Service difficulty report · Clamp · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 28, 2024
Submitted
April 29, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N246JX
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145443
Aircraft time
38,527 hours, 32,822 cycles
Part
Clamp
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Leaking
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CREW REPORTED- DURING CLIMB OUT OF LAS WE RECEIVED A RED “BLEED LEAK” MESSAGE. QRH EAP 1-4 WAS RAN, MESSAGE PERSISTED. IN QRH IT STATES MEA OR WHICH 10,00FT, WHICHEVER IS HIGHER. WITH LIMITED OPTIONS THIS LEFT PM FEELING UNSAFE TO CONTINUE AS THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE MESSAGE WAS PRESENTED WE RETURNED TO LAS. CORR ACTION- MX FOLLOWED BLEED DUCT INSPECTION FOUND SOME CLAMPS THAT WERE LOOSE AND LEAKING. RESEATED DUCTS AND TIGHTENED CLAMPS. STARTED APU AND ENG #1 TO CHECK FOR LEAKS AND VERIFY NO MESSAGES. RAN BOTH FOR 5 MINUTES WITH NO MESSAGES OPS & LK CHECK GOOD.

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