Service difficulty report · Clamp · Emb EMB145

Difficulty date
December 18, 2008
Submitted
December 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820HK
Make and model
Emb EMB145
Aircraft serial
145064
Aircraft time
25,586 hours, 21,642 cycles
Part
Clamp
Part number
CA33020
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Bleed Duct
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
E, B, A

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

What was found

CREW RECEIVED A BLEED 1 LEAK MESSAGE ON THE EICAS AND THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED THE PRESENCE OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE NR 1 BLEED DUCT CLAMP IN THE BELOW ONE OF THE BELLY FAIRINGS TO BE BROKEN. MAINTENANCE ALSO FOUND THAT THE WIRE TO THE LEAK DETECTOR FOR THE SAME JOINT TO BE BROKEN. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE WIRE TO THE LEAK DETECTOR AND REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BROKEN CLAMP. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS OF THE NR 1 BLEED LEAK SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED WITH NO ADDITIONAL FINDINGS. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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