Continental O-200A
Service difficulty reports · 438
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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 = 'O200A' 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 = 'O200A' 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 AU000989Piston Pin · faulty(AUS) PISTON PIN FAULTY. LIMITED INFORMATION PROVIDED. (X)SDR AU000927Filter · corroded(AUS) FUEL FILTER BOWL CONTAMINATED WITH ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE. FILTER BOWL CORRODED. (X)SDR AU000817Fitting · corroded(AUS) LEFT AND RIGHT WING REAR ATTACHMENT FITTINGS CORRODED. (X)SDR AU000780Filler · contaminated(AUS) FUEL TANK FILLER NECK CONTAMINATED WITH WASP NEST. (X)SDR AU000781Fuel Tank · unwanted(AUS) MOGAS USED IN AIRCRAFT WITHOUT AN STC. . (X)SDR AU000782Selector Valve · seized(AUS) FUEL SELECTOR VALVE SEIZED. (X)SDR AU000783Blade · corroded(AUS) PROPELLER BLADES CORRODED CAUSING PAINT TO LIFT. (X)SDR AU000784Vhf Comm · inaccurate(AUS) AVIONICS FIT NOT RECORDED OR CERTIFIED IN AIRCRAFT LOG BOOK. ITEMS NOT ACCOUNTED FOR: 1. IC-A200 VHF SNO 139702. KT76A ATC TRANSPONDER SNO 117656. 3. AMER-KING ENCODER SNO 35243954. SPA-400 TSO SIGTRONICS CORP INTERCOM SNO 6055958. (X)SDR AU000785Pitot Line · leaking(AUS) PITOT/STATIC SYSTEM FAILED LEAK TEST. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE PITOT SYSTEM CONNECTOR LOCATED AT THE LEFT WING BREAK WAS CROSS-THREADED AND ONLY HOLDING BY ONE TURN. THE STATIC SYSTEM HAD BEEN REWORKED TO ACCOMMODATE THE ENCODED. THE EXISTINGPLUMBING HSDR AU000786Hose · missing(AUS) CARBURETOR HEAT HOSE LOCATED BETWEEN FORWARD RIGHT ENGINE BAFFLE AND THE RIGHT MUFFLER MISSING. (X)SDR AU000787Seat Belt · misinstalled(AUS) LEFT AND RIGHT SEAT BELT OUTBOARD ATTACHMENT POINTS INCORRECT. THE BELTS WERE ATTACHED TO THE FORWARD BAGGAGE FLOOR WITH AN3 BOLTS INSTEAD OF TO THE CORRECT POSITION BELOW THE DOOR CUTOUTS USING 6.35 MM (0.25 INCH) HARDWARE AND BUSHES. UNAPPROVED PARTSSDR AU000789Brake Assy · corroded(AUS) BRAKE ASSEMBLY BACK PLATES P/N 74-10 AND PRESSURE PLATES P/N 73-11 BADLY CORRODED. BRAKE LININGS CRACKED. ONE BRAKE BLEEDER SCREW BROKEN AND BOTH BRAKER BLEEDER SEAT HEXAGONALS COMPLETELY ROUNDED. BRAKE SEALS LEAKING. (X)SDR AU000790Seal · damaged(AUS) WHEEL BEARING SEALS DAMAGED AND/OR FELT MISSING. WHEEL NUT SPLIT PIN TAILS NOT BENT OVER. (X)SDR AU000791Seal · deteriorated(AUS) FUEL STORAGE SYSTEM SEALS AND GASKETS DETERIORATED. SEALS AFFECTED: 1. FUEL TANK GASKETS DETERIORATED. 2. FUEL CAP SEALS DETERIORATED. 3. LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANK DRAIN VALVE SEALS DETERIORATED. (X)SDR AU000792Plate · inaccurate(AUS) ENGINE DATA PLATE NOT STAMPED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH AD/CON/75. (X)SDR AU000793Seat · seized(AUS) PILOT AND COPILOT SEAT ROLLERS SEIZED. COPILOT''S SEAT RELEASE ROD BENT AND FOULING ON THE STRUCTURE BENEATH THE SEAT PREVENTING THE SEAT FROM LOCKING. PILOT''S SEAT LEFT SEAT RAIL CRACKED AT INBOARDFORWARD ATTACHMENT SKIN. (X)SDR AU000794Gauge · unserviceable(AUS) ARTIFICIAL HORIZON, DIRECTING GYRO AND CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATUREGAUGE UNSERVICEABLE. UNSERVICEABLE INSTRUMENTS NOT PLACARDED IAW CAO 20.18.10. S TANDBY COMPASS HAD 23 DEGREES ERROR ON WEST. (X)SDR AU000795Cap · cracked(AUS) ENGINE COWL NOSE CAP CRACKED. CRACK LENGTH 100 M (4 INCHES). NOSE CAP HAD BEEN ILLEGALLY REPAIRED USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER DATE PLATE, POP RIVETS AND LIQUID NAILS. UNAPPROVED REPAIR. (X)SDR AU000796Damper · faulty(AUS) SHIMMY DAMPER LOW ON FLUID. