SDR SWIA972426

Service difficulty report · Boot · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
March 2, 2001
Submitted
March 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120344
Aircraft time
6,194 hours, 8,773 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118B
Part
Boot
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine Inlet
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BOTH ENGINE AIR INLET DEICE BOOTS FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED TO FIELD. PURGED MOISTURE FROM LEFT AND RIGHT INLET BOOT TUBING. PERFORMED RUNUP. NO FAILURE DURING TEST.

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