Service difficulty report · Wire · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
February 25, 2001
Submitted
February 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N58733
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120197
Part
Wire
Part number
W510007522A
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Wing
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A, D

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

What was found

IAH - FLIGHT 3035, THE CREW REPORTED A LEFT ENGINE DUCT LEAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, THE LEFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN AS A PRECAUTION, AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND RESECURED A LOOSE WIRE ON A DUCT TEMP SENSOR, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE DISCREPANCY REPEATED ON FLIGHT 3442, THE ENGINE WAS PRECAUTIONARILY SHUTDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND REPAIRED A BROKEN WIRE ON THE LEFT WING INBOARD DUCT LEAK SENSOR, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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