Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
April 10, 2009
Submitted
April 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N293UX
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120293
Aircraft time
25,806 hours, 27,552 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
1103P273
Part serial
1059
Condition
Worn
Location
Bleed System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOTS REPORTED THAT AT 10,000 FT THEY MOVED THE LT BLEED SWITCH FROM CLOSED TO AUTO, NR 1 ENGINE SURGED ABOUT 50 DEG.C WARMER. SHORTLY THEREAFTER A BURNING SMELL WAS PRESENT. THEY CLOSED BLEED TO ENGINE, RETURNED TO NORMAL. MX ORIGNALLY CLOSED AND DISABLED THE ENGINE BLEED VALVE IAW MEL 75-32-2 CAT.C, CONT NR 34630. ALL MX ACTIONS WERE COMPLIED WITH. SUBSEQUENT MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LT ENGINE BLEED AIR PRESSURE SWITCH IAW MM 36-10-02.

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