. potable drain connection: 28.52 m (93-7) aft of nose, LH 0.70 m (2-3), mean height 4.33 m (14.2).[1]
- Fill rate: flow 91 litres/min (20 Imp gal/min) (24 US gal/min); pressure 15 psig (1.03 bar), which shall not exceed 50 psig / 3.45 bar max; usable capacity 400 litres (88 Imp gal) (106 US gal).[1]
- Toilet system, AC 5.4.10, model A300-600, footer DEC 01/09 (table gives metres with feet).[1]
- Per servicing panel: one standard 4 in. drain connection, one Roylyn 1 in. connection in front and two Roylyn 1 in. flush connections behind.[1]
- First row (read as the forward panel): 4.40 m (14-5) aft of nose, LH 1.71 m (5-7), mean height 3.29 m (10-9). Second row (read as the aft panel): 43.76 m (143-7), RH 0.64 m (2-1), mean height 4.29 m (14.0). The page does not name the rows "forward" and "aft"; they are inferred from the distances and the legend entry E "lavatory servicing, forward and aft".[1][1]
- Single toilet: waste 58.7 l (12.9 Imp gal) (15.5 US gal), chemical fluid 9.5 l (2.1 Imp gal) (2.5 US gal). Double toilet: waste 120 l (26.4 Imp gal) (31.6 US gal), chemical fluid 19 l (4.2 Imp gal) (5.0 US gal).[1]
- Vacuum toilet system, AC 5.4.11, model "A300-600 R", footer Oct 30/94.[1]
- Service panel on the LH side between frames FR70 / STA4521 and FR71 / STA4574 and between stringers P45 and P48; 39.084 m (128.23) aft of nose; offset LH between 0.894 m (2.933 ft) and 1.289 m (4.229); mean height 2.679 m (8.789 ft). The bracketed second values are printed in decimal feet without a unit on some cells.[1]
- Connections: 4 inch drain and 3/4 inch flush/fill; two waste tanks per aircraft.[1]
- Waste tank: capacity 265 L (70 US gal); operating pressure 1 - 10 psig (0.069 - 0.69 bar); tank rinse pressure 50 psig (3.45 bar) max; chemical fluid 13 L (3.43 US gal).[1]
12-14 Oxygen (AC 5.4.5)
- AC 5.4.5 "Oxygen system", model A300-600, footer Feb 29/84.[1]
- One service connection for external charging, 3/8 in. UNF x 24 TPI, reached through the forward cargo door and the RH access door of the electronic compartment.[1]
- Position: 2.3 m (printed 7-66) aft of nose, RH 0.75 m (printed 2-55), mean height 3.18 m (printed 10-18). The imperial inch fields exceed 12, so they are not valid feet-inches values (2.3 m is about 7 ft 6.6 in, 0.75 m about 2 ft 5.5 in, 3.18 m about 10 ft 5.2 in); the first two read like decimal inches, the third does not match; quoted as printed.[1]
12-20 Electrical, pneumatic and air-conditioning ground requirements (AC 5.4.4, 5.4.7, 5.5-5.7)
- Electrical, AC 5.4.4, model A300-600, footer Jun 01/98.[1]
- One standard 6 pin connector to ISO R 461 specification: 7.28 m (23-11) aft of nose, on the airplane centreline, mean height 2.00 m (6-7).[1]
- Supply 115/200 Volt, 3-phase, 400 HZ; power required 90 KVA (units as printed).[1]
- The page tells the reader to contact HUBBEL (FSCM 7H582) for mating connectors.[1]
- Pneumatic connections, AC 5.4.7, model A300-600, footer Feb 29/84.[1]
- Two standard 3 in. ISO TC20 connections for engine starting and cabin conditioning: 19.85 m (65-2) and 20.17 m (66-2) aft of nose, both RH 0.75 m (2-6), mean height 2.16 m (7-1).[1]
- Two standard 8 in. connections (MS33562) for preconditioned air: 17.31 m (56-9) and 16.82 m (55-2) aft of nose, both LH 0.82 m (2-8), mean height 2.27 m (7-5).[1]
- The legend letter for the low-pressure preconditioning connection is G, and M is high pressure preconditioning and engine starting.[1]
- Engine starting pneumatic requirements, AC 5.5 (three charts, model A300-600).[1][1][1]
- Each chart plots air supply pressure at the ground connection (psia 30 to 80; absolute bars 2 to 5.5) against airflow required at the ground connection (kilograms per minute 50 to 130; pounds per minute 100 to 275), with air-supply temperature lines at the fuselage connection of 0, 50, 100, 150, 200 and 230 degrees C (32, 122, 212, 302, 392 and 446 degrees F), a "maximum temperature limit" line, a "provisional time limit to idle" line and dash-dot lines of constant start time.[1][1][1]
- All three charts print a "maximum duct pressure" line, "Z = sea level - 53 psig", with a second line for Z = 8000 ft, and are valid for 0 to 8000 ft altitude.[1][1][1]
- Ambient cases: 5.5.1 ISA -40 degrees C (ISA -72 degrees F), footer Feb 84, with start-time lines of 45, 50, 60 and 70 sec; 5.5.2 ISA +15 degrees C (ISA +27 degrees F), footer Feb 28/83, with lines of 35, 40, 50 and 60 sec; 5.5.3 ISA +37.8 degrees C (ISA +68 degrees F), footer printed "Fev 28/83", with lines of 38, 40, 50 and 60 sec. Individual curve readings are not transcribed because they depend on reading intersections off the drawing.[1][1][1]
- Ground pneumatic power for heating and cooling, AC 5.6, model A300-600, footer Apr 30/83.[1][1]
