Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Emb EMB145

Difficulty date
October 30, 2005
Submitted
November 1, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N263SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145
Aircraft serial
145199
Aircraft time
15,523 hours, 11,933 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
2099L011100
Part serial
01040
Condition
Torn
Part time
14,308 hours, 11,170 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

FLT 3155 - BOS-SAV - CLIMBING THRU 10,000 FT, "ICE DET 2 FAIL" APPEARED ONE EICAS. RAN QRH PROCEDURES AND CONTINUED CLIMB. CLIMBING THRU FL180 AT APPROX 0950L IN ICING CONDITIONS WITH THE ANTI-ICING 'ON', CABIN PRESS WAS LOST. DECLARED EMERG. AT 10,000 FT, L/G RETRACTED AND EICAS THEN DISPLAYED "LG AIR/GND FAIL." RAN QRH AND APPLIED APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES AFTER EXITING ICING CONDITIONS. DUE TO AMOUNT OF FUEL O/B AND AN O/W LANDING ISSUE, DETERMINED THERE WOULD BE NO DANGER OF DELAYING LANDING ABOUT 25 MINS FOR FUEL TO BURN OFF. LOWERED L/G AND SELECTED FLAPS 22 TO AID IN BURN OFF. LANDED ON RUNWAY 04R AT BOS WITH NO FURTHER DIFFICULTIES AND TAXIED TO GATE. FOUND PNEUMATIC OUTFLOW VLV DIAPHRAGM DRY ROTTE

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