Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
July 28, 2009
Submitted
July 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N96ZK
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
12096
Aircraft time
36,940 hours, 39,944 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
M832481226
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DIVERSION - ENGINE SHUTDOWN - PILOTS REPORTED A NR 1 ENGINE DUCT LEAK LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATED AND WENT OFF 2.5 MINUTES AFTER BLEED WAS SHUT OFF. IT THEN AGAIN ILLUMINATED AND ENGINE WAS THEN SHUTDOWN AND LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. A DUCT LEAK LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT ON NR 2 ENGINE, AS WELL AS THE APU DUCT LIGHT. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED O-RING IN THE "T" OF ENGINE DUCTING SIDE AND O-RING OF APU DUCT SIDE IAW MM 36-10-01. GROUND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. PN FOR THE O-RINGS WERE M83248-1-226 AND M83248-1-228 RESPECTIVELY.

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