Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 30, 2019
Submitted
September 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53415
Aircraft time
69,942 hours, 51,486 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON POST FLIGHT FOUND MORE RESIDUAL FLUID ENTERING APU FWD NON RAM DOOR INLET. AFTER ENGS SHUT DOWN AND APU SUPPLY TO PACKS NOTICED BURNING OIL ODOR IN COCKPIT COMPLETED A/C SMOKE FUME QUESTIONNAIRE. INSPECTED FOR LEAKS AROUND TAIL COMP, SPUN ENGINES, RAN THRUST REVERSES, NO LEAKS ON LEFT SIDE, FOUND T UNION AT RT T/R ACCUMULATOR UPPER BNUT LEAKING AND LOOSE SECURED BNUT LEAK CK OK. WITH NO OTHER LEAKS ON RT SIDE --856586--LEAK AT T FITTING AT ACCUMULATOR LOW PRESSURE SWITCH--856586--C/W MD NO GO ODI PREVENTION 21-72 WITH CARDS 2120-2367, APU INLET AND TAIL CLEANED ON LOGS 5774185-5774186 ALSO C/W W/C 2700-4139 A/C OK FOR SERVICE (LP5774182)

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