Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Doug MD1030F

Difficulty date
July 8, 2019
Submitted
July 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N304FE
Make and model
Doug MD1030F
Aircraft serial
46992
Aircraft time
87,560 hours, 29,098 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

PDIS 304 29-02 6389 08JUL19 PDX FACT U LOGPAGES:2466655 DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, WE GOT A LEVEL ONE ALERT HYD 3 ELEV OFF WITH 4.4 QUANTITY IN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM #3. QUANTITY CONTINUED TO SLOWY DECREASE TO 3.0. DURING APPROACH CONFIQURATION, QUANTIY DROPPED TO 2.4 WITH ASSOCIATED ALERT HYD 3 QTY LO. AFTER LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR WITH FOUR GREEN INDICATIONS, THE QUANTITY RAPIDLY DROPPED AND GOT A LEVEL 2 ALERT HYD 3 FAIL. FACT 08JUL19 06:08 PDX U FOUND HYDRO FLUID LEAK COMING BACK DUAL BRAKE CONTROL VALVE IN RT GEAR WELL. FOUND LINE, BNUT, AT SUPPLY PRESSURE PORT LOOSE. TIGHTEN BNUT AS REQUIRED. REF. MM 32-44-04-2. RESERVICED #3 HYDRO QUANTITY TO 7.5. RAN AUX HYDRO SYSTEM, ALL THREE SYSTEMS FOR 20-30 MINUTES FOR LEAK CHECKS. NO LEAKS NOTED. CHECKED OTHER AREAS OF AIRCRAFT FOR OTHER POSSIBLE LEAKS. NO LEAKS NOTED. QUANTITY REMAINED THE SAME. RAN ALL ENGINES PER JRH FOR 10-15 MINUTES WITH NO LEAK NOTED DURING RUN. AGAIN QUANTITY FOR SYSTEM #3 REMAINED THE SAME. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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