Service difficulty report · Clamp · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 27, 2012
Submitted
January 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N294SK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145497
Aircraft time
23,893 hours, 22,564 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
24,153 hours, 22,323 cycles
Part
Clamp
Part number
TSS44S40
Condition
Broken
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 CLIMB THERE WAS A LOUD RUSHING AIR NOISE IN THE PASSENGER CABIN. THE CREW SELECTED PACK NUMBER 1 OFF AND THE NOISE CLEARED. PACK NUMBER 2 WAS ALREADY ON DEFERRAL AND THE CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO KLGA. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED A CLAMP AND DAMAGED SLEEVE ON THE PACK NUMBER 1 ASSEMBLY. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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