Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
July 30, 2016
Submitted
August 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954U
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49426
Aircraft time
79,046 hours, 43,125 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT THE LEFT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TRANSFER PUMP WAS TURNED OFF. QUANTITY IN LEFT SYSTEM 3 QUARTS, PUMP PRESSURE WENT TO 3000 PSI FOR 5 SECONDS THEN DROPPED TO 1000 PSI. PUMP TURNED OFF. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LOOSE B-NUT ON THE LEFT THRUST REVERSER FILTERS MOUNT BLOCK. RETORQUED B-NUT IAW AMM 20-30-02. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED NORMAL.

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