Service difficulty report · Duct · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 12, 2010
Submitted
April 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N269SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145293
Aircraft time
23,786 hours, 22,339 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
20,577 hours, 19,271 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
8166141
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Ac Bay
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

AFTER TAKEOFF THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SHOW EVIDENCE OF PRESSURIZING. THE CABIN RATE FOLLOWED THE AIRCRAFT'S RATE FOR THE FLIGHT'S DURATION, AS DID CABIN/AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE. THE CREW REPORTED THAT WITH PACK 1 ON MEL, PACK 2 HAD INSUFFICIENT AIRFLOW TO PRESSURIZE THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO MKE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A DUCT THAT HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THE ACM. THE DUCT WAS RECONNECTED AND THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY.

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