Continental O-470R
Service difficulty reports · 255
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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 = 'O470R' 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 = 'O470R' 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 CA060419005Cylinder Head · leakingLEAKAGE FOUND BETWEEN BARREL AND HEAD.SDR 2006FA0000425Spring · brokenSTARTER DRIVE WAS OVERHAULED BY A CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION. (PN S539800M30) STARTER ADAPTER SPRINGS WERE INSTALLED IAW STC DURING THE OVERHAUL. THE STARTER WAS INSTALLED ON THIS ENGINE AND WAS OPERATED FOR 4.06 HOURS (5 STARTS) BEFORE IT FAILED. AN INSPECTISDR CA060327004Torque Link · cracked(CAN) NOSE GEAR UPPER TORQUE LINK WAS FOUND CRACKED INSIDE UPPER CORNER ON THE LT SIDE. FORGING NR 0543034-497, 2014 KAE-2A (TC NR20060327004)SDR AU510001443Skin · cracked(AUS) LH AND RH WING FLAP SKINS CRACKED. WHEN THE SKINS WERE REMOVED FOR REPLACEMENT, INTERNAL CORROSION WAS ALSO FOUND.(OTHER CAUSE: AGE ) (CASA# 510001443)SDR AU510001572Exhaust Valve · wornNR 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE STEM WORN EXCESSIVELY. WEAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 3.175MM (0.125IN). SUSPECT INCORRECT VALVE GUIDE/VALVE COMBINATION.SDR CA051220005Rod · brokenDURING TAXI (AFTER HARDWIND DURING THE DAY WITH THE AIRCRAFT PARKED WITH TAIL TO THE WIND), AT THE END OF THE DAY THE PILOT HAD NO CONTROL ON PEDALS FOR TAXIING. THE PILOT SIDE RT PEDAL WAS JAMMED IN PLACE. AFTER EVALUATION OF PROBLEM, FOUND A BROKEN ROD ENDSDR CA051026005Case · leakingAT 12 MONTH CERTIFICATION OF ELT THE UNIT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND THE BATTERIES LEAKING AND BATTERY CONTACTS ON THE ELT BATTERY CASE CORRODED. BATTERIES HAD A DATE CODE OF MAR 2010 AND MAR 2009. BATTERIES AND BATTERY CASE REPLACED AND UNITTESTED SEVICEABLE.SDR AU510001998Rocker · deterioratedROCKER ARMS (2OFF) HAD HARD FACING FAILURE. FOUND DURING INSPECTION IAW AD/ENG/4 AMDT9.SDR AU510002094Cylinder · faultyPISTON RINGS PREMATURELY WORN AND DETERIORATED CAUSING HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION AND POWER LOSS. CYLINDER VALVE GUIDES WORN AND EXHAUST VALVE REPLACED.SDR CA050316004Blade · cracked(CAN) PROPELLER, W/O T 64571, RECEIVED FOR 10 YEAR OVERHAUL. LAST OVERHAUL MAY 1996. NOW 667.9 HOUR SINCE OVERHAUL. FOUND BLADE S-90AT-2, SN B34101YS, CRACKED IN BLADE THREADS, FOUND WITH EDDY CURRENT.SDR QTL2005F00000Distributor Gear · failedMAGNETO REMOVED FOR FAILURE, 24 TEETH MISSING ON DISTRIBUTOR GEAR. REPLACED WITH NEW GEAR NR 10-357586. (K)SDR CA041108003Spring · brokenLEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR SPRING ASSEMBLY BROKE OF AT FUSELAGE WHILE TAXIING FOR FLIGHT. THERE WAS NO VISUAL EVIDENCE OF A PREVIOUS CRACK. THE GEAR LEG WAS SENT TO TRANSPORT SAFETY BOARD TO BE ANALYZED.SDR CA041019005Hub · corroded(CAN) PROP RECEIVED FOR 10 YR. CALENDAR O/H. AFTER PAINT REMOVAL FROM HUB CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE EXTERNAL SURFACES. THIS CORROSION CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHIN THE MANF.'S MINIMUM SPEC'S. THIS PROPELLERHAS