Continental 0-300-C
Service difficulty reports · 40
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet' WHERE engine_model_key = 'O300C' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"
Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet' WHERE engine_model_key = 'O300C' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
SDR CA131002007Bracket · cracked(CAN) BRACKET 051305-63-1, FRONT ELEVATOR BELL CRANK SUPPORT, IN CABIN UNDER FLOOR CRACKS AT LUG ATTACH AREA. REPLACED WITH LATER STRONGER, LONGER LUGS, MORE RIVETS, 051306-3.SDR CA090813006Yoke · corrodedYOKE BROKE DURING WIND STORM. YOKE FOUND BORKEN AT THE BOTTOM PART DUE TO CORROSION (INSIDE TUBE).SDR CA081117007Cylinder · cracked(CAN) NR 3 CYLINDER ASSY WAS FOUND CRACKED BETWEEN THE CYLINDER HEAD AND THE BARREL, APPROX .7500 AROUND THE CICUMFERENCE OF THE ASSY. THIS RESULTED IN LOSS OF COMPRESSION AND ENGINE VIBRATION.SDR CA060405009Engine · making metalOIL SCREEN BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON INFLIGHT. SCREEN INSPECTION FOUND FERROUS AND NON-FERROUS METAL IN QUANTITY.SDR CA050624002Wheel · failedAS AIRCRAFT TAXIED FROM TIE-DOWN, NOSE WHEEL FAILED ABRUPTLY, APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET FROM TIE-DOWN, TUBE, TIRE AND NOSE WHEEL REMAINED IN YOKE, WITH NO DAMAGE TO TIRE OR YOKE.SDR AU510002001Fork · corrodedRT AILERON BELLCRANK FORK CORRODED. FOUND DURING INSPECTION IAW AWB 27-1. AIRCRAFT HAS SPENT MOST OF ITS LIFE OUTDOORS.SDR CA050324008Piston · eroded(CAN) TOP LAND OF PISTON ERODED AWAY AND HOLE BURNED THROUGH PISTON BELOW 3RD RING FROM HEAD OR TOP OF PISTON. PISTON EXPANDED FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT AND SCUFFED AGAINST CYLINDER BARREL, SMEARING SKIRT AND SCORING BARREL. CAUSE APPEARS TO BE DETONATION. PARTS COSDR AUS20040015Support · cracked(AUS) PROPELLER SPINNER FORWARD SUPPORT CRACKED AROUND PROPELLER BOLT ATTACHMENT HOLES. SUPPORT HAD BEEN FITTED 30 HOURS AGO DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PREVIOUS SUPPORT.SDR AUS20030945Strut · corroded(AUS) LT AND RT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEGS CORRODED.SDR CA021119008Flying Wire · broken(CAN) HARD LANDING ON GATINEAU RIVER - BROKE BOTH FLYING WIRES THAT ATTACH UPPER LT HAND AND LOWER RT HAND. THIS ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO GO DOWN ON RT WING TIP. THIS BROKEN THE ATTACH FITTINGS ON END OF REAR AND DIAGONAL STRUTS.SDR CA020530006Bracket · cracked(CAN) DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BELLCRANK BRACKET P/N 0513063-3 IN THE BULKHEAD ASSEMBLY, FRONT DOOR POST WAS CRACKED. THE FORWARD FLANGE OF THE BRACKET WAS CRACKED. A NEW PART WAS INSTALLED USING THE EXISTING RIVET SIZE AND SDR CA020530009Piston · broken(CAN) ENGINE RAN WELL NO VISIBLE PROBLEM. PIECE OF PISTON SKIRT BROKEN LOOSE HELD IN BY OIL RING AND CYLINDER CURVE ONLY.SDR AUS20011228Wheel · failed(AUS) PILOTS CONTROL WHEEL BROKE INTO SEVERAL PIECES. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE COPILOTS CONTROL WHEEL CRACKED BEYOND LIMITS.SDR AUS20010748Rib · corroded(AUS) ELEVATOR END RIB EXTENSIVELY CORRODED.SDR CA010628025Valve Guide · cracked(CAN) CYL REMOVED FOR LOW COMRESSION, DUE TO WORN VALVE GUIDE AND VALVE.SDR AU010180Crankcase · cracked(AUS) ENGINE IN AN EXTREMELY POOR CONDITION. DEFECTS INCLUDE CRACKED CRANKCASE, WORN CRANKSHAFT, WORN GEARS, WORN CYLINDERS AND VALVES.SDR AU001204Control Cable · misinstalled(AUS) FORWARD LH FLAP RETRACTION CABLE AND RH AILERON CABLES CROSSEDOVER EACH OTHER UNDER THE FLOOR BEHIND THE LANDING GEAR BULKHEAD. FLAP AND AILERON CABLES INCORRECTLY FITTED TO BOTH LOWER OUTERAND LH AND RH PULLEYS BEHIND THE CABIN DOORS. AILERON CABLE STRASDR AU001079Spar · corroded(AUS) WING CENTER SECTION SPAR TO PN 0512124-35 AND PN 0512124-36 LT AND RT DOOR POST CHANNELS HAD ATTACHMENT RIVETS CORRODED WITH RIVET HEADS MISSING. (X)SDR AU990833Bracket · cracked(AUS) ELEVATOR BELLCRANK ATTACHMENT BRACKET SUPPORT CRACKED.SDR AU990832Spar · corroded(AUS) RIGHT WING MAIN SPAR AND SPAR CAP CONTAINED EXTENSIVE