Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
May 25, 2014
Submitted
May 27, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N256UP
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48405
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
E&E Compartment
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER LEVEL OFF RECEIVED A LEVEL 1 HYD 3 OFF, ACCOMPLISHED AOM PROCEDURE. HYD 3 BEGAN TO SLOWLY DECREASE FROM 11.4 TO 10.7 GALLONS. AIR TURN BACK ACCOMPLISHED. TROUBLESHOT IAW FIM 29-10-18, NO FAULT FOUND, NO EXTERNAL LEAK. R & R HSC IAW AMM 29-0 8-01 AND RTS TEST PASSED, TROUBLESHOT IAW FIM 29-10-0 6, FOUND AIR LEAK FROM PRV UPSTREAM CLAMP, TIGHTEN BY TWO TURNS AND B-NUT ON PRV SNSNG LINE-RETIGHTEN. RAN ENG & CHECKED HYD TEMP/QTY, NO CHANGES NOTED.

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