Service difficulty report · Bleed Air Sys · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
February 27, 2009
Submitted
February 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N96ZK
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
12096
Aircraft time
36,067 hours, 39,093 cycles
Part
Bleed Air Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Apu
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

FLT 5177 - UPON CLIMBING THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE APU BLEED WOULD NOT MAINTAIN GREATER THAN 3.5 PSI WITH PACKS IN LOW OR NORM. ENGINE BLEEDS WERE SELECTED TO AUTO & PACKS LOW AND THE AIRCRAFT COULD ONLY MAINTAIN 4.0 P.S.I. PACKS SELECTED TO NORM ACHIVED 4.5 P.S.I. THEN IT STARTED TO CLIMB. MX PLACED THE ISSUE ON MEL 21-31-1-3 CAT.C C/N 34027. ALL MX PROCEDURES C/W AND PLACARD INSTALLED.

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