Continental IO-360-ES
Service difficulty reports · 176
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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 = 'IO360ES' 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 = 'IO360ES' 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 2012FA0000721Magneto · malfunctionedRIGHT MAGNETO WOULD NOT FIRE DURING MAGNETO CHECK. ENGINE QUIT RUNNING WHEN RIGHT MAGNETO SELECTED.SDR 2012FA0000704Pump · out of adjustWHILE WORKING TO COMPLETE A FUEL SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT, FOUND THAT THE METERED FUEL PRESSURE WOULD NOT OUTPUT ABOVE 10 PSI AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE, AFTER ADJUSTMENT (SERVICE INFORMATION DIRECTIVE 97-3 CALLS FOR 13.8 -15.5 PSI).SDR 2012FA0000724Magneto · malfunctionedLEFT MAGNETO MISFIRES DURING MAGNETO CHECK.SDR 2012FA0000527Transducer · looseOIL PRESSYRE INDICATION IN YELLOW RANGE CAUSED BY LOOSE OR DIRTY CONTACT PIN AT OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER AND AIRFRAME WIRE HARNESS.SDR 2012FA0000706Pump · out of toleranceENGINE DRIVEN MECHANICAL FUEL PUMP WILL NOT OUTPUT HIGHER THAN 14.3 GPH AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE AFTER ADJUSTMENT. SHOULD BE IN THE 17 - 18 GPH RANGE.SDR 2012FA0000723Magneto · malfunctionedRIGHT MAGNETO DOES NOT FIRE. ENGINE QUITS WHEN RT MAGNETO SELECTED DURING MAGNETO CHECK.SDR 2012FA0000719Magneto · malfunctionedENGINE MISFIRES DURING MAGNETO TEST.SDR 2012FA0000718Magneto · malfunctionedRIGHT MAGNETO WOULD NOT FIRE.SDR 2012FA0000570Commutator · shortedAFTER START UP, CREW NOTED THAT THE RT IFD WENT BLANK. MAINTENANCE CREW SUSPECTED A BAD BATTERY/LOW VOLTAGE AND INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY. WHEN THE NEGATIVE WIRE WAS INSTALLED, THERE WAS A LARGE SPARK. THE BATTERY 1 RELAY WAS FOUND TO BE STUCK. AFTER REPLACING SDR 2012FA0000708Pump · out of toleranceENGINE DRIVEN MECHANICAL FUEL PUMP WILL ONLY OUTPUT 10.5 GPH AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE AFTER ADJUSTMENT. OUTPUT SHOULD BE IN THE 17-18 GPH RANGE.SDR 2012FA0000705Pump · out of toleranceENGINE DRIVEN MECHANICAL FUEL PUMP WILL ONLY DELIVER 13 GPH AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE AFTER ADJUSTMENT. CORRECT OUTPUT SHOULD BE IN THE RANGE OF 17 - 18 GPH.SDR 2012FA0000326Tube · chafedTHE ACFT DEPARTED GTU AND SHORTLY AFTER, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT IMMEDIATELY. REMOVED TOP COWLING, NOTICED THAT NR 1 AND 5 INTAKE TUBES, WHERE THEY ATTACH TO THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS CHAFED AND BRSDR 2012FA0000177Fuel Line · splitON TAKEOFF ROLL, NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE FUEL FLOW INDICATION AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. ON INSPECTION OF THE DISCREPANCY THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE HIGH FUEL FLOW READING. