Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
August 25, 2008
Submitted
September 11, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14940
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145033
Part
O-Ring
Part number
40303920
Condition
Blown
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

JAN FLIGHT 3021. THE CREW REPORTED A BLEED 1 LEAK ON CLIMBOUT FROM BHM AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000 FEET. THE CREW SHUT DOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE AND DIVERTED TJAN WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX PLACED THE NR 1 BLEED SYSTEM ON MEL 36-11-05 CTL NR 153327 AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE ACFT RON`D AT IAH WHERE MX R&R THE O-RINGS IN THE AFT PAX COMPARTMENT NR 1 BLEED SYSTEM. OPS AND LEAK CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS, THE MEL WAS REMOVED AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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