Service difficulty report · Valve · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
April 28, 2008
Submitted
April 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145543
Aircraft time
17,838 hours, 13,292 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
1,823 hours, 477 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
2810051102
Part serial
12192
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
17,854 hours, 13,302 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 5312 STL TO EWR - WHILE CLIMBING TO CRUISE ALTITUDE, A PASSENGER HAD NOTICED A STEADY STREAM OF FLUID TRAILING OFF OF THE RIGHT WING. AT THAT TIME THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CONFIRMED THE STREAM AND NOTIFIED THE CREW OF THE SITUATION. THE FLIGHT CREW THEN RAN THEIR QRH AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ARRIVED AT THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE RIGHT VENT VALVE LEAKING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE VENT VALVE AND CONDUCTED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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