Service difficulty report · Clamp · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 18, 2009
Submitted
December 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N694AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500869
Aircraft time
13,132 hours, 11,607 cycles
Part
Clamp
Part number
54722250
Condition
Defective
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CR
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

ON FLIGHT 3211 THE CREW REPORTED DURING CRUISE THAT A NUMBER 1 BLEED LEAK MESSAGE WOULD NOT GO OUT. THE CREW FOLLOWED AIRCRAFT OPERATING MANUAL PROCEDURES AND SHUT DOWN THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO SAT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NUMBER 1 BLEED LEAK MESSAGE NEVER DID CLEAR AFTER LANDING WITH THE PLANE ON THE GROUND AND THE ENGINE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE D-CLAMP AT THE UPPER BLEED AIR CHECK VALVE IAW EMB 145 AMM 36-11-01. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK AND IT WAS GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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