Service difficulty report · Valve · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
September 3, 2008
Submitted
September 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N216SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120285
Aircraft time
35,133 hours, 46,028 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
De Ice Boots
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, "DUCT LEAK" AURAL AND "DUCT LEAKAGE" ON LEFT ENGINE ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF LT ENGINE. CHECKED ALL POSSIBLE SOURCES FOR WARNING. SUSPECT LT DEICE NOT REGULATING PRESSURE CORRECTLY, REPLACED VALVE. RAN LEFT ENGINE AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS AND BLEED CONFIGURATIONS AND DEICE BOOTS FOR REGULATING VALVE; ALL CKS GOOD. PN 38E96-6A, SN ON RR-1894, SN OFF 99-047.

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