Service difficulty report · Insulation · Emb ERJ170200SU

Difficulty date
June 11, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200SU
Aircraft time
22,248 hours
Engine
Ge CF348E5A1
Part
Insulation
Condition
Unsecure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER B CHECK, DURING A FLIGHT, THERE WAS A PRESS AUTO FAULT MSG. THIS WAS RESET IAW THE FAULT ISOLATION MANUAL. DURING A FLIGHT THERE WAS ANOTHER PRESS AUTO FAIL MSG. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING & INSPECTING, AN INSULATION BLANKET WAS FOUND STUCK IN THE OUTFLOW VALVE. NO DAMAGE TO THE VALVE. THE BLANKET WAS REMOVED & THE VALVE OPERATIONS TESTED SERVICEABLE IAW THE AMM 21-31-02 500. IT SEEMS THAT THE BLANKET WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED AT THE END OF THE CHECK, SO THE MX PROVIDER WAS INFORMED TO PREVENT ANY RE-OCCURRENCE.