Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 3, 2007
Submitted
September 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N912DE
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49997
Aircraft time
37,871 hours, 30,140 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

UPON CONFIGURING A/C FOR LANDING, LEFT HYD QUANTITY WENT TO 3 QUARTS AND REMAINED THERE. RAN QRH AND LANDED NORMALLY. DID NOT START APU AS PER QRH CHECKLIST. FOUND HYD LINE B NUT LOOSE ON LT ENG HYD CASE DRAIN FILTER OUTBOARD SIDE. RETORQUED SAME PER AMM. PERFORMED LEAK CK. ALL NML.

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