Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
December 27, 2013
Submitted
December 31, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N528FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48623
Aircraft time
52,252 hours, 9,803 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Anti Ice Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEVEL 1 ANTI-ICE SENSOR FAILED ONE AND A HALF HOURS INTO FLIGHT AT FL 370. NR 1 INTERMEDIATE PRESSURE SENSORS PI1 & PI1B ARE FAULTED & READINGS ARE OUT IN PSC 1 & 2 SENSOR READOUTS. PRESSURE TESTED PI LINES & FOUND B-NUT LOOSE AT UNION BETWEEN PRESSURE PILOT VALVE & PRV PRESSURE CLOSED SWITCH. TIGHTENED NUT, LEAK CHECKED GOOD. TROUBLESHOT IAW FIM 30-12-03-00 & 36-11-01, NO DEFECTS NOTED. R & R BOTH PI SENSORS IAW AMM 36-11-05-4. FOUND PM SENSORS CONTAMINATED WITH WATER. BLEW OUT LINES & FOR PRECAUTIONARY CHANGED BOTH PM SENSORS.

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