Service difficulty report · Bleed Air Sys · Boeing 7378K2

Difficulty date
March 13, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 7378K2
Aircraft time
41,630 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM567B262
Part
Bleed Air Sys
Condition
Failed
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

(CAN) PILOT, ABOUT 1 HR INTO THE FLIGHT, REPORTED THAT JUST BEFORE REACHING LEVEL OFF ALTITUDE (FL 400), BLEED TRIP OFF, LIGHT CAME ON RT SIDE. AFTER COMPLETING A TRIP RESET IAW QRH, LIGHT WENT OUT FOR 30 SECONDS AND LIGHT CAME BACK, THEN BLEED TRIP OFF LIGHT CAME ON LT SIDE AS WELL. CABIN PRESSURE THEN STARTED TO COME AT OVER 2000 FT RATE IAW MINUTE. AN EMERGENCY DESCENT HAS BEEN INNITIATED. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY. THE ACFT IS CURRENTLY AOG FOR DEFECT INVESTIGATION. OUR INVESTIGATION DID NOT RESULT IN ANY CONCLUSIVE FINDINGS AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE DUAL BLEED TRIP. THE DETAILED INSPECTION OF ASSOCIATED DUCTING SYS WAS COMPLETED WITH NO FINDINGS. POST RECTIFICATION/INVESTIGATION, ALL ENGINE GROUND HIGH POWER RUNS COMPLETED WITH NO NOTED DISCREPANCIES. THE ACFT CONTINUES TO OPERATE WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS/DETERIORATION OF BOTH LT & RT PNEUMATIC SYS PERFORMANCE.

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