Service difficulty report · Conduit · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
March 12, 2008
Submitted
March 19, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17196
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
14500945
Aircraft time
6,655 hours, 3,486 cycles
Part
Conduit
Part number
AE717539
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ice Detector
Part time
6,655 hours, 3,486 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 0216 - ONT - ON 03/12/2008 FLIGHT CREW REPORTED WHAT APPEARED TO BE FUEL LEAKING FROM LT WING, MX PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND NO FUEL LEAKS WERE FOUND. ON 03/14/2008 FLT 0010 - ONT - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED AGAIN LT WHEEL WELL FUEL LEAK. MX PERSONNEL CLEANED AND INSPECTED LT SIDE BELLY ACCESS PANEL AND NO DRIPS WERE NOTED AT THAT TIME. ON 0316/2008 FLT 0107 - ONT - FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE LT WHEEL WELL. MX PERSONNEL RE-INSPECTED AND FOUND ICE DETECTOR CONDUIT CRACKED, MX PERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED ICE DETECTOR CONDUIT OPERATIONALLY AND LEAK CHECKED SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO RETURN FOR SERVICE.

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