# Incident 20031019031799I: Emb EMB145LR, Rochester, NY, October 19, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2003
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Greater Rochester Internationa
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N631AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N631AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer EMB-145LR (registry code 3260212, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-emb-145lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison AE-3007A (registry code 03030, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-ae-3007a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMB EMB145LR
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031019031799I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 19, 2003, AN EMB-145, N631AE, FLT. 4223, DEPARTED ROCHESTER AIRPORT, ROCHESTER, NY. THE CREW REPORTED A #1 BLEED LEAK MESSAGE ON EICAS DURING CLIMB. THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER AOM PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED. THE CREW MADE THE DECISION TO RETURN TO ROCHESTER AIRPORT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED TO THE AIRPLANE, AND DISCOVERED A #2 BLEED AIR DUCT HAD BLOWN. COMPANY MAINTENANCE WAS DISPATCHED FROM ORD TO ROC TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I.A.W. WITH THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOG, PAGE 1611619, CORRECTIVE ACTION, MAINTENACE REMOVED AND REPLACED O-RINGS AND CLAMP OF RIGHT HAND ENGINE BLEED AIR DUCT. I.A.W. WITH THE SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT, MAINTENANCE ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SLEEVE. BRIEFED THE PPM ON 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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