Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 10, 2011
Submitted
April 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N564RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145524
Aircraft time
21,250 hours, 17,402 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
22,025 hours, 19,457 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
40303920SD
Condition
Torn
Location
Bleed Air Sys
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

CREW REPORTED A BLEED 1 LEAK MESSAGE ON CLIMBOUT WITH A BLEED 1 CLOSED MESSAGE AT THE SAME TIME. THE MESSAGE REMAINED ON UNTIL CROSS BLEED WAS CLOSED AND BLEED 1 PUSH BUTTON WAS DESELECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO KCMH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE FAULT AND FOUND THE O-RINGS TORN AT JOINTS 17, 23, 25, AND 28. THE O-RINGS WERE REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER LEAKS NOTED.

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