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE AND REMOVING THE ENGINE COWL, A SPLIT IN THE NR 1 SDR 2012FA0000722Magneto · malfunctionedMAGNETO MISFIRES DURING MAGNETO CHECK.SDR 2012FA0000582Spark Plug · crackedENGINE RAN ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. FOUR SPARK PLUGS, FOUND CRACKED AND SOME MISSING INSULATORS.SDR 2012FA0000039Exhaust Valve · bindingAFTER NOTICING THAT THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH DURING TAXI PRIOR TO TAKEOFF, THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE RAMP AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO A MX TECH. THE MX TECH VERIFIED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND WAS UNABLE TO MAKE TAKEOFF POWER. THE TECH ALSO NOTED LOW ESDR 2012FA0000033Exhaust Valve · bindingDURING A ROUTINE PRE-INSPECTION ENGINE RUN-UP, THE MX TECH DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND WAS UNABLE TO REACH STATIC RPM. THE TECH ALSO NOTED LOW EGT ON CYLINDER NR 2. THE CYLINDER NR 2 EXHAUST VALVE ROCKER COVER AND EXHAUST VALVE SPRING WERESDR 2012FA0000038Exhaust Valve · bindingDURING A ROUTINE PRE-INSPECTION ENGINE RUN-UP, THE MX TECH DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND WAS UNABLE TO REACH STATIC RPM. THE TECH ALSO NOTED LOW EGT ON CYLINDERS NR 3, NR 4, AND NR 5. THE CYLINDER NR 3, NR 4, AND NR 5 EXHAUST VALVE ROCKER CSDR 2011FA0000702Crankcase · crackedCRANKCASE CRACKED JUST AFT AND ABOVE NR1 ALTERNATOR MOUNT AREA AND LEAKING.SDR 2012FA0000037Exhaust Valve · bindingDURING A ROUTINE PRE-INSPECTION ENGINE RUN-UP, THE MX TECH DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND WAS UNABLE TO REACH STATIC RPM. THE TECH ALSO NOTED LOW EGT ON CYLINDER NR 5. THE CYLINDER NR 5 EXHAUST VALVE ROCKER COVER AND EXHAUST VALVE SPRING WERESDR 2012FA0000036Exhaust Valve · bindingDURING A ROUTINE PRE-INSPECTION ENGINE RUN-UP, THE MX TECH DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND WAS UNABLE TO REACH STATIC RPM. THE TECH ALSO NOTED LOW EGT ON CYLINDERS NR 1 AND NR 5. THE CYLINDER NR 1 AND NR 5 EXHAUST VALVE ROCKER COVERS AND EXHAUSDR 2011FA0000227Crankcase · crackedDURING AN UNSCHEDULED INSP AFTER A PILOT REPORT OF AN OIL LEAK IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE'S RT SIDE CRANKCASE HAD A 4 IN CRACK EMANATING FROM THE ALTERNATOR 1 MOUNT STUD HOLE.SDR 2010FA0000842Valve · stuckDURING ROUTINE 100 HR INSP, FOUND NR 3 CYL EXHAUST VALVE STUCK. WHEREBY, PISTON WAS STRIKING VALVE TOO CLOSE. NR1 & NR 3 CYLINDERS AT SEPARATE TIME HAD ON FIRST START OF DRY (COLD) A ROUGH ENGINE AND A BLANK ON MFG EGT SCREEN. WHY CHANGING FUEL INJECTOR NOZSDR 2010FA0000394Crankcase · crackedDURING A SCHEDULED INSP AND UPON VISUAL INSP A CRACK IN THE CRANKSHAFT CASE WAS DISCOVERED.SDR 2010FA0000395Crankcase · crackedDURING A SCHEDULED INSP AND UPON VISUAL INSP A CRACK IN THE CRANKSHAFT CASE WAS DISCOVERED.SDR 2010FA0000393Crankcase · crackedDURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION AND UPON VISUAL INSPECTION A CRACK IN THE CRANKSHAFT CASE WAS DISCOVERED.SDR 2010FA0000385Placard · wrong partINCORRECT MANEUVERING SPEED (VO) PLACARD WAS FOUND TO BE INSTALLED ON NEW ACFT. THE INSTALLED PLACARD, LOCATED ON THE FAR LT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (NEXT TO THE PFD), INDICATED "MANEUVERING SPEED: VO 133 KIAS". THE CORRECT PLACARD SHOULD INDICATE "MANESDR 2010FA0000257Stud · brokenNR 3 CYLINDER INTAKE ROCKER CAME LOOSE FROM BACKED OFF NUT AND BROKEN STUD. ROCKER BOUNCED AROUND INSIDE OF ROCKER COVER AND POKED HOLE IN COVER. METAL FROM COVER CONTAMINATED ENGINE. INSPECTED OIL FILTER AND FOUND FERROUS METAL INSIDE OF FILTER. ENGINE, PRSDR CA100122005Crankcase · cracked(CAN) DURING A NORMAL MX ACTIVITY AND BEFORE PUTTING BACK THE TOP COWLING, 1 CRACK ON EACH ENG CRANKCASE WERE FOUND. BOTH CRACKS START FROM THE TOP SPLIT OF THE CASES (FROM AN ATTACHMENT BOLT) AND GOING DOWN APPROX 1 INCH. ENGINE HAS BEEN REMOVED AND SENT TO SDR 2010FA0000398Crankcase · cracked(CE8S) DURING A SCHEDULED INSP AND UPON VISUAL INSP A CRACK IN THE CRANKSHAFT CASE WAS DISCOVERED.SDR 2009FA0000784Latch · wornTHE OIL ACCESS DOOR IS SECURED WITH TWO HARTWELL H-5000-2 LATCHES. ON PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION THE FORWARD LATCH HINGE PIN WAS SEVERELY WORN, WITH LESS THAN 1/32 INCH OF METAL REMAINING. HAD THIS PIN FAILED, THE LATCH WOULD HAVE OPENED AS WOULD HAVE THE ACCESS SDR 2009FA0000803Crankcase · crackedDURING A SCHEDULED INSP AND UPON VISUAL INSP A CRACK IN THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT CASE WAS DISCOVERED.SDR 2009FA0000802Crankcase · crackedDURING A SCHEDULED INSP AND UPON VISUAL INSP A CRACK IN THE ENG CRANKSHAFT CASE WAS DISCOVERED.SDR 2009FA0000801Crankcase · crackedDURING A SCHEDULED INSP AND UPON VISUAL INSP A CRACK IN THE ENG CRANKSHAFT CASE WAS DISCOVERED.SDR 2009FA0000800Crankcase · crackedDURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION AND UPON VISUAL INSPECTION A CRACK IN THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT CASE WAS DISCOVERED.SDR 2009FA0000343Stud · unserviceableDURING ANNUAL INSP, 2 OF THE 6 PROPELLER MOUNTING STUDS WERE FOUND TO BE SNAPPED OFF ON THE LT PROP AND LYING IN THE BOTTOM COWL. THESE STUDS ARE SET INTO THE PROP HUB ITSELF AND SECURED TO THE CRANKSHAFT FLANGE WITH NUTS. BOTH PROPS WERE REMOVED AND SENT TOSDR 2009FA0000308Brushes · erodedDURING A MX RUN, A HIGH MAG DROP WAS NOTED. UPON FURTHER INSP THE LT MAGNETO WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CARBON BRUSH OF THE DISTRIBUTOR HAD COMPLETELY ERODED AWAY AND EVIDENCE OF ARCING AND MELTING OF THE BRUSH BLOCK ASSY. (K)SDR 2009FA0000797Crankcase · crackedDURING A SCHEDULED INSP AND UPON VISUAL INSP A CRACK IN THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT CASE WAS DISCOVERED.SDR CA090302005Rod End · sheared(CAN) DURING ROLLOUT INSTRUCTOR’S LT MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER PISTON ROD END CLEVIS SHEARED OFF UNDER MODERATE BRAKING. STUDENT COMPLETED TAXI TO PARKING APRON.SDR 2009FA0000147Spring · brokenIMPULSE COUPLING SPRING BROKE INTO 2 PIECES DISRUPTING MAGNETO TIMING. 