Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 11, 2015
Submitted
December 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49601
Aircraft time
77,923 hours, 41,479 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL & ACFT NOT OVERWEIGHT. DURING DECENT WHEN FLAPS 15 WAS SELECTED, THE RT HYD QTY & PRESS DROPPED TO ZERO. FOUND HYD FLUID LEAKING AT RT THRUST REVERSER B NUT. TIGHTENED B NUT. OPERATIONAL & LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 29-00-00.

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