EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical
Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; Flight Crew Landed in Emergency Condition; General Maintenance Action; General Declared Emergency
Aircraft
While performing the after takeoff flow I noticed the EICAS message BLD 2 VLV CLSD. I performed the associated QRH procedures but the EICAS message stayed on. We leveled off at 10;000 MSL to troubleshoot. Maintenance and Dispatch agreed that continuation to destination was not practical and we decided to return to our departure airport. Although we were well above maximum structural landing weight Dispatch advised that holding for two hours to burn off the necessary fuel was not practical. We declared an emergency with TRACON to perform an overweight landing with ARFF equipment and personal standing by. Touchdown was at -100 FPM. Brake temperatures were normal after the landing roll so we continued to the gate and deplaned.
[We] declared an emergency due to the weight issue (brake blow out or fire). We knew we may fly into icing and considering we where going to have to refile at 250 for single bleed did not want to chance single bleed in icing.
Shortly after takeoff; an E-145 flight crew elected to return to their departure airport and land overweight when EICAS revealed an engine bleed valve was closed and the possibility of icing conditions existed en route to their destination.