12 MONTHS SINCE CERTIFICATION. (K)SDR 2009FA0000796Crankcase · crackedDURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION AND UPON VISUAL INSPECTION A CRACK IN THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT CASE WAS DISCOVERED.SDR 2009FA0000034Magneto · failedRT MAGNETO FAILED TO SUSTAIN ENG OPS DURING GROUND RUN-UP CHECK. UPON INTERNAL VISUAL INSP, FOUND BROKEN MAGNETO SHAFT BELOW DRIVE GEAR. ALUMINUM CASTING SPLIT AT STEEL SHAFT MATING JOINT. ROTATION OF STEEL SHAFT IN ALUMINUM CASTING YIELDED EXCESSIVELY RETASDR 2009FA0000038Magneto · failedRT MAGNETO INSPECTED DUE TO FAILURE OF LT MAGNETO. UPON INTERNAL VISUAL INSP, FOUND CRACKED MAGNETO SHAFT BELOW DRIVE GEAR. ALUMINUM MAGNET CASTING FAILED AT STEEL SHAFT MATING JOINT. ROTATION OF STEEL SHAFT IN ALUMINUM CASTING WAS IMMINENT. MAGNETO WAS "FSDR 2009FA0000087Breather Tube · leakingAFTER A GROUND RUN UP, THE PILOT HAS NOTICED LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL UNDER THE ACFT ON THE RAMP. FINDINGS WERE THAT THE OIL HAD COME OUT OF THE ENGINE BREATHER TUBE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND THAT THE BREATHER LINE WAS ROUTED SO THAT THERE WAS A "TRAP" SDR 2009FA0000084Rod End · lack of lubeINSTRUCTOR NOTED ON A PREFLIGHT THAT THE LT AILERON WAS EMITTING A SQUEAKING SOUND . FOUND THAT IT WAS DUE TO A LACK OF LUBRICATION OF THE AILERON ROD END BEARING . NOTING THIS, DUE TO A EARLIER INSTANCE OF ANOTHER SN SAME TYPE ACFT THAT A STIFF AILERON CONTROSDR 2009FA0000086Line · misroutedAFTER A GROUND RUN UP, THE PILOT HAS NOTICED LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL UNDER THE ACFT ON THE RAMP. FINDINGS WERE THAT THE OIL HAD COME OUT OF THE ENGINE BREATHER TUBE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND THAT THE BREATHER LINE WAS ROUTED SO THAT THERE WAS A "TRAP" INSDR 2009FA0000037Magneto · failedLT MAGNETO FAILED TO SUSTAIN ENG OPS DURING GROUND RUN-UP CHECK. UPON INTERNAL VISUAL INSP, FOUND BROKEN MAGNETO SHAFT BELOW DRIVE GEAR. ALUMINUM MAGNET CASTING FAILED AT STEEL SHAFT MATING JOINT. ROTATION OF STEEL SHAFT IN ALUMINUM CASTING YIELDED EXCESSIVSDR RTA2008F00000Brushes · failedDURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, LT MAGNETO WOULD NOT TIME, REMOVED, OPENED TO CHECK POINTS, FOUND SEVERE ARCHING FROM BRUSH TO THE POINT OF BEARING BAR FAILURE. SN FROM BOTH MAGNETOS AFFECTED BY SB3-08A, BOTH MAGNETOS FAILED INSP AND REPLACED. DOWN SIDE, REPLACEMENSDR 2009FA0000795Crankcase · crackedDURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION AND UPON VISUAL INSPECTION A CRACK IN THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT CASE WAS DISCOVERED.SDR 2009FA0000036Magneto · failedFLIGHT CREW REPORTED ENGINE SPUTTERED DURING INITIAL CLIMB. UPON INTERNAL VISUAL INSP OF LT MAGNETO, FOUND BROKEN MAGNETO SHAFT BELOW DRIVE GEAR. ALUMINUM MAGNET CASTING FAILED AT STEEL SHAFT MATING JOINT. ROTATION OF STEEL SHAFT IN ALUMINUM CASTING YIELDED
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