Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 26, 2006
Submitted
April 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N969DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53172
Aircraft time
41,605 hours, 31,984 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D
Engine time
43,654 hours, 34,446 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Hyd System
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

NORMAL LANDING AND TAXI WHILE APPROACHING GATE. APU STARTED, FLT ATTENDANT REPORTED CABIN FILLING WITH SMOKE. APU/PNEUMATICS SHUTDOWN. CABIN DOORS AND EMERGENCY EXITS OPENED TO VENT. SMOKE DISSIPATED. L2 DOOR SLIDE WAS INADVERTANTLY DEPLOYED. MTC DISCOVERED THE LEFT THRUST REVERSER ACCUMULATOR HYD LINE B-NUT LOOSE AND SQUIRTING HYD FLUID. TIGHTENED SAME, LEAK CHECKS GOOD. ALL EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT OPERATED NORMALLY.

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