Service difficulty report · Air Duct · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
April 4, 2010
Submitted
April 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N382SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145624
Aircraft time
21,030 hours, 15,195 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
18,124 hours, 15,819 cycles
Part
Air Duct
Part number
14531638403
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Pylon
Stage of operation
CL
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

CREW REPORTED A BLEED SYSTEM 2 LEAK MESSAGE AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO STL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE BLEED SYSTEM AND FOUND THE Y-DUCT IN THE NR 2 PYLON CRACKED. THE Y-DUCT WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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