Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
June 30, 2009
Submitted
July 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145451
Aircraft time
18,216 hours, 14,270 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
19,861 hours, 18,280 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
7821008
Part serial
2375
Condition
Cracked
Location
E2
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

THE FLIGHT CREW RETURNED TO FIELD, DUE TO AN E2 ANTI-ICE VALVE FAIL MESSAGE ALONG WITH A CLOSED INDICATION ON EICAS WHILE IN ICING CONDITIONS. MX SECURED THE E2 ANTI-ICE VALVE OPEN AND PLACED THE E2 ANTI-ICE SYS ON MEL. THE MEL WAS CLEARED, ON THE 30TH WHEN THE HIGH STAGE PRESSURE WAS FOUND CRACKED AND REPLACED. AFTER REPLACING THE HIGH STAGE PRESSURE SWITCH THE E2 ANTI-ICE SYS OPERATED NORMALLY.

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