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An EMB145 in climb at FL250 declared an emergency and diverted due to EICAS warning 'bleed leak.' shut down #2 engine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 643649 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 643649 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas 'bleed leak' warning other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Over XXX VOR; got a 'bleed leak' EICAS/computer message. Ran the QRH (abnormal checklist). Shut down engine #2; declared emergency; and diverted to ZZZ. Ran all checklists and gave aircraft to maintenance personnel. Trip was intended to go from ZZZ1 to ZZZ2 but diverted to ZZZ. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter said the whole cockpit procedures for the engine shutdown and diversion went smoothly. The cause of the EICAS bleed leak warning is unknown as maintenance has released no details on the fix.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB145 IN CLB AT FL250 DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO EICAS WARNING 'BLEED LEAK.' SHUT DOWN #2 ENG.
Narrative: OVER XXX VOR; GOT A 'BLEED LEAK' EICAS/COMPUTER MESSAGE. RAN THE QRH (ABNORMAL CHKLIST). SHUT DOWN ENG #2; DECLARED EMER; AND DIVERTED TO ZZZ. RAN ALL CHKLISTS AND GAVE ACFT TO MAINT PERSONNEL. TRIP WAS INTENDED TO GO FROM ZZZ1 TO ZZZ2 BUT DIVERTED TO ZZZ. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR SAID THE WHOLE COCKPIT PROCS FOR THE ENG SHUTDOWN AND DIVERSION WENT SMOOTHLY. THE CAUSE OF THE EICAS BLEED LEAK WARNING IS UNKNOWN AS MAINT HAS RELEASED NO DETAILS ON THE FIX.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.