CRJ200 flight crew has engine bleed air malfunction; declares emergency and returns for land.

Attributes
ACN	721694
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.artcc
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 13000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	721694
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas 14th stage duct other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Climbing through about 13000 ft received 'left 14TH duct' warning message for a brief moment. About 60-90 seconds later; message came back on and remained on. Complied with QRH. Emergency was declared and returned to ZZZ1 (message didn't clear). Icing conditions were expected all the way to ZZZ2. Aircraft had 3 previous write-ups for the same thing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ200 FLT CREW HAS ENG BLEED AIR MALFUNCTION; DECLARES EMER AND RETURNS FOR LAND.

Narrative: CLBING THROUGH ABOUT 13000 FT RECEIVED 'L 14TH DUCT' WARNING MESSAGE FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. ABOUT 60-90 SECONDS LATER; MESSAGE CAME BACK ON AND REMAINED ON. COMPLIED WITH QRH. EMER WAS DECLARED AND RETURNED TO ZZZ1 (MESSAGE DIDN'T CLR). ICING CONDITIONS WERE EXPECTED ALL THE WAY TO ZZZ2. ACFT HAD 3 PREVIOUS WRITE-UPS FOR THE SAME THING.

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.