Service difficulty report · Bleed Air Sys · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 10, 2017
Submitted
January 5, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N841HK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145382
Aircraft time
36,546 hours, 33,074 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1
Part
Bleed Air Sys
Part number
14534414411
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT AT GATE. AFTER APU BLEED AIR WAS SELECTED ON WITH CROSS BLEED VALVE OPEN, CREW IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED A CROSS BLEED VALVE FAIL MESSAGE. ONE MINUTE LATER THE BLEED APU LEAK MESSAGE APPEARED. CREW FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND SHUT APU DOWN. MAINTENANCE FOUND APU BLEED TUBE AND COUPLER ASSEMBLY DISCONNECTED IN AIRCRAFT AFT COMPARTMENT. TUBE AND COUPLER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 26-11-09. BLEED AIR SYSTEM CHECKED WITH NO LEAKS FOUND. IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE WAS EMPTY OF ALL EXTINGUISHING AGENT WITH THE BOTTLE SQUIB STILL IN TACKED, UNFIRED. THE BLEED TUBE DISCONNECT OCCURRED IN VICINITY OF LEFT ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE AND IT IS SUSPECTED THE TUBE HIT THE SQUIB ALLOWING IT TO UNSEAT LONG ENOUGH TO DISCHARGE THE BOTTLE.

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