Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
August 8, 2004
Submitted
August 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45922335
Aircraft time
74,511 hours, 23,224 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Hyd System
Part time
74,511 hours, 23,224 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF FROM PGUA, HYDRAULIC FLUID DROPPED TO STAND PIPE LEVEL. HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM NR 2 ENGINE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PGUA AND LANDED WITH INCIDENT. AN INSPECTION IS ON GOING. INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AS SOON AS IT IS AVAILABLE. MAINTENANCE FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID DRIPPING FROM NR 2 ENGINE COWL. THE COWL WAS OPENED AND BOTH ENGINE AND COWL WERE CLEANED. DRY MOTORED NR 2 ENGINE AND FOUND HYDRAULIC LEAK AT NR 10 B-NUT BY THE HYDRAULIC FILTER. MAINTENANCE TIGHTENED B-NUT, DRY MOTORED ENGINE AND PERFORMED LEAK CHECK. ALL CHECKS ARE NORMAL PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS. NR 2 ENGINE COWL WAS CLOSED AND HYDRAULIC RESEVIOR WAS SERVICED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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