- 5.6.1 Heating: the chart gives time to heat the cabin to 21 degrees C (70 degrees F) on the ground against cabin airflow (0.5 to 2.5 kg/s; 1.5 to 5.5 lb/s; time scale 500 to 3500 s, i.e. 10 to 60 min). Stated conditions: initial cabin temperature -23 degrees C (-9 degrees F), air temperature at the ground connection 74 degrees C (165 degrees F), empty cabin, recirculation 3 kW, lighting 4 kW.[1]
- 5.6.1 Cooling (second page also numbered 5.6.1): time to cool the cabin to 27 degrees C (80 degrees F) with initial cabin temperature 38 degrees C (100 degrees F), air at the ground connection 1.6 degrees C (35 degrees F), 45 percent relative humidity, sun 4.9 kW, empty cabin, recirculation off.[1]
- Preconditioned airflow, AC 5.7 p.1, model A300-600, footer Apr 30/83.[1]
- The chart plots airflow (0 to 5 kg/s; 0 to 11 lb/s) against temperature at the ground connection (-15 to 55 degrees C; 5 to 125 degrees F) for five cases.[1]
- Curve 1: cabin at 24 degrees C (75 degrees F), 285 passengers and 8 cabin attendants, no galley load, bright-day solar load 4.9 kW, electrical load 0, recirculation on. Curve 2: cabin at 27 degrees C (80 degrees F), other conditions as curve 1. Curves 3, 4 and 5: cabin at 24 degrees C (75 degrees F), no passengers or attendants, no other heat load.[1]
- Outside air temperature per curve as printed: curve 1 38 degrees C (100 degrees F); curve 2 38 degrees C (100 degrees F); curve 3 -20 degrees C (-4 degrees F); curve 4 -30 degrees C (-22 degrees F); curve 5 -40 degrees C (-40 degrees F).[1]
12-30 Servicing arrangement and turnaround (AC 5.1-5.3)
- AC 5.1 provides typical ramp layouts showing ground support equipment in position during typical turnaround scenarios; layouts are typical only and each operator has its own requirements for positioning and operation on the ramp; the matching typical turnaround time chart is in 5.2 (passenger aircraft) and 5.3 (cargo aircraft).[1]
- Symbols of the servicing diagrams: AS air starting vehicle, BC bulk conveyor, BF bulk freight vehicle, C cabin cleaning truck, CPL container/pallet loader, CPT container/pallet transporter, CS cabin cleaners steps, F refuelling vehicle, FC freight/cargo train, G galley loading vehicle, GC preconditioned air ground truck, GPU electrical ground power unit, MDL main deck loader, PS passenger access steps, T toilet servicing vehicle, W water replenishment vehicle.[1]
- Layouts are drawn on a grid with metre and feet scales for A300-600 (page 2, footer DEC 01/09) and A300C4-600 (page 3). Both show the GPU and air starting vehicle marked with an asterisk and the note "only when APU is not running"; the cargo layout adds MDL main deck loaders and a water replenishment vehicle W.[1][1]
- AC 5.2 turnaround chart (model A300-600, DEC 01/09): the chart lists position jetways and stairways, passengers movement, opening doors and positioning loaders, baggage and cargo movement, clean cabin, service toilet and water replenishment, service galley, refuel, walk-around check, remove loaders and close cargo doors, remove jetways and stairways, start engines and disconnections on a 0-30 minute scale; the AC states that airline practice and circumstances may change sequences and times.[1]
- Chart assumptions printed: 285 passengers, 2 doors open, 100 percent passenger movement, refuelling of 80 percent, passenger flow 18 pax per door minute deplaning and 16 pax per door minute boarding, APU running, freight and baggage containerized.[1]
- In the same chart the toilet service and water replenishment bar spans roughly minute 5 to minute 15 (read from the drawing).[1]
- AC 5.3 en-route (home-base) chart, model A300C4-600, on a 0-35 minute scale: assumptions are all freight containerized (21 standard M-size ULDs on the main deck, 4 standard M-size ULDs in the forward lower deck cargo compartment, 10 standard K-size ULDs in the aft lower deck cargo compartment), 100 percent unloading/loading, APU running. Its toilet service and water replenishment bar spans roughly minute 5 to minute 10 (read from the drawing).[1][1]
Sources
Every fact on this page links to a public source. Accessed dates are shown per document.
- Airbus AC A300-600 — Aircraft Characteristics, Airport and Maintenance Planning, Revision 13 (2009-12-01) — §5.0 p.1 (PDF p.71); §1.2 p.1 (PDF p.14); §5.0 TOC (PDF p.10); §5.4.9 p.10 (PDF p.86); §5.4.3 p.3 (PDF p.79); §5.4.6 p.7 (PDF p.83); §5.4.1 p.1 (PDF p.77); §5.4.2 p.2 (PDF p.78); §2.1 p.2 (PDF p.18); §2.1 p.2A (PDF p.19); §2.1 p.2B (PDF p.20); §5.2 p.1 (PDF p.75); §5.3 p.1 (PDF p.76); p.4 (PDF p.80); §5.4.8 p.9 (PDF p.85); §5.4.10 p.11 (PDF p.87); §5.4.11 p.12 (PDF p.88); §5.4.5 p.6 (PDF p.82); §5.4.4 p.5 (PDF p.81); §5.4.7 p.8 (PDF p.84); §5.5 p.1 (PDF p.89); p.2 (PDF p.90); p.3 (PDF p.91); §5.6 p.1 (PDF p.92); p.2 (PDF p.93); §5.6 p.2 (PDF p.93); §5.7 p.1 (PDF p.94); §5.1 p.1 (PDF p.72); §5.1 p.2 (PDF p.73); p.3 (PDF p.74). https://www.aircraft.airbus.com/sites/default/files/2023-02/Airbus-Commercial-Aircraft-AC-A300-600-Dec-2009.pdf · accessed 2026-11-08