Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 18, 2013
Submitted
March 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145102
Aircraft time
33,620 hours, 30,290 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
40303920
Condition
Activated
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 3572 THE CREW REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE MASTER WARNING WENT OFF AND THEY RECEIVED A RED "BLD 2 LEAK" EICAS MESSAGE. AN ASSOCIATED CONDITION: RADIOS BECAME SCRATCHY AND UNREADABLE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO SDF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE "O" RINGS AT BLEED SYSTEM 2 JOINT 18 IAW AMM CH 36-11-10. NO LEAKS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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