What was found
ON TAXI OUT, GOT SMELL IN CABIN AND COCKPIT, SHUT DOWN APU. SMELL SLOWLY DISSIPATED. FOUND B-NUT LOOSE ON 4-WAY HYD UNION ABOVE T/R CONTROL VALVE, SECURED SAME, LEAK CK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- May 27, 2006
- Submitted
- June 1, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N970DL
- Make and model
- Doug MD88
- Aircraft serial
- 43173
- Aircraft time
- 41,673 hours, 32,182 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF680C2B6F
- System (JASC)
- 2910 · Hydraulic System, Main
- Part
- B-Nut
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Hydraulic Sys
- Stage of operation
- LD
- 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.