Continental IO-520-B
Service difficulty reports · 76
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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 = 'IO520B' 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 = 'IO520B' 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 2016FA0000648Lifter · damagedTHE SURFACE OF THE LIFTER THAT CONTACT THE CAMSHAFT ARE SPALLED AND CORRODED. REPLACED THE LIFTERS.SDR 2013FA0000618Circuit Breaker · failedPILOT REPORTED THAT THE BEACON LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM AND DISCOVERED BEACON LIGHT CIRCUIT BREAKER FAILED. REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.SDR 2012FA0000640Check Valve · obstructedAT 15,000 FT IN CRUISE, PILOT EXPERIENCED DROP IN ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND DROP IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE. ON LANDING, FOUND ENGINE EXHAUST COATED WITH ENGINE OIL AND DRIPPING FROM TAIL PIPE. INSPECTION OF TURBOCHARGER INSTALLATION REVEALED LOWEST CHECK VALVE TO HSDR CA110826006Bolt · corroded(CAN) HEAD OF BOLT CORRODED.SDR 2007FA0000876Transmitter · unreliableAIRCRAFT LANDED WITH ZERO OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. AFTER TESTING WITH DIRECT READING GAUGE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ACTUAL ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS WITHIN LIMITS SPECIFIED BY THE MFG. FURTHER TESTING REVEALED PRESSURE INDICATING SYSTEM WOULD OPERATE NORMALLYSDR GYN2006F00000Alternator · damagedREMOVED ALTERNATOR PN 1100715, SN 5050822, FOR REPLACEMENT DUE TO NO VOLTAGE OUTPUT, INSPECTED ALTERNATOR AND CRANKSHAFT GEARS BEFORE INSTALLING ANOTHER SERVICEABLE ALTERNATOR. FOUND TEETH ON BOTH GEARS DAMAGED BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. PITTING/FLAKING. THISDR 2006FA0000527Pump · failedVACUUM PUMP FAILURE INFLIGHT, FIRST NOTICED ATTITUDE CHANGE (STARTED DECENDING RAPIDLY) (AUTOPILOT ENGAGED).SDR AU510001901Drive Shaft · sheared(AUS) VACUUM PUMP FAILED. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE PUMP JAMMED AND FULL OF CARBON VANE DEBRIS. DRIVE SHAFT FAILED AT SPLINED SECTION AND NOT AT SHEAR POINT AS DESIGNED. PUMP IS OUTSIDE OF THE SN RANGE AS INDICATED IN TEMPEST SB-003. (AD/SB DESC: TEMPEST SB-003SDR 2005FA0000738Cylinder · crackedTHIS CYLINDER CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TOP OF THE BARRELL. DATE OF OCCURANCE 04/26/2004. (K)SDR AUS20040181Screw · wrong part(AUS) ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE RUBBING ON SCREW. INVESTIGATION FOUND (A LONGER THAN NORMAL) SCREW HOLDING THE FORWARD CABIN FLOOR IN POSITION. INCORRECT SCREW HAD BEEN FITTED DURING REUPHOLSTERING CARRIED OUT APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS PREVIOUSLY. UNAPPROVED PARTSDR AUS20040044Attach Fitting · corroded(AUS) RT WING UPPER AFT ATTACHMENT FITTING CORRODED. MAXIMUM DEPTH OF CORROSION 1.27MM (0.050IN). FOUND DURING INSPECTION IAW AD.SDR AUS20031267Skin · damaged(AUS) FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF THE LT WING THE UPPER SKIN AND INNER RIB FLANGE WAS FOUND TO BE GROUND AWAY TO THE EXTENT THAT THE RIVET EDGE DISTANCE WAS COMPROMISED. SOME RIVETS ALSO EXHIBIT GRINDINGMARKS. THE RT WING WAS THEN REMOVED AND INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BSDR AUS20031109Longeron · cracked(AUS) LT FUSELAGE LONGERON CRACKED IN AREA APPROXIMATELY 6.35MM (0.25IN) AFT OF FIREWALL.SDR AUS20031089Bolt · damaged(AUS) LT WING UPPER FORWARD ATTACHMENT BOLT THREADS DAMAGED.SDR AUS20030670Cylinder · cracked(AUS) NR 2 CYLINDER CRACKED BETWEEN VALVES. NR 3 AND NR 4 CYLINDERS REMOVED FOR LOW COMPRESSION.SDR AUS20030542Spar · cracked(AUS) WING CARRY THROUGH ASSEMBLY PNO 002-430013-9 CRACKED ON LOWER FACES OF FORWARD WEB PNO 002-430018-1. CRACKS ARE BETWEEN HUCKBOLTS AND JOIN THREE HUCK BOLTS ON EACH SIDE. CRACKS ALSO FOUND IN WEB RADIUS ON BOTH SIDES. CRACKING IS IAW MFG SB2360 FIGURE 1. SDR FTU2003F00008Spring · brokenCUSTOMER WAS COMPLAINING OF A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE DUE TO A BAD LEFT MAGNETO, REMOVED MAGNETO AND FOUND THE IMPULSE COUPLING SPRING WAS BROKEN. COUPLING SPRING REPLACED WITH A NEW PART, REINSTALLED MAGNETO AND TIMED TO ENGINE. GROUND RAN ENGINES AND NO FURTHSDR XGN2003F00000Bearing · failedIN FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ALTERNATOR