Service difficulty report · Clamp · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 27, 2012
Submitted
January 3, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N631AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145139
Part
Clamp
Part number
CLAMP
Condition
Defective
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3973 THE CREW REPORTED THAT WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 4000 FEET IN ICING CONDITIONS THEY RECEIVED A MASTER WARNING AND BLEED 1 LEAK MEASSAGE ON EICAS. THE CREW RAN THE CHECKLIST AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ORD AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT CLAMP ON NR 1 ENGINE BLEED VALVE IAW EMB 145 AMM 36-11-05. PERFORMED BLEED SYSTEM OPS CHECK IAW AMM 36-00-00. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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