EXCEDED THE MANF'S RECOMMENDED CALENDAR TBO BY 60 MONTSDR 2004FA0000705Cylinder · debondedNICKEL COATING OF INSIDE CYLINDER BARREL PEELING OFF.SDR 2004FA0000706Spring · slippedEXCESSIVE WEAR BETWEEN STARTER ADAPTER SPRING AND DRUM. STARTER DOES NOT ALLOW STARTER ADAPTER TO RELEASE AFTER ENGINE START.SDR CA040730007Trim System · contaminated(CAN) ELEVATOR TRIM WHEEL WOULD ONLY MOVE .5 INCH. FOUND DEBRIS CONSISTING OF GRASS, PEANUT SHELLS ETC. A SQUIRRELS NEST JAMMING THE CHAIN (CABLE ATTACHED TO CHAIN) ON THE GEAR WHICH ACTIVATES THE WORM GEAR TO MOVE THE ELEVATOR UP AND DOWN. BECAUSE OF THE SDR AUS20040446Spar · corroded(AUS) RT WING MAIN SPAR ANGLE CONTAINED EXFOLIATION CORROSION IN AREA OF WING ATTACHMENT ANGLE.SDR CA040527008Bulkhead · crackedBACK PLATE CRACKS FOUND RADIATING FROM RIVET HOLES. AT MANUFACTURING THE TALL SIDE OF RIVET AREAS NOT DEBURED PROPERLY. HOLES MAY HAVE BEEN PUNCH PRESSED AND SMALL AMOUNTS OF EXCESS MATERIAL REMAINED.SDR CA040825003Bracket · cracked(CAN) TAIL REMOVED TO CHANGE BROKEN BRACKETS. PN 0712302-1 LT BRACKET AND 0732101-4 REINFORCEMENT REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS. ADJACENT RIVETS REPLACED. TAIL REASSEMBLED AND DUAL INSPECTED.SDR CA040506002Bar · crackedDURING A ROUTINE, CHANGE OVER FROM SKIS TO FLOATS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FORWARD SPREADER BAR ASSEMBLY PART NUMBER 36657-10 WAS BADLY CORRODED AND CRACKED. THE SPREADER BAR ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED FROM EDO 249-2870 FLOATS. NEW PART NUMBER 26-32096 INSTALLESDR AUS20040257Rivet · corroded(AUS) FUSELAGE SKIN RIVET HEADS CORRODED AND MISSING. RIVETS ARE LOCATED IN THE AREA UNDER THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTACH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CASTINGS PNO 0741627-1 AND PNO 0741627-2 TO THE FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN.SDR BLB2004F00000Starter · failedTWO OVERHAULED STARTER WERE INSTALLED ON OVERHAULED ENGINE. BOTH STARTERS FAILED TO TURN OVER ENGINE, REINSTALLED OLD STARTER AND ENGINE STARTED AS NORMAL.SDR CA040329003Generator · loose(CAN) GENERATOR WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE AND SLOPPY. UPON REMOVAL IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT FRONT LUG HOLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY DRILLED AND BUSHED. BOTH GEN MOUNTING LUG HOLES WERE SEVERELY WORN AND ELONGATED, BOLTS WORN, AND BUSHING WORN WITHIN .1250 INCH OF SIDE OSDR AUS20031308Brush Block · worn(AUS) ALTERNATOR BRUSHES WORN UNEVENLY. GROUND BRUSH WORN COMPLETELY AWAY WHILE THE POSITIVE BRUSH APPEARED IN NEAR NEW CONDITION.SDR AUS20031269Bolt · bent(AUS) NLG UPPER TORQUE LINK UPPER BOLT TO STEERING COLLAR SEVERELY BENT AND ALMOST SHEARED. INVESTIGATION ALSO FOUND THE STRUT UNDER EXTENDED DUE TO BEING OVERFILLED WITH OIL AND UNDER INFLATED WITH AIR.SDR CA031127005Angle · cracked(CAN) CABIN FLOOR ON RT SIDE. DISCOVERED FLOOR HAD MOVED DOWN. ON INVESTIGATION FOUND THE LT AND RT TUNNEL ANGLES BROKEN AND CRACKED. REMOVED BOTH ANGLES PN 07136713 AND -4, PARTS WERE NOT MADE BY MFG. NO RECORD OF A REPAIR FOUND IN TECHNICAL LOGS.SDR CA031126006Attach Fitting · corroded(CAN) DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT P/N 0790006-6 WAS BROKEN DUE TO INTERGRANULAR CORROSION. FLOOR AND ADJACENT STRUCTURES DRILLED APART TO FACILITATE CHANGING THE BRACKET. REASSEMBLED USING EXISTING RIVET SIZE AND PATTERN AS ORIGINAL.SDR Z372003F00002Crankshaft · brokenPILOT FLEW A/C IN FOR GENERATOR REPAIR AND REPORTED TO MAINT THAT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION WITH A BORESCOPE THE CRANK SHAFT WAS FOUND TO BE BROKE AT APPROX. THE NR 6 PISTON CONNECTING ROD JOURNAL. ENGINE HAS NOT YETSDR CA031015010Bulkhead · cracked(CAN) RIVETS LOOSE AT TOP OF ANCHOR DOUBLERS ON BOTH SIDES AND CRACK STARTING ON RIVET ON LEFT SIDE DOUBLER FOR ANCHOR NUT TO RECEIVE HORIZONTAL STAB FRONT ATTACH BOLTS.SDR AUS20031098Hub · wrong part(AUS) PROPELLER HUB FAULTY. DURING COMPLIANCE WITH AD/PMC/47 IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MOUNTING STUDS HAD BEEN INCORRECTLY SEALED. SILASTIC MATERIAL WAS USED FOR SEALING RATHER THAN THE CORRECT PROCEDURE AS INDICATED IN MFG SL 1993-17. THE HUB WAS ALSO INCORRECTLSDR AUS20030693Rivet · faulty(AUS) AILERON MASS BALANCE WEIGHT ATTACHMENT RIVETS FAULTY. APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE RIVETS FAILED TESTING AND INSPECTION IAW AD/CESSNA180/28.SDR AUS20030650Plate · corroded(AUS) LT WING FRONT SPAR CAP DOUBLER PLATE CONTAINED INTERGRANULAR CORROSION.SDR AUS20030651Angle · corroded(AUS) LT WING FRONT SPAR CAP ANGLE CORRODED.SDR CA030703005Hose · failed(CAN) NYLON STATIC HOSE CATCHING ON LT CONTROL COLUMN UNIVERSAL JOINT ATTACH BOLT. STATIC HOSE NOT TIED OFF PROPERLY, WHICH RESTRICTED FORWARD MOVEMENT OF CONTROL WHEEL.SDR 2002FA0001226Starter · inoperativeSTARTER DOES NOT ALLOW THE STARTER ADAPTER TO DISENGAGE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS. THE RESULT IS EXCESSIVE HEAT AND WEAR WHICH RAPIDLY DESTROYS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ADAPTER. WITHIN 30-60 HOURS THE ADAPTER MUST BE REPLACED.SDR CA021122003Bulkhead · cracked(CAN) DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ANGLE TAILCONE REINFORCEMENT LT IN THE TAILCONE BULKHEAD ASSEMBLY WAS CRACKED.SDR AUS20020820Stringer · cracked(AUS) RT LOWER ENGINE MOUNT STRINGER CRACKED IN LOWER RH RADIUS OF "U" SECTION. CRACK RUNS FROM THE FORWARD EDGE AND ALONG THE AFT BEND.SDR AUS20020716Piston · damaged(AUS) PISTON DAMAGED DUE TO DETONATION. PISTON RINGS BROKEN AND OIL RETURN DRAIN HOLE ENLARGED.SDR 2002FA0000751Nozzle · looseAIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. FOUND CARBURETOR MAIN JET VERY LOOSE (REQUIRED TWO COMPLETE FINGER TIGHT TURNS TO TIGHTEN). THE TAB WASHER THAT LOCKS THE MAIN JET HAD NOT BEEN LOCKED, ALL THE TABS WERE FLAT IN A "AS NEW" CONDITION.SDR AUS20020410Carburetor · misrepaired(AUS) DURING GROUND RUNS FOLLOWING ENGINE CHANGE THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE RUNNING ROUGH, TOO LEAN AND MIXTURE ADJUSTMENT WOULD NOT CORRECT THE FAULT. CARBURETOR WAS DISMANTLED AND THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS DISCOVERED:- 1. MAIN JET INCORRECT PN. 2. AIR METERINGSDR CA020304004Bulkhead · cracked(CAN) SPINNER BULKHEAD FOUND MOUNTED BETWEEN PