Continental IO-520-F
Service difficulty reports · 751
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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 = 'IO520F' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"
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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 = 'IO520F' 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 AK02003F00003Battery · inoperativeDURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE ELT UNIT, THE ELT BATTERY PACK WAS INSPECTED FOR CORROSION IAW FAR 91.207 PARA (D). VOLTAGE WAS PRESENT AT THE POWER SUPPLY PLUG PRIOR TO DISCONNECTING. THE BATTERY POWER SUPPLY ELECTRICAL PLUG WAS DISCONNECTED AND INSPECTESDR ENHA2003004Pushrod Tube · crackedNR 6 CYLINDER EXHAUST PUSHROD TUBE HOUSING CRACKED, PUSHROD BENT. SUSPECT STUCK VALVE.SDR ENHA2003005Pushrod · bentNR 6 CYLINDER EXHAUST PUSHROD BENT.SDR 2003FA0001223Piston · destroyedAT DISMANTLING THIS ENGINE WE FOUND NR 5 PISTON SKIRT TO BE BROKEN AT THE RING LAND FOR THE SCRAPER RING.SDR AUS20031070Gps · misinstalled(AUS) AGPS AND RADIO TRANSCEIVER REMOVED AND GPS/COM FITTED. AUDIO PANEL REMOVED AND A DIFFERENT ITEM FITTED. SEVERAL DEFECTS FOUND ASSOCIATED WITH INSTALLATION. NO ENTRY IN LOG BOOK, NO WEIGHT AND BALANCE CHANGE, NO ELECTRICAL LOAD ANALYSIS NO E/O'S IN LOSDR AUS20031071Capsule · misinstalled(AUS) AUTOPILOT ALTITUDE HOLD CAPSULE FITTED IN A DIFFERENT POSITION TO THAT STATED BY STC. PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERROR. INCORRECT FIT.SDR AUS20030646Drive Gear · damaged(AUS) ENGINE STARTER DRIVE GEAR TEETH (7OFF) MISSING. INVESTIGATION ALSO FOUND CORRESPONDING CRANKSHAFT DRIVE GEAR TEETH DAMAGED.SDR AUS20030606Elevator · fod(AUS) ELEVATOR JAMMED. INVESTIGATION FOUND A PIECE OF METAL PROTRUDING FROM THE LT ELEVATOR BALANCE HORN DIRECTLY BEHIND THE BALANCE WEIGHT ATTACHMENT RIB. METAL MEASURED 12.7MM BY 57.15MM (0.5IN BY 2.25IN) WITH A THICKNESS OF 0.8128MM (0.032IN) AND APPEARSDR 2003FA0000629Piston · brokenDISMANTELD ENGINE DUE TO METAL CONTAMINATION. FOUND NR 2 PISTON SKIRT ON BOTTOM SIDE BROKEN.SDR AUS20030631Bolt · failed(AUS) NOSE LANDING GEAR DRAG LINK ATTACHMENT BOLT HEAD SEPARATED FROM SHANK.SDR CA030528001Pump · failed(CAN) FAILURE OF VACUUM AIR PUMP ON DESCENT DURING UFR OPERATIONS. VANE FAILURE, DRIVE SHEARED.SDR CA030505006Skin · corroded(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT HAS A BLACK MATERIAL BONDED TO THE AIRCRAFT BELLY SKIN INTERIOR TO PREVENT OIL CANNING.SEVERE CORROSION WAS FOUND BETWEEN THE BONDED MATERIAL AND THE SKIN. IN SOME AREAS THE CORROSION EXTENDED TO A DEPTH EQUAL TO HALF OF THE SKINS .032 THICKSDR 2003FA0000468Collar · misalignedIN ASSEMBLING A NEW STANDARD GOVERNOR OIL TRANSFER COLLAR TO THE CRANKSHAFT IT WAS FOUND TO BIND ON THE JOURNAL. PRIOR TO DISASSEMBLING THE COLLAR HALVES THE INSIDE DIAMETER WAS NOTED TO BE SMOOTH AND COLLAR TO JOURNAL CLEARANCE WITHIN NEW LIMITS. ONCE THE CSDR AUS20030592Spar · cracked(AUS) SPAR WEB CONTAINED TWO CRACKS IN THE AREA OF LT UPPER WING ATTACHMENT POINT. CRACK WAS LOCATED AROUND HUCK BOLTS. CRACK LENGTH 12.7MM (0.5IN). AIRCRAFT HAD SUFFERED A WHEELS UP LANDING IN THE PAST.SDR 2003FA0000422Piston · brokenNR 2 AND NR 3 CYLINDER PISTON SKIRTS BROKE OFF AND FELL INTO THE OIL SUMP WHILE RUNNING AND CONTAMINATING THE ENGINE WITH METAL.SDR IKDC2003001Crankshaft · brokenWHILE CRUISING AT 6500 FT, THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY RAN ROUGH AND QUIT, NO WARNING INDICATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY LANDED ON A ROAD WITH NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE. AFTER LANDING, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PROPELLER COULD NOT BE ROTATED. THE SUBSEQUENT ENGINE SDR AUS20030617Line · chafed(AUS) FUEL LINE CHAFED BY AILERON CABLE.SDR CA030410004Door Frame · cracked(CAN) UPON ANNUAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT THE FORWARD LT DOOR POST WAS FOUND CRACKED ALMOST 1/2 WAY AROUND THE STRUCTURE. THE AIRCRAFT IS OPERATED ON WIPLINE FLOATS SO CONDITIONS FROM ROUGH WATER IS A POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN MAINTAINSDR CY42003F00000Cylinder Head · separatedCYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED FROM THE BARREL.SDR CY42003F00001Cylinder Head · separatedCYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED FROM THE BARREL.SDR CY42003F00002Cylinder Head · separatedCYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED FROM THE BARREL.SDR 75M032903Muffler · contaminatedSMOKE IN COCKPIT AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED. REMOVED PLASTIC SHRINK WRAP FROM HEAT MUFFLER. PROPELLER SUCKED A PIECE OF PLASTIC WRAP OFF OF THE RAMP AND INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.SDR AUS20030360Actuator · faulty(AUS) LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR FAULTY. SUSPECT LEAKING INTERNALLY AS REPLACEMENT OF SEALS FIXED PROBLEM.SDR 2003FA0000235Pushrod · wornUPON DISASSEMBLING THE ENGINE FOR OVERHAUL IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE NR 1 CYLINDER EXHAUST PUSHROD WAS SEVERLY WORN AT A POINT ABOUT 4 INCHES FROM THE ROCKER ARM END. THE WORN AREA WAS SMOOTH, CRESCENT SHAPED, ABOUT 1/2 INCH IN LENGTH, ALMOST PENETRATING THESDR AUS20030359Tube · loose(AUS) LANDING GEAR DOWN LINE FITTING LOOSE AT FIREWALL END.SDR CA030131005Bracket · cracked(CAN) HORIZONTAL STABILILZER REAR RT REINFORCEMENT ATTACH BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED .250 INCH LONG.SDR AUS20030079Filter · contaminated(AUS) ENGINE FUEL FILTER CONTAMINATED WITH WATER.SDR AUS20030020Exhaust Valve · worn(AUS) NO4 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE SEAT LEAKING. FOLLOWING VALVE REMOVALSEVERE EROSION WAS THEN FOUND ON THE NECK OF THE VALVE. NO5 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE WAS ALSO FOUND TO HAVE A SIMILAR EROSION PROBLEM. ALL OTHER VALVES WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE IN NORMALCOSDR 010203Rib · misrepairedHORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS REPAIRED AT AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME OF 6658.5. 6 EACH NEW AND IMPROVED NOSE RIBS WERE INSTALLED AND NUMEROUS RIVETS WERE NOT INSTALLED IN THE REPLACED RIBS. REFERENCE SERVICE NEWSLETTER NR 87-18R1. RIBS THAT WERE DETERMINED TO BE REPLASDR 1BShimmy Dampener · misinstalledSHIMMY DAMPENER SLIDING SHAFT INSTALLED 180 DEGREES OUT. UNIT WAS OVERHAULED.SDR CA030115002Pump · cracked(CAN) DURING THE SCHEDULED OPERATION NR 2 ENGINE OF THE AIRCRAFT. A CRACK WAS NOTED ON THE ENGINE ATTACH BRACKET OF THE INSTALLED VACUUM PUMP. UPON REMOVAL OF THE PUMP IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE ATTACH BRACKET WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE PUMP. FLSDR CA021204005Fuel Line · ruptured(CAN) WATER CONTAMINATION IN ALUMINIUM FUEL LINE CAUSE DETERIOTION OF THE LINE BY CORROSION AND RUPTURE BY FREEZING. THIS LINE IS LOCATED BETWEEN WING TIP TANK AND ELECTRIC TRANSFER PUMP LOCATED IN WING.SDR 2003FA0000001Thru Bolt · undertorquedTHE ALTERNATOR THROUGH BOLTS SECURING THE FRONT CASE HALF TO THE REAR CASE HALF WERE FOUND TO HAVE BACKED OUT, ALLOWING THE CASE HALVES TO SEPARATE APPROXIMATELY .1250 INCH. THE THROUGH BOLT RETAINERS AND SAFETY WIRE WERE STILL IN PLACE. THE ALTERNATOR HAD SDR 2003FA0000003Alternator · seizedPILOT REPORTED THAT THE AMMETER WAS SHOWING A DISCHARGE UPON ENGINE STARTUP. