Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
May 5, 2017
Submitted
May 9, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N937DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49810
Aircraft time
73,228 hours, 54,908 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT, AFT FA SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND AFT LEFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR WENT OFF. NO SMOKE WAS SEEN. FUMES DISSIPATED AND ALARM DEACTIVATED. NO FUMES OR ODOR WAS DETECTED. BOROSCOPED THE RT ENGINE BLEED DUCTS, LT & RT AUG VALVE, LT & RT PRU, LT & RT FLOW CONTROL VALVES, AND CROSSFEED DUCT. NO OIL FOUND. CLEANED BELLY W/WS 48 SECT AND APU INLET IAW W/C 4900-1184. FOUND HYD TRAIL FROM LT MLG WW TO APU. TIGHTEN B-NUT ON PTU, PERFORMED DUCT BURNOUT IAW W/C 7100-2619 AND REPLACED COALESCER BAGS. PRESSURIZED ACFT TO 6.0 PSIG WITH BOTH ENGINES, NO SMOKE ODOR OR ALARMS. REPLACED THE LT AND RT AFT LAVATORY WATER HEATERS IAW AMM 38-11. CHECKED GOOD. REPLACED THE LT AND RT AFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTORS AND BATTERIES. RAN BOTH ENGINES TO TAKEOFF POWER, NO ODOR PRESENT. OK FOR SERVICE.

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