Service difficulty report · Duct · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
January 16, 2013
Submitted
January 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145287
Aircraft time
28,117 hours, 24,543 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Defective
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CR
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 4521 THE CREW REPORTED THEY ENCOUNTERED A BLEED 1 LEAK THRU FL 1200 IN ICING CONDITIONS. THE CREW RAN THE EMERGENCY PROCDURES VOL 1. ALL INDICATIONS OF A BLEED LEAK WENT AWAY LESS THAN 1 MINUTE FROM CLOSING THE EBV. THE CREW HAD TO CLIMB TO FL250 TO ESCAPE THE ICING CONDITIONS AND ALLOW THE ICE THAT HAD BUILT UP TO SUBLIMATE IN THE CLEAR AIR. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO CHS WHERE THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND MUCH WARMER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED LEFT Y DUCT AFT OF CARGO DOOR IAW EMB M/M 36-11-10. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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