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS WERE FOUND TO BE DAMAGED: 1. HEAD BEARING P/N 0542102-3. 2. ROLL PIN P/N NAS 561P4-143. RING RETAINER P/N MS16625-1118. DAMPER WAS ATTACHED BY TWO FULLY THREADED METRIC SDR AU000797Fitting · out of adj(AUS) AIRCRAFT MAIN PLANE ATTACHMENT FITTING CONCENTRIC BUSHES OUT OF ADJUSTMENT CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO ROLL TO THE LEFT. LEFT WING WAS UNABLE TO BE ADJUSTED AS THE BUSH WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE MAXIMUM POSITION. THE ADJUSTMENT HAD TO BE CARRIED OUT ON THE RIGHT WSDR CA000928002Propeller · damaged(CAN) PROPELLER RECEIVED FOR CORROSION INSPECTION.SDR AU000758Torque Tube · cracked(AUS) CONTROL TORQUE TUBE CRACKED IN THREE PLACES IN THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE CONTROL COLUMN PIVOT.SDR AU000759Torque Tube · cracked(AUS) CONTROL TORQUE TUBE CRACKED. TORQUE TUBE ALSO EXHIBITED A 10 DEGREE TWIST FROM END TO END.SDR CA000907004Points · loose(CAN) THE MAGNETO WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE DUE TO INTERMITTENT FIRING. ON INSPECTION, THE STATIONARY POINT WAS FOUND LOOSE. THE POINT, IS MANUFACTURED WITH A STEM TO BE RIVETED TO THE STEEL FRAME. TOTAL TIME ON NEW POINT SET INSTALLED AT THE 500 HOUR MAINTENASDR CA000907014Propeller · damaged(CAN) PROPELLER RECEIVED FOR CORROSION INSPECTION. (X)SDR CA000824010Muffler · cracked(CAN) AFTER TAKEOFF AND IN CLIMB-OUT, PILOT EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS (90 PERCENT). PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY. ON ROLL OUT, ENGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE REAR SECTION OF THE LEFT HAND EXHAUSTSDR CA000810014Piston Pin · chipped(CAN) ALUMINIUM CHIPS FOUND IN OIL FILTER.ALL CYLINDER REMOVED AND PISTON PIN NR 1, 2 AND 3 REPLACED (NR 4 WAS REPLACED AT 1171.4).SDR 20000817SH025Cylinder · failedDURING A 100-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND THE MILLININUM CYLINDER ASSY WHICH WAS INSTALLED IN THE NR 3 POSITION WOULD ONLY HOLD A COMPRESSION OF 32 PSI AFTER 200 HOURS OF SERVICE. POSSIBLE CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. (X)SDR AU000513Bolt · loose(AUS) AILERON PULLEY PN S378-4 TO CENTER CONSOLE ATTACHMENT BOLT HAD THE NUT MISSING AND THE INCORRECT WASHER SPACING UNDER THE PULLEY GUARDS. (X)SDR CA000614016Frame · cracked(CAN) DURING 100 HOUR INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE 2 SMALL CRACKS ON THE FRAME REAR LUG THAT HOUSES THE ADJUSTING CAM FOR THE SEAT BACK. ONE CRACK WAS FOUND ATTHE LUG WELD WHILE THE OTHER WAS FROM THE HOLE FOR THE SHAFT ASSY (0411105-1).IT WASSDR CA000606036Exhaust Valve · broken(CAN) IN-FLIGHT, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. NR 3 CYLINDER SPARK PLUGS FOUND BROKEN. NR 3 CYLINDER MOVED AND REPLACED BY OVERHAULED ONE (EXHAUST VALVE FOUND BROKEN).SDR CA000614045Nut · cracked(CAN) AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AS A RESULT OF SDR AL-2000-04. ANCHOR NUT FOR RUDDER STOP BOLT FOUND CRACKED.SDR CA000530029Alternator · cracked(CAN) LOWER CASE HALF WEBS FOUND CRACKED.SDR 20000531SH021Cylinder · brokenOWNER STATED ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. DEVIATED TO NEAREST AIRPORT. HAD TO KEEP PUMPING THROTTLE TO MAINTAIN ENGINE RUNNING. