Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 10, 2011
Submitted
March 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N296SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145514
Aircraft time
20,648 hours, 17,927 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
14,453 hours, 13,223 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
40303915SD
Condition
Torn
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CR
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 CRUISE REPORTED A BLEED 2 LEAK MESSAGE IN ICING CONDITIONS ACCOMPANIED BY A BURNT RUBBER ODOR. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO KBTV AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LEAK AT JOINT 19 BEHIND THE CARGO COMPARTMENT SIDE WALL. THE O-RINGS IN THAT JOINT WERE REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT PACKS AND BLEEDS WERE OPERATED AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES WITH NO FURTHER ODORS NOTED.

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