Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
October 29, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16802
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49222
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Hyd Syst
Stage of operation
CL
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

THE LT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOST ALL FLUID WHILE AT 26,000 FEET. THE LOSS OF FLUID WAS ACCOMPANIED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE LEFT HYDRAULIC LOW PRESSURE LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND B-NUT LOOSE ON LEFT CASE DRAIN FILTER. THE B-NUT WAS SECURED AND THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED. AN ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED AND NO LEAKS WERE NOTED.

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