DRIVE END BEARING FAILED CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR ROTOR ASSEMBLY WITH THE DRIVEN GEAR TO EXTEND INTO THE ALTERNATOR DRIVE GEAR. THE MISALIGNMENT OF THESE TWO GEARS CAUSED THE ATTACH BOLTS ON THE ALTERSDR AUS20021032Bracket · corroded(AUS) RH MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT SQUAT SWITCH ATTACHMENT BRACKETCORRODED THROUGH.SDR AUS20020653Cylinder · leaking(AUS) ENGINE CYLINDER LEAKING FROM HEAD/BARREL JOINT.SDR VJ32002F00050Flow Divider · failedAT NORMAL POWER SETTINGS THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH AT 6000 TO 7000 FEET. REMOVED FUEL FLOW MANIFOLD VALVE AND INSTALLED NEW FUEL FLOW MANIFOLD VALVE. GROUND OPERATION OF THE ENGINE CHECKED NORMAL. PART SENT IN FOR WARRANTY.SDR 2002FA0000771Flow Divider · fluctuatesFUEL FLOW FLUCTUATES IN-FLIGHT AND THE ENGINE WAS ROUGH RUNNING AT ALTITUDE, AT LOW ALTITUDE THE ENGINE WAS SMOOTH IN OPERATION. OPERATION CHECK OF ENGINE ON THE GROUND FOUND THE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER WOULD FLUCTUATE. REMOVED FLOW DIVIDER AND INSTALLED A NEW OVESDR VJ32002F00004Distributor Blk · damagedMAGNETO REMOVED FROM ENGINE FOR 500 HOUR INSPECTION IAW MM. REMOVED THE REAR COVER AND THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK FROM MAGNETO. CARBON BRUSH WEAR ON THE SIDE OF DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY, SHAFT SENT TO MFG FOR INSPECTION. NEW DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY INSTALLESDR VJ32001F00013Relay · jammedDYNAMIC RELAY CONTROLS THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR. THIS UNIT IS INCONSISTENT IN CONTROL OF MOTOR WHEN POWER TO THE RELAY CONTROL IS TURNED OFF BY THE ACTUATOR SWITCH ON THE GEAR BOX. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE GEAR BOX WILL BOTTOM OUT ON THE INTERNAL STOP INSIDE THE SDR VJ32001F00014Distributor · meltedREMOVED MAGNETO FROM ENGINE FOR 500 HOUR. INSPECTION. INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE PLASTIC WAS MELTED ON THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP. MAGNETO WAS SENT TO MFG.SDR VJ32002F00000Distributor · inoperativeMAGNETO REMOVED FROM ENGINE FOR 500 HOUR INSPECTION IAW MM. REMOVED THE REAR COVER AND THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK FROM MAGNETO. DISTRIBTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY SENT TO MFG FOR INSPECTION. NEW DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY. INSTALLED MAGNETO.SDR VJ32002F00001Lifter · collapsedENGINE HAD A CLICKING NOISE AT LOW RPM. REMOVED NR 2 ROCKER COVER AND FOUND THAT THE INTAKE LIFTER WAS COLLAPSED, REMOVED LIFTER BODY AND INSTALLED NEW LIFTER, GROUND RUN CHECKED OK. PART RETURNED TO MFG FOR WARRANTY.SDR 2001FA0000639Distributor Blk · failedMAGNETO REMOVED FROM ENGINE FOR 500 HOUR INSPECTION IAW THE MM. REMOVED THE REAR COVER AND THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK FROM MAGNETO. DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY SENT TO MFG FOR INSPECTION. NEW DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY INSTALLED IN MAGNETO.SDR 2001FA0000642Distributor Blk · failedMAGNETO REMOVED FROM ENGINE FOR 500 HOUR INSPECTION IAW THE MM. REMOVED THE REAR COVER AND THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY FROM MAGNETO. DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY SENT TO MFG FOR INSPECTION. NEW DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY, INSTALLED IN MAGNETO.SDR 2001FA0000640Distributor Blk · failedMAGNETO REMOVED FROM ENGINE FOR 500 HOUR INSPECTION IAW THE MM. REMOVED THE REAR COVER AND THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK FROM MAGNETO. NEW DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY INSTALLED IN MAGNETO.SDR 2001FA0000641Distributor Blk · failedMAGNETO REMOVED FROM ENGINE FOR 500 HOUR INSPECTION IAW MM. REMOVED THE REAR COVER AND THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK FROM MAGNETO. DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY SENT TO MFG FOR INSPECTION. NEW DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY INSTALLED IN MAGNETO.SDR 2001FA0000566Distributor Blk · inoperativeMAGNETO REMOVED FROM ENGINE FOR 500 HOUR INSPECTION IAW THE MM. REMOVED THE REAR COVER AND THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK FROM MAGNETO. DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY SENT TO MFG. FOR INSPECTION. NEW DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY INSTALLED IN MAGNETO.