Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
July 21, 2009
Submitted
July 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N379SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145606
Aircraft time
19,946 hours, 14,547 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
17,364 hours, 13,715 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
C1431232
Part serial
01102655
Condition
Leaking
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Part time
19,954 hours, 14,551 cycles
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

FLIGHT 5365, PHL TO STL. AFTER PUSHBACK AFTER STARTING E2 THE CREW RECEIVED A BLEED 2 LEAK INDICATION ON EICAS. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND THE LEAK INDICATION CLEARED. E1 WAS STARTED AND BOTH BLEEDS WERE OPENED WITH NO FURTHER LEAK INDICATIONS. AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 8,000 FT THE BLEED 2 LEAK INDICATION RETURNED. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND BLEED 2 WAS CLOSED, THEN DUE TO CONDITIONS EN ROUTE, IT WAS DECIDED TO DIVERT TO CMH WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE DUAL TEMP CONTROL VALVE TO BE LEAKING AND REPLACED THE VALVE ALONG WITH THE O-RINGS AT JOINTS 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, AND 26. THERE WERE NO FURTHER LEAK INDICATIONS.

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