Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
January 7, 2011
Submitted
January 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17115
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145666
Aircraft time
22,926 hours, 12,335 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1E
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
32158862
Part serial
562
Condition
Locked
Location
Nr 2
Part time
20,009 hours, 16,598 cycles
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

IAH - FLIGHT 3004, THE CREW REPORTED A BLEED VALVE TWO FAIL. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE NR 2 BLEED VALVE TO BE LOCKED IN THE CLOSED POSITION. MAINTENANCE UNLOCKED THE VALVE, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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