Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
October 1, 2018
Submitted
October 1, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17719
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28938
Aircraft time
64,389 hours, 22,521 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

HYDRAULIC FLUID FLUID LEAKAGE HYD A LEAK AFTER TAKEOFF HYD AT 86 ON TAXI OUT HYD A AT 40 AFTER GEAR UP THEN SLOWLY DECREASED FOUND PRESSURE LINE B NUT JUST FORWARD OF LEFT LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR LOOSE AND LEAKING. ALSO FOUND LEFT LANDING GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR LINES LEAKING AT B NUTS. TIGHTENED B NUTS OPERATED BOTH LANDING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES ALONG WITH FLAPS AND SPOILERS, NO LEAKS NOTED. NO DECREASE IN QTY. AFTER OPS RAN BOTH ENGINES AND PRESSURIZED HYD SYSTEMS A AND B AND RAN FLAPS AND SLATS AND SPOILERS. NO LEAKS NOTED