Service difficulty report · Duct · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
June 12, 2010
Submitted
June 15, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N286SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145443
Aircraft time
22,641 hours, 18,478 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
19,716 hours, 15,766 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
P1163
Condition
Blown
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

CREW REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMB, THE AIRCRAFT AIR CONDITIONING PACKS WERE CYCLING ON AND OFF AND WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED OFF AT 8000FT AND AFTER FOLLOWING THE QRH THE AIRCRAFT STILL WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CLE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BLOWN DUCT ON THE NR 2 PACK DUAL TEMP CONTROL VALVE AND A FAULTY DUCT OVER TEMP SWITCH ON THE NR 1 PACK. THE DUCT WAS REPLACED ON THE NR 2 PACK DUAL TEMP CONTROL VALVE, AND THE DUCT OVER TEMP SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON THE NR 1 PACK WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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