SDR SWIA972157

Service difficulty report · Regulator · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
December 9, 2000
Submitted
December 11, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N298SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120328
Aircraft time
10,057 hours, 14,786 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Part
Regulator
Condition
Failed
Location
Deice System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

THREE MINUTES AFTER TAKE OFF, LEFT DUCT LEAK LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURE 6:39 LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AFTER 3 MINUTES, SHUT DOWN ENGINE (LEFT). LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AT THAT TIME. RESTARTED LEFT ENGINE WITH LEFT BLEED/PACK OFF. RETURNED TO LAX FOR A NORMAL LANDING. FOUND LEFT ENGINE DEICE PRESSURE REGULATOR TO BE DEFECTIVE. REPLACED LEFT DEICE PRESSURE REGULATOR WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. EXTENSIVE INSPECTION OF LEFT ENGINE DUCT SYSTEM FOUND EVERYTHING ELSE GOOD. PERFORMED EXTENSIVE ENGINE RUN WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS NOTED. SN OFF UNKNOWN SN ON RF962.

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