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An EMB145 developed a bleed air leak at FL200 in icing conditions after takeoff. An emergency was declared and the aircraft returned to land.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 722038 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.artcc |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 20000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Ice Rain |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc tower : mem.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other Other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 5859 flight time type : 3375 |
| ASRS Report | 722038 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On climb out going through about FL200 we got #2 engine bleed leak. We ran the QRH and the leak inscription cleared. At the time we were in and out of icing and we knew that we would not be able to continue to ZZZZ. We then notified ATC and asked to return back to ZZZ. They cleared us direct and in the meantime we decided to declare an emergency. We then briefed the flight attendant and made a PA to the passenger. Once on approach we asked if we could slow to 180 KTS so that we could extend gear and flaps to try to help and burn as much fuel as we could prior to landing. We made an overweight landing at 45800 pounds about 1700 pounds over maximum landing weight. We cleared the runway and the emergency equipment looked over our aircraft and cleared us to taxi to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB145 DEVELOPED A BLEED AIR LEAK AT FL200 IN ICING CONDITIONS AFTER TKOF. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO LAND.
Narrative: ON CLBOUT GOING THROUGH ABOUT FL200 WE GOT #2 ENG BLEED LEAK. WE RAN THE QRH AND THE LEAK INSCRIPTION CLRED. AT THE TIME WE WERE IN AND OUT OF ICING AND WE KNEW THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO ZZZZ. WE THEN NOTIFIED ATC AND ASKED TO RETURN BACK TO ZZZ. THEY CLRED US DIRECT AND IN THE MEANTIME WE DECIDED TO DECLARE AN EMER. WE THEN BRIEFED THE FLT ATTENDANT AND MADE A PA TO THE PAX. ONCE ON APCH WE ASKED IF WE COULD SLOW TO 180 KTS SO THAT WE COULD EXTEND GEAR AND FLAPS TO TRY TO HELP AND BURN AS MUCH FUEL AS WE COULD PRIOR TO LNDG. WE MADE AN OVERWT LNDG AT 45800 LBS ABOUT 1700 LBS OVER MAX LNDG WT. WE CLRED THE RWY AND THE EMER EQUIP LOOKED OVER OUR ACFT AND CLRED US TO TAXI TO THE GATE.
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.