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD SEIZED AND THE BELT HAD BROKEN.SDR AUS20021378Seat Track · cracked(AUS) SEAT TRACK CRACKED ACROSS LOCK PIN HOLES.SDR AUS20021380Dipstick · distorted(AUS) ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK BENT, GIVING AN INCORRECT READING OF OILQUANTITY. SUSPECT CAUSED BY BENDING THE DIPSTICK WHILE WIPING OFF THE OIL. BENT DIPSTICK CAN ALSO WEAR ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SUMP.SDR CA030225005Crankshaft · disconnected(CAN) NR 6 CONNECTING ROD CRANKSHAFT END BECAME DISCONNECTED AND SMASHED THROUGH ENGINE CASE. BOLTS EITHER WRE NOT TORQUED CORRECTLY OR CLAMPSHELL BOLT FAILURE.SDR 2003FA0000434Piston · contaminatedENGINE DISMANTELED DUE TO METAL CONTAMINATION, FOUND NR 2 PISTON BROKEN AT RING LAND ON LOWER SIDE OF ENGINE.SDR 2003FA0000435Piston · contaminatedENGINE DISMANTLED DUE TO METAL CONTAMINATION. FOUND NR 2 PISTON BROKEN AT TOP SCRAPER RING LAND.SDR CA021009027Drain Line · failed(CAN) OIL DRAIN PLUG FROM ENGINE O-RING WEARS OUT. METAL RUBBED AGAINST METAL UNTIL COLLAR WEARS OFF. THEN CENTER PIECE FELL OUT LEAVING A 1/2 INCH HOLE FOR THE OIL TO DRAIN. (IN FLIGHT). THIS DRAIN VARIES FROM ENGINE TO ENGINE TYPE.SDR AUS20021159Dipstick · faulty(AUS) ENGINE SUMP WORN INTERNALLY BY DIPSTICK ROD. DEPTH OF WEAR GROOVE APPROXIMATELY 0.635MM (0.025IN). THICKNESS OF SUMP SKIN 1.27MM (0.050IN). TWO OTHER SIMILAR DEFECTS FOUND FROM THE SAME OPERATOR. ALL HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH LATE MANUFACTURE RIVETED DISDR AUS20021188Motor · shorted(AUS) STARTER MOTOR WINDINGS SHORT CIRCUITED TO GROUND.SDR 2002FA0001249Cylinder · crackedPILOT NOTED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. LATER INSPECTION REVEALED NR 1 CYLINDER CRACKED AND A HOLE BLOWN THROUGH THE EXHAUST SIDE.SDR FMAA2002002Switch · inoperativeFLAP SWITCH IS HELD TO THE ARM ASSEMBLY WITH SMALL NR 40 MACHINE SCREWS. IF SCREWS ARE OVER TIGHTENED, THE PLASTIC SWITCH CRACKS, IF IT IS NOT TIGHTENED ENOUGH, IT LOOSENS WHICH CHANGES THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE FLAPS. THE SWITCH WIRES OBVIOUSLY LOOSENED ENOUGH SDR FMAA2002003Wheel · crackedTHE NOSE WHEEL IS MADE UP OF 3 MAJOR COMPONENTS, THE 2 WHEEL FLANGES AND THE HUB. THE SCREWS HAVE NO LOCKING DEVICE, AND AFTER MANY HOURS OF USE THE SCREWS BACK OUT OF THE HUB AND OR THE SCREW HOLES IN THE HUB CRACK AND ALLOW THE THREADED HOLE TO GET LARGER ASDR AUS20021009Magneto · worn(AUS) IMPULSE COUPLINGS WORN ON BOTH MAGNETOS.SDR CA020801011Muffler · separated(CAN) THE MUFFLER INSTALLED MAY 27, 2002 SEPARATED AT THE BELL FLANGE (UPPER ATTACH POINT). THE TAILPIPE CLAMP REMAINED CONNECTED. THE MUFFLER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED ON JULY 4, 2002 WITH A NEW OVERHAULED MUFFLER AND NEW ATTACHING HARDWARE. THE AIRCRAFT WASSDR AUS20020859Wheel · cracked(AUS) WHEEL CRACKED ALONG INBOARD EDGE OF BEAD SEAT. CRACK LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 120MM (4.72IN).SDR CA020726020Screw · broken(CAN) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE TRIM TAB ON THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STARTED TO FLUTTER CAUSING VIBRATION IN THE CONTROL COLUMN. TRIM MECHANISM JAMMED IN THE FULL NOSE UP SETTING. PILOT WAS FORCED TO OVERRIDE TRIM SETTING WITH CONTROL INPUTS AND LAND ON A NEARSDR AUS20020858Bolt · loose(AUS) ALTERNATOR THROUGH BOLTS LOOSE. ROTOR RUBBING ON FIELD WINDINGS CAUSING DAMAGE TO STATOR. SUSPECT CAUSED BY FAILURE TO RETORQUE BOLTS AFTER FIFTEEN HOURS OPERATION.
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