Patent ID: 8437889

Claim:
Test equipment for testing an additional center tank (ACT) system of an aircraft, the ACT system comprising control means configured to perform functions of an Auxiliary Fuel Management Computer (AFMC) and an Auxiliary Level Sensing Control Unit (ALSCU), wherein the test equipment comprises at least one test module adapted for coupling to the ACT system in place of at least a portion of the control means, the test module comprising means for generating one or more test signals and outputting the test signals to the ACT system, wherein the at least one test module comprises at least one of: a first test module adapted for coupling to the ACT system in place of a portion of the control means performing AFMC functions, wherein the first test module comprises means for generating one or more test signals simulating one or more ACT valve commands; and a second test module adapted for coupling to the ACT system in place of a portion of the control means performing ALSCU functions with another portion of the control means performing AFMC functions left in place in the ACT system, wherein the second test module comprises means for generating one or more test signals simulating one or more ACT fuel level indications.