Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
June 21, 2011
Submitted
June 23, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N377SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145579
Aircraft time
24,818 hours, 19,871 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
22,220 hours, 21,961 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
40303920
Condition
Leaking
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 WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF KORD. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE NR 1 BLEED SYSTEM AND FOUND THE O-RINGS AT JOINTS 5 AND 13 LEAKING. THE O-RINGS WERE REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER LEAKS NOTED.

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