Service difficulty report · Coupling · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
March 2, 2016
Submitted
March 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459AD
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145185
Aircraft time
25,868 hours, 21,832 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1P
Engine time
26,510 hours, 18,520 cycles
Part
Coupling
Part number
24540200
Condition
Broken
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

NIGHT TIME DEPARTURE WITH 34 PAXS ON BOARD. CAPTAIN REPORTED AT APPROX 1-2 MINS AFTER TAKEOFF, A ENG 2 BLD LEAK APPEARED ON THE EICAS FOLLOWED BY A LEAK IN RED ON THE NR 2 ENG BLEED SWITCH. CAPTAIN DIRECTED THAT THE NR 2 ENG BLEED SWITCH BE TURNED OFF, CORRECTED THE ISSUE. CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMER & RETURNED BACK. ACFT LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. COMPANY MX CONTROL NOTIFIED ACFT CONTRACT MX & UPON THEIR ARRIVAL FOUND A COUPLING TO THE NR 2 HIGH STAGE BLEED VLV, HAD FAILED, VLV WAS NEWLY INSTALLED. A NEW COUPLING WAS ORDERED & INSTALLED NR 2 ENG PERFORMANCE CHECKS WERE CONDUCTED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 3 MARCH 2016.

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