Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Doug MD11

Difficulty date
November 6, 2000
Submitted
November 21, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803DE
Make and model
Doug MD11
Aircraft serial
48474
Aircraft time
41,069 hours, 5,248 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Failed
Location
Actuator
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 3 HYD FAILURE ON TAXI IN. FOUND B-NUT LOOSE ON DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR. TIGHTEN NUT AND REMOVED 4 ENG FILTERS, FOUND ALL 4 CLEAN. RE-INSTALLED NEW FILTERS AND MOTORED ENG. LEAK CK OK. RAN ENG AT IDLE AND CHECKED THAT PUMPS SWITCHED OVER AND ARMED. SERVICED NR 3 HYD SYSTEM.

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