Service difficulty report · Duct · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 14, 2012
Submitted
July 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15574
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145639
Aircraft time
24,307 hours, 19,152 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
8151136
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT BLEED VALVE 1 CLOSED, APPEARED AFTER TAKEOFF, AND PACK 1 CLOSED AFTER RESETTING BLEED 1. CLOSED AGAIN FOLLOWED QRH, TRIED USING APU TO RUN PACK 1, AND RECEIVED A SMOKE ODOR AND A LOUD SOUND FROM FOROM THE PACK. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND A BLOWN DUCT ON THE TORQUE MOTOR DUAL VALVE. MX INSTALLED DUCT, OPS AND LEAK CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS, ACFT APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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