# Incident 20010210005219I: Emb EMB145LR, Columbus, OH, February 10, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2001, 07:29 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N637AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N637AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE3007C series (registry code 03028, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae3007c-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- Pilot flight hours: 17,720 total, 1,950 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010210005219I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE A/C WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 8,000 FT, WHEN A NUMBER 2 BLEED AIR LEAK INDICATION APPEARED.THE CREW CLOSED NUMBER 2 BLEED VALVE. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A CABIN DEPRESSURIZATION, THEN A SMOKE INDICATION IN THE CARGO BAY. THE A/C DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO (CMH), WHERE THE A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REMOVED THREE SMOLDERING BAGS FROM THE CARGO COMPARTMENT AFTER THE A/C CAME TO THE GATE. INVESTIGATION SHOWED A NUMBER 2 BLEED AIR LINE CLAMP SEPARATION FROM THE MATING BLEED AIR LINES HAD OCCURRED. IT APPEARS THAT ONCE THE CLAMP SEPARATED FROM THE UPPER FLANGE, VIBRATION ALLOWED THE SLEEVE THAT SEALS THE O-RINGS BETWEEN THE LINES TO SLIDE DOWN, THUS ALLOWING BLEED AIR INTO THE RIGHT-HAND AFT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THE BLEED AIR CAUSED THE THREE NYLON BAGS TO MELT, WHICH ACTIVATED THE SMOKE ALARM. A/C MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATE THAT O-RINGS ON THE NUMBER 2 BLEED AIR DUCT HAD BEEN REPLACED TWO FLIGHTS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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