Service difficulty report · Precooler · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
December 16, 2010
Submitted
January 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N377SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145579
Aircraft time
23,929 hours, 18,657 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
20,843 hours, 21,329 cycles
Part
Precooler
Part number
14530609401
Part serial
2332
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Part time
24,774 hours, 19,891 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A BLEED 1 OVERTEMP MESSAGE IN ICING CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHT CREW RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT BUT THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT PASS OPS CHECKS. UPON FURTHER VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE BLEED SYSTEMS, THE PRECOOLER WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED, ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO THE DUCT LEADING TO THE PRECOOLER. THIS AIRCRAFT IS STILL OUT OF SERVICE WHILE A NEW PRECOOLER IS BEING LOCATED AND INSTALLED. THE FINAL CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL BE SUBMITTED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THIS REPORT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE BLEED 1 PRECOOLER WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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