What happened
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(-23) On October 17, 1999, Continental express airline, flight 4108, an Emb-145LR, was enroute from mci to cle, when a smoke warning indication was noted in the rear cargo compartment. An emergency was declared, and the pilot returned the aircraft to mci without further incident. Inspection of the aircraft revealed that the left bleed system was found to be leaking in the cargo bay. The seals on the bleed tube gama joint were found to be hardened and broken, allowing the retaining sleeve to fall out of position. Subsequent damage occurred to wiring going to the bleed leak sensor at the gama joint. The aircraft was ferried to btv where maintenance crews replaced the affected seals, gama joint clamp, and performed repairs to damaged wiring. The aircraft was returned to service. With this report, incident # CE2000AC0001 is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 17, 1999, CONTINENTAL EXPRESS AIRLINE, FLIGHT 4108, AN EMB-145LR, WAS ENROUTE FROM MCI TO CLE, WHEN A SMOKE WARNING INDICATION WAS NOTED IN THE REAR CARGO COMPARTMENT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND THE PILOT RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO MCI WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE LEFT BLEED SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING IN THE CARGO BAY. THE SEALS ON THE BLEED TUBE GAMA JOINT WERE FOUND TO BE HARDENED AND BROKEN, ALLOWING THE RETAINING SLEEVE TO FALL OUT OF POSITION. SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE OCCURRED TO WIRING GOING TO THE BLEED LEAK SENSOR AT THE GAMA JOINT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO BTV WHERE MAINTENANCE CREWS REPLACED THE AFFECTED SEALS, GAMA JOINT CLAMP, AND PERFORMED REPAIRS TO DAMAGED WIRING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. WITH THIS REPORT, INCIDENT # CE2000AC0001 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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