Service difficulty report · Clamp · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 24, 2009
Submitted
October 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145370
Aircraft time
21,530 hours, 16,934 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
20,748 hours, 17,824 cycles
Part
Clamp
Part number
24540300
Condition
Defective
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 RECEIVED A BLEED 1 LEAK MESSAGE AFTER TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 500FT AGL AND RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND OPS CHECKED THE NR 1 BLEED SYSTEM AND FOUND THE CLAMPS ON THE NR 1 FAN AIR VALVE TO BE BAD AND LEAKING. THE CLAMPS WERE REPLACED AND NO FURTHER LEAKS WERE NOTED.

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