What was found
HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM FITTING. BACKUP NUT ON FITTING FOUND UNDER TORQUED. FACTORY TORQUE SEAL AND PAL NUT WERE FOUND UNDISTURBED. BACKUP NUT RETORQUED AND NO FURTHER DEFECTS FOUND.
- Difficulty date
- April 3, 2006
- Submitted
- June 22, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Robsin R44RAVENII
- Aircraft time
- 268 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540AE1A5
- System (JASC)
- 2910 · Hydraulic System, Main
- Part
- B-Nut
- Part number
- D4523
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Hyd System
- Part time
- 398 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.