Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
November 21, 2016
Submitted
November 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53420
Aircraft time
59,017 hours, 45,949 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER STARTING THE APU AND OPENING THE BLEED AIR SUPPLY SWITCH, THE CABIN FILLED WITH MIST AND HAZE. THE DUCT TEMPERATURE WAS HIGH. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT IAW WORK CARD 2120-2367 AND FOUND A HYDRAULIC LEAK AT THE LEFT REVERSER CONTROL VALVE. A B-NUT WAS SECURED AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. AN ALTERNATE DUCT BURNOUT WAS PERFORMED PER WORK CARD 4950-2215. THE COALESCER BAGS WERE REPLACED. (LP9692817)

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