Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 1, 2011
Submitted
July 5, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N277SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145355
Aircraft time
26,663 hours, 21,496 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
20,101 hours, 18,516 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
8166052
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

DURING CLIMBOUT, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A BLEED 2 LEAK MESSAGE. THE FLIGHT CREW DE-SELECTED THE NR 2 BLEED SYSTEM AND THE MESSAGE CLEARED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DIVERTED TO KCMH AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE GROUND AIR CONNECTION CHECK VALVE LEAKING CAUSING THE BLEED LEAK INDICATION. THE GROUND AIR CONNECTION CHECK VALVE WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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