Service difficulty report · Clamp · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 9, 2007
Submitted
December 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N288SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145461
Aircraft time
16,844 hours, 13,726 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
6,127 hours, 5,165 cycles
Part
Clamp
Part number
CA33020
Condition
Broken
Location
Bleed Duct
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

STL TO CLE - DURING CLIMB AT APPROXIMATELY 17,000 FT WHILE ENTERING ICING CONDITIONS THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A BLEED NR 2 LEAK. THE QRH PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE BLEED LEAK AND FOUND A BROKEN CLAMP AND SEPARATED MANIFOLD AT JOINT 8 IN THE FECU COMPARTMENT. AFTER REPLACING THE O-RING, CLAMP AND RESECURING THE JOINT THE BLEED SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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