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT AIRPORT. UPON COLD CYLINDER CHECK, REMOVED CYLINDER ROCKER BOSS COVER. PIN AND BOSSES FELL OUT. NSDR CA000412007Control Cable · frayed(CAN) DURING INSPECTION, NOTICED THAT THE LT AND RT BRAKE CABLES WERE BADLY FRAYED WHERE THEY PASS THROUGH THE LOWER FAIRLEADS (P/N 1-2259) ON THE AXLE STRUTS. FURTHER INSPECTION, REVEALED FRAYING OF THE CABLE BACK INSIDE THE SHEATHING UNDER THE BOOT COWL. SDR CA000706034Ignition Switch · dirty(CAN) ON MARCH 27, 2000, PILOT REPORTED ON CLIMB-OUT, ENGINE SUDDENLY RAN ROUGH AND COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE FOR 5 SECONDS. CHECKED ALL WIRING AND ENGINE FOR ANY ABNORMAL SIGNS. NONE FOUND. RAN FINE ON GROUND, ETC. OPENED IGNITION SWITCH AND FOUND A LITSDR CA000410037Connecting Rod · broken(CAN) CONNECTING ROD FAILURE.SDR CA000329005Spar · corroded(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT WINGS WERE REMOVED FOR A DETAILED INSPECTION AND HEAVY INTERGRANULAR CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE INBOARD FACE OF THE FUSELAGE REAR SPAR CARRY THROUGH BLOCKS. THE RIGHT SIDE HAD LIGHT CORROSION WHICH WAS DRESSED OUT AND THE LEFT SIDE HAD TO BSDR AU000272Fuel Tank · contaminated(AUS) ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM CONTAMINATED WITH EDA (ETHYLINE DIAMINE). EVIDENCE OF EDA IN CARBURETOR AND FUEL FILTERS.SDR AU000214Exhaust Valve · seized(AUS) NR 4 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE SEIZED.SDR CA000306006Structure · cracked(CAN) DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE CABIN DOORS WERE FOUND CRACKED IN THE AREA OF THE UPPER HINGE.SDR CA000301030Regulator · failed(CAN) THE REGULATOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE BATTERY TO BE OVERCHARGED WHICH DESTROYED THE BATTERY.SDR 2000ZZZX619Exhaust Valve · stuckAIRCRAFT LOST POWER WHEN PERFORMING 'TOUGH AND GOES'. AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. AN INVESTIGATION HAS DETERMINED THE MOST POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE'S POWER LOSS WAS AN EXHAUST VALVE THAT WAS INTERMITTENTLY STUCK 'OPSDR CA000218004Cylinder · cracked(CAN) CYLINDERS FOUND CRACKED DURING 100-HOUR CHECK.SDR CA000215016Rib · cracked(CAN) THE LEFT INBOARD NOSE RIB WAS FOUND CRACKED ON THE HORIZONTAL STABLIZER.SDR AU000128043Arm · broken(AU) CARBURETOR HEAT BOX ACTUATOR ARM HAD BROKEN OFF AT RIVETS THAT SECURE SPRING STEEL STRIP TO ARM.SDR CA991230039Exhaust Valve · stuck(CAN) NR 3 CYLINDER LOW COMPRESSION THE EXHAUST VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE PARTIALLY STUCK AND BURNED.SDR CA000128043Arm · damaged(CAN) CARB HEAT BOX ACTUATOR ARM HAD BROKEN OFF AT RIVETS THAT SECURE SPRING STEEL STRIP TO ARM.SDR CA991112020Throttle · failed(CAN) THROTTLE CONTROL HAD NO EFFECT ON RPM. OPERATOR COULD NOT FIND FAULT ON GROUND.SDR CA991112013Field Rotor · sheared(CAN) DURING FLIGHT, THE CHARGING SYSTEM FAILED AND WOULD NOT RESET. AFTER LANDING, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FIELD ROTOR HAD SHEARED AFT OF THE FORWARD (DRIVE END) BEARING.
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