Service difficulty report · None · Emb EMB545

Difficulty date
October 4, 2021
Submitted
October 6, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407FX
Make and model
Emb EMB545
Aircraft serial
55010017
Aircraft time
4,725 hours, 3,079 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT PREPARATION, WITH APU ONLY RUNNING, GOT A "BLEED 2 LEAK" CAS MESSAGE. RESET SYSTEM, MESSAGE WENT AWAY MOMENTARILY, THEN CAME BACK IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES. LARGE AMOUNT OF AIR NOISE HEARD IN REAR BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT, WHICH STOPPED AT THE SAME TIME THE "BLEED 2 LEAK" MESSAGE RETURNED. DISCOVERED ENGINE / APU TUBE ASSY DUCT (P/N 550-18516-407) CRACKED. POSSIBLE HIDDEN FAILURE.

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