Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 6, 2018
Submitted
March 7, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N917DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49573
Aircraft time
77,203 hours, 58,991 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Engine time
58,956 hours, 43,499 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Hyd Pump
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 LANDING, THE LEFT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CABIN BEGAN TO FILL WITH SMOKE. THE PACKS WHERE SHUT OFF AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE B-NUT LOOSE ON THE HYDRAULIC LINE TO THE LEFT ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP FILTER MODULE. MAINTENANCE SECURED THE LINE AND REPLACED THE PUMP AND PTU.

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