Service difficulty report · Duct · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
October 15, 2002
Submitted
November 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N855MJ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145614
Aircraft time
469 hours, 433 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Bleed Air
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRSHUTTLE 5776 FROM CLT TO LIT WHILE ON APPROACH INTO LIT CREW REPORTED WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, MX WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT A BLEED AIR DUCT HAD RUPTURED SHREDDING AN INSULATION BLANKET. THE CAUSE OF THE BLOWN DUCT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BUT THE "SMOKE" HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE INSULATION PARTICLES BLOWN ALL OVER THE A/C THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM.

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