SDR MALA070027

Service difficulty report · Hose · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
February 12, 2007
Submitted
February 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B448
Aircraft time
19,304 hours, 20,966 cycles
Engine
Ge CT79B
Part
Hose
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Bleed Air
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

RT BLEED AIR LEAK LIGHT CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 10,000, FT RAN THE QRH. CAUTION LIGHT WHEN OUT INITIALLY THEN CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY WITH BLEED AIR AND HP VALVES CLOSED, THIS CONTINUED UNTIL DESCENT, WHEN POWER WAS AT A LOW SETTING. AIR RETURNED, FOUND BLEED AIR HOSE (ORANGE) AT RT FUSELAGE RUPTURED. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUSELAGE BLEED AIR HOSE. PN ON AND OFF 9303688-100 IAW CHAP 36 OPS CHECK IS GOOD.

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