Service difficulty report · Duct · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 9, 2004
Submitted
July 14, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18556
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145595
Part
Duct
Part number
4952281
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLE FLIGHT 2899 THE CREW REPORTED A APU FIRE WARNING ON DESCENT AFTER APU START UP. WARNING WENT AWAY AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND APU STARTED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND A BLEED LEAK OF THE APU BLEED DUCT AT THE FLEX JOINT. THE BLEED DUCT WAS REPLACED AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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