Service difficulty report · Thermal Switch · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 14, 2010
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N694AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500869
Aircraft time
13,319 hours, 11,752 cycles
Part
Thermal Switch
Part number
110415041
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Bleed System
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 3456 DURING CRUISE, CREW REPORTED THEY RECEIVED A BLEED 1 LEAK MESSAGE ON EICAS. THEY CLOSED CROSS BLEED AND BOTH ENGINE VALVES. THE MESSAGE WAS INTERMITTENT THEN WENT ON AND DID NOT DISAPPEAR. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO SGF. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE THERMAL SWITCH IN LT PYLON PER AMM 36-20-02 ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS ARE GOOD IAW EMB AMM 36-20-02-700-801A. ALSO PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AIR BLEED SYSTEM. NO FAULTS OR MESSAGES NOTED AT THIS TIME IAW AMM 36-00-00-710-001-A00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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