Service difficulty report · Clamp · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 1, 2012
Submitted
July 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500833
Aircraft time
20,454 hours, 17,725 cycles
Part
Clamp
Part number
8151138TSS36S40
Condition
Undertorqued
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3308 THE CREW REPORTED THAT THEY RECEIVED AN ENGINE 2 BLEEDC LEAK MESSAGE DURING CLIMBOUT. ELECTED TO RETURN TO CVG AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED PANELS FOR ENTIRE BLEED 2 SYSTEM. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AND FOUND PRECOOLER V-BAND CLAMP UNDER TORQUED AND UPPER PORTION OF DUCT (P/N 816619-1) HAD BLOWN OFF OF NR 2 PACK. TORQUED PRECOOLER CLAMP AS NEEDED AND REMOVED AND REPLACED PACK FLEXIBLE DUCT COUPLER AND CLAMP. RAN SYSTEM. FOUND LEAK CHECK TO BE GOOD. INSTALLED ALL PANELS FOR BLEED 2 SYSTEM. RAN AIRCRAFT AND OPS CHECKED BLEED 2 SYSTEM FOR SEVERAL MINS AT TAKEOFF POWER. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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