Service difficulty report · Wire · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
October 6, 2026
Submitted
October 9, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492QS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500887
Aircraft time
904 hours, 725 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CRUISE AT FL400, AMBER BLEED 2 LEAK CAS MSG ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED INITIAL PORTION OF QRH TO ISOLATE THE FAULTY SYS & CAS MSG EXTINGUISHED. SHORTLY, CAS MSG FLICKERED ON & OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES, DIVERTED & ACCOMP REST OF QRH SHORT OF SHUTTING NR 2 ENG DOWN SINCE CAS MESSAGE REMAINED OUT. ON FINAL APPROACH, BLEED 2 LEAK CAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN & REMAINED ON. ABOUT TO LAND, ELECTED TO CONTINUE WITH NR 2 ENG AT IDLE, LANDED, CLEARED THE RUNWAY, & SHUT ACFT DOWN FOR TOW TO PARKING. FOUND WIRES TO HEAT SWITCH FWD OF RT PRECOOLER DAMAGED & GROUNDING OUT. REPAIRED WIRES IAW SWPM 20-41-20 & REROUTED WIRES TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE. PERFORMED OPS CHK WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS NOTED.

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