Service difficulty report · Flex Coupling · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 25, 2011
Submitted
July 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145847
Aircraft time
16,225 hours, 14,239 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
15,529 hours, 14,643 cycles
Part
Flex Coupling
Part number
LA8151138
Condition
Torn
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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 THE NUMBER 2 COOLING PACK WAS MAKING A LOUD RUSHING AIR NOISE. THEY ALSO REPORTED A SLIGHT BURNING SMELL FROM THE NUMBER 2 COOLING PACK. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED THE NUMBER 2 COOLING PACK. THE DEFERRAL WAS CLEARED LATER THAT DAY IN KSDF. KSDF MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE TORN COUPLING FROM THE DUAL TEMP CONTROL VALVE TO THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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