Service difficulty report · Flex Coupling · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
April 20, 2011
Submitted
June 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145543
Aircraft time
24,918 hours, 20,036 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
22,007 hours, 19,918 cycles
Part
Flex Coupling
Part number
8151138
Condition
Leaking
Location
Temp Control
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 THAT DURING FLIGHT, AT 6,000FT, RECEIVED A BLEED 2 LEAK MESSAGE. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND THE MESSAGE WAS CLEARED WHEN THE NUMBER 2 VALVE WAS CLOSED. RETURNED TO KMSN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE INLET AND OUTLET OF THE DUAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE ON PACK 2 LEAKING. THE ITEM WAS THEN DEFERRED. MKE MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS AT THE DUAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS AT THAT TIME.

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