Service difficulty report · Flex Duct · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
October 13, 2010
Submitted
October 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N370SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145515
Aircraft time
23,191 hours, 19,509 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
17,672 hours, 14,501 cycles
Part
Flex Duct
Part number
X7064
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
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

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 5,000FT THE CREW RECEIVED A PACK 1 VALVE CLOSED AND BLEED 1 VALVE CLOSED MESSAGE WITH PACK 2 ON MEL. THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO RESET SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ENTERED ICING AND THEY RECEIVED A WING ANTI-ICE FAIL MESSAGE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FLEXIBLE DUCT FROM RAM AIR VALE TO THE HEAT EXCHANGER FOR THE NR 1 PACK SPLIT AND ON THE NR 2 PACK A DISCONNECTED DUCT COMING FROM THE PACK 2 HEAT EXCHANGER. THE DISCONNECTED DUCT ON PACK 2 WAS RE-ATTACHED AND PACK 1 WAS PLACED ON MEL. IN CMH ON 10/14/2010 THE PACK 1 MEL WAS CLEARED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FLEXIBLE DUCT FROM THE RAM AIR VALVE TO THE HEAT EXCHANGER AND THE DUAL TEMP CONTROL VALVE DUCT COUPLING.

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