Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
August 30, 2001
Submitted
September 5, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N942DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49815
Aircraft time
33,984 hours, 27,468 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LT HYD QTY W/HYD QTY LOW IND. FOLLOWED CK LIST PROCEDURES AND LOST LT HYD PRESSURE W/GOOD QTY. ZERO LEFT HYD PRESSURE W/GOOD RIGHT HYD PRESSURE AND GOOD QUANTITIES. WHEN XFER PUMP TURNED ON PER MCC. QTY RETURNED TO 19 QTS WITHOUT PRESSURE. FWD B-NUT LOOSE AT LT THRUST RVSR CONTROL VALVE. REPLACED HYD PRESS LINE THAT RUNS FROM ACCUMULATOR TO CONTROL VALVE. CHECK OF EDP CKS GOOD, LEAK CKS GOOD.

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