(K)SDR 2001FA0000567Distributor Blk · inoperativeMAGNETO REMOVED FROM ENGINE FOR 500 HOUR INSPECTION IAW MM. REMOVED THE REAR COVER AND THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK FROM MAGNETO. DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY INSTALLED IN MAGNETO.(K)SDR 2001FA0000568Distributor Blk · inoperativeMAGNETO REMOVED FROM ENGINE FOR 500 HOUR INSPECTION IAW MM. REMOVED THE REAR COVER AND THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK FROM MAGNETO. DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY SENT TO MFG. FOR INSPECTION. NEW DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY INSTALLED IN MAGNETO.(K)SDR 2001FA0000569Distributor Blk · inoperativeMAGNETO REMOVED FROM ENGINE FOR 500 HOUR INSPECTION IAW MM. REMOVED THE REAR COVER AND THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK FROM MAGNETO. DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY INSTALLED IN MAGNETO.SDR 2001FA0000570Distributor Blk · inoperativeMAGNETO REMOVED FROM ENGINE FOR 500 HOUR INSPECTION IAW MM. REMOVED THE REAR COVER AND THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK FROM MAGNETO. DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY SENT TO MFG. FOR INSPECTION. NEW DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY INSTALLED IN MAGNETO.(K)SDR VJ32001F00010Distributor Blk · failedMAGNETO REMOVED FROM ENGINE FOR 500 HOUR INSPECTION IAW THE MM. REMOVED THE REAR COVER AND THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK FROM MAGNETO. DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY SENT TO MFG FOR INSPECTION. NEW DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY INSTALLED IN MAGNETO.(K)SDR VJ32001F00011Distributor Blk · failedMAGNETO REMOVED FROM ENGINE FOR 500 HOUR INSPECTION IAW MM. REMOVED THE REAR COVER AND THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK FROM MAGNETO. DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY INSTALLED IN MAGNETO. (K)SDR VJ32001F00012Distributor Blk · failedMAGNETO REMOVED FROM ENGINE FOR 500 HOUR INSPECTION IAW MM. REMOVED THE REAR COVER AND THE DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK FROM MAGNETO. DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY SENT TO MFG FOR INSPECTION. NEW DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY INSTALLED IN MAGNETO.SDR VJ32002F00002Alternator · inoperativeALTERNATOR WILL NOT CARE THE LOAD BELOW 1000 RPM. EMITS A NOISE IN THE HEADSET. EMITS A NOISE IN THE HEADSET. ALTERNATOR SENT THE MFG FOR WARRANTY.SDR AU010352Control Cable · broken(AUS) AILERON THREADED CABLE AND FITTING SEPARATED APPROXIMATELY MIDWAY BETWEEN THE THREADED END AND THE SWAGED NUT.SDR AU001028Hub · failed(AUS) ALTERNATOR FLEXIBLE DRIVE COUPLING FAILED. (X)SDR AU001005Fitting · rusted(AUS) ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP CONTAMINATED. INVESTIGATION FOUND CONTAMINATION WAS RUST FROM THE INTERNAL BORES OF THE STEEL END FITTINGS OF THE FLEXIBLE HOSES AND FIREWALL FITTINGS IN THE FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM PLUMBING. SUBMITTER SUSPECTED RUST PROBLEM IS ASSOCSDR AU001008Pump · contaminated(AUS) ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP VAPOR SEPARATOR CHAMBER CONTAINED A SMALL PIECE OF UNIDENTIFIABLE CONTAMINANT. REF: OPER CNTRL NR AU001005 FOR SUSPECTED ORIGIN OF CONTAMINATION. (X)SDR CA000621025Blade · corroded(CAN) FOUND CORROSION ON THE BLADE THREADS DURING THE CORROSIION INSPECTION. BLADES REPLACED WITH USED SERVICEABLE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH MCCAULEY MANUAL 720415.SDR 20000531SH017Hub · crackedEDDY CURRENT AND PENETRANT TESTING INDICATION IN THREAD AREA. (X)SDR 20000531SH018Nut · failedPENETRANT TESTING INDICATION IN O-RING AREA. (X)SDR AU000153Rib · cracked(AUS) LT AND RT FLAP RIBS CRACKED. RIBS ARE LOCATED IMMEDIATELY BENEATH THE FLAP ACTUATING BRACKET.SDR AU000154Rib · cracked(AUS) LT AND RT FLAP RIBS CRACKED. RIBS ARE LOCATED IMMEDIATELY BENEATH THE FLAP ACTUATING BRACKET.SDR AU000168Uplock · corroded(AUS) LANDING GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATING BOLT HOLE CORRODED AND WORN.
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