Service difficulty report · Duct · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
October 26, 2013
Submitted
October 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15948
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145056
Aircraft time
31,023 hours, 30,158 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
14527547409
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED PACK 1 AND 2 FAILED IN FLIGHT AND A BAD ODOR AFTER SELECTING. RESET PACK 2 CREW CONTINUED TO DESTINATION WITH PACKS DEACTIVATED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND THE "Y" DUCT BETWEEN THE PACK VALVE AND DUAL TEMP CONTROL VALVE TO BE CRACKED AND HAVE A BLOWN DUCT. MAINTENANCE R & R THE AFFECTED "Y" DUCT, RECONNECTING THE BLOWN DUCT IN THE PROCESS, OPERATIONALLY TESTED THE NR 1 AND 2 PACKS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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