A saab 340B in cruise declared an emergency and diverted due to a right 'bleed air leak' warning lig...

Attributes
ACN	376740
Time
Date	199708
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bdl
State Reference	CT
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Route In Use	enroute airway : bdl
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	376740
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
ASRS Report	376449
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During cruise flight we got a 'bleed air leak' light and warning on the right engine. We followed the abnormal checklist and performed a precautionary engine shutdown. The nearest suitable airport was bdl. We diverted there, declared an emergency and deplaned the passenger at the gate. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the aircraft was a saab 340 and was not informed by maintenance of the corrective action for the 'bleed air leak' warning light. The reporter advised being present when maintenance ran the right engine and the bleed light came on indicating a pneumatic bleed air leak.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SAAB 340B IN CRUISE DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO A R 'BLEED AIR LEAK' WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

Narrative: DURING CRUISE FLT WE GOT A 'BLEED AIR LEAK' LIGHT AND WARNING ON THE R ENG. WE FOLLOWED THE ABNORMAL CHKLIST AND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY ENG SHUTDOWN. THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT WAS BDL. WE DIVERTED THERE, DECLARED AN EMER AND DEPLANED THE PAX AT THE GATE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS A SAAB 340 AND WAS NOT INFORMED BY MAINT OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THE 'BLEED AIR LEAK' WARNING LIGHT. THE RPTR ADVISED BEING PRESENT WHEN MAINT RAN THE R ENG AND THE BLEED LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING A PNEUMATIC BLEED AIR LEAK.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.

A saab 340B in cruise declared an emergency and diverted due to a right 'bleed air leak' warning light illuminated.