CORROSION. RIBS AND SKIN ALSO CORRODED.SDR AU990344Washer · missing(AUS) SEAT BELT FLOOR ATTACHMENT FITTINGS HAD THE WASHERS UNDER THE FORWARD NUTS MISSING.SDR AU981051Torque Link · cracked(AUS) LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINK SIDE WEBS CRACKED IN FIVE PLACES.SDR AU980585Venturi · loose(AUS) CARBURETOR VENTURI LOOSE.SDR CA980513009Rheostat · defective(CAN) ON ANNUAL INSPECTION, AD CHECK INDICATED THAT AD 93-24-05 OR SB SEB-92-33R1 HAD NOT BEEN CARRIED OUT, REPLACEMENT OF LIGHT RHEOSTAT DUE TO POSSIBLE FIRE. REPLACED.SDR AU980380Rocker Arm · broken(AUS) NR 4 CYLINDER INLET VALVE ROCKER ARM BROKEN AND PUSHROD BENT. PART TC: 3,090.SDR CA971010008Carburetor · failed(CAN) DURING CRUISE THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SUFFER POWER LOSS WITHOUT WARNING. EMERGENCY LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND FUEL POURING FROM THE CARBURETOR. THE CARBURETOR WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT AND THE ENGINE WAS GROUND RUN SERVISDR AU970699Torque Tube · corroded(AUS) LH AND RH ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE COLLARS PNO 0734102-3 (INBOARD) AND PNO 0734102-4 (OUTBOARD) SEVERELY CORRODED - RIVET HEADS LOST - RIBS, SKIN AND STRINGERS ALSO CORRODEDSDR AU970780Block · corroded(AUS) FUSELAGE REAR SPAR WING ATTACHMENT BLOCK CRACKED AND CORRODEDSDR AU970350Hub · cracked(AUS) PROPELLER HUB CRACKED IN AREA OF NO1 BLADE BOLT HOLES - REWORK OF HUB REVEALED ONE MAIN CRACK APPROXIMATELY 15.875MM (0.625IN) LONG TOGETHER WITH THREE SUB-SURFACE CRACKS APPROXIMATELY 6.35MM (0.25IN) LONGSDR AU970218Spar · cracked(AUS) HORIZONTAL STABILISER FORWARD SPAR CRACKED AT CENTRE LIGHTENING HOLE AS INDICATED IN SEB 94-8 - CRACK LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 10MM (0.393IN) - SUSPECT PROBLEM CONTRIBUTED TO BY INCORRECT GROUND HANDLINGSDR AU970086Flap · damaged(AUS) RH FLAP DISTORTED - FLAP HAD A BUILT IN CHORDWISE TWIST OFAPPROXIMATELY 2.5 DEGREES - FLAP HAD BEEN DAMAGED AND REPAIRED ON 23/7/68 - FLAP HAD WORN FLAP TRACKS AND FLAP CONDITION WAS FOUND WHEN THE TRACKS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ITEMS - INBOARD LOWER FLAPSDR AU970781Block · corroded(AUS) FUSELAGE REAR SPAR WING ATTACHMENT BLOCK CRACKED AND CORRODED BETWEEN BLOCKS AND INNER SURFACE OF SPARSDR CA960924040Carburetor · mis modified(CAN) MODIFICATION OF CARBURETOR SINGLE PIECE VENTURI AND METAL FLOAT INSTALLATION WAS DONE IMPROPERLY. THE SPRING WHICH BRINGS DOWN THE NEEDLE WHEN THE FLOAT DROPS AS THE FUEL LEVEL LOWERS WAS INSTALLED TO THE FRONT INSTEAD OF FROM THE LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE. IN SDR AU961212Switch · faulty(AUS) ELT `G' SWITCH FAULTYSDR AU961158Seat Belt · wrong part(AUS) SEAT BELT WEBBING AND HARDWARE WAS OF AUTOMOTIVE ORIGIN - UNAPPROVED PART - PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERRORSDR AU960973Seat Belt · wrong part(AUS) SEAT BELTS MANUFACTURED FROM AUTOMOTIVE HARDWARE AND WEBBING - UNAPPROVED PART - PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERRORSDR AU960783Block · corroded(AUS) CENTRE WING SPAR BEARING BLOCK CONTAINS SEVERE INTERGRANNULAR EXFOLIATION CORROSIONSDR AU960268Crankshaft · worn(AUS) ENGINE CONTAINED NUMEROUS DEFICIENCIES MAKING IT UNSERVICEABLE FOR USE: 1. CRANKSHAFT 0.0254MM TO 0.0508MM (0.001IN TO 0.002IN) UNDER MINIMUM LIMITS2. CRANKCASE MAIN TUNNELS 0.0254MM TO 0.0508MM (0.001IN TO0.002IN) OUT OF LIMITS3. CYLINDERS (3OFF) REQUIRSDR 96ZZZX61Magneto · bearing looseTIME SINCE MAGNETO FACTORY REBUILT, 448.4 HOURS. DURING INSPECTION (500-HOURS), DISCOVERED FRONT BEARING RACE WAS LOOSE IN FRONT HOUSING. NOT APPARENT UNTIL WIPED GREASE OFF TO REPLACE WITH NEW GREASE. SUSPECT CAUSE: MAXIMUM TOLERANCE FIT WHEN ASSEMBLED ATSDR 95ZZZX6152Piston · brokenLOW COMPRESSION ON NR 1 CYLINDER (80/60) FOUND DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION. DISCOVERED OIL RING MISSING AND PISTON SKIRT BROKEN OFF. SUBMITTER SUSPECTS CAUSED BY IMPROPER CYLINDER INSTALLATION METHODS.
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