Service difficulty report · Clamp · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
November 26, 2009
Submitted
November 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N270SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145304
Aircraft time
22,849 hours, 21,422 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
17,686 hours, 15,186 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Leaking
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE THE CREW REPORTED A BLEED 1 LEAK MESSAGE WHILE AT 17,000FT. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO LGA AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LEAKING V-BAND CLAMP DOWN-STREAM FROM THE HIGH STAGE VALVE. THE CLAMP WAS TIGHTENED AND ENGINE RUNS WERE PERFORMED WITH THE CREW AND NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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