SDR ASOA02324

Service difficulty report · Wire · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
June 10, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N502AS
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120274
Engine
Pwa PW118
Part
Wire
Part number
M2275941229
Condition
Broken
Location
Sensor
Part time
23,004 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT, AT APPROXIMATELY 19,000 FEET, CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DUCT LEAK WARNING WAS RECEIVED WITH CORRESPONDING LEFT DUCT LEAK LIGHT ILLUMINATING. CAPTAIN RAN CHECKLIST. WITH APU BLEED CLOSED THE WARNING INDICATION WENT OUT BRIEFLY THEN RETURNED. WHEN LEFT BLEED WAS CLOSED INDICATION WENT OUT, BRIEFLY CAME BACK ON, THEN WENT AWAY AGAIN. DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO AIRPORT. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. UPON CONTINUATION OF DUCT LEAK CHECKLIST, CAPTAIN FEATHERED THE LEFT ENGINE AND INDICATION LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, ENGINE WAS NOT SHUTDOWN. SINGLE ENGINE CHECKLIST WAS PERFORMED, AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. REPAIRED WIRING TO SENSOR AT JUNCTION TO APU BLEED DUCT. OPERATION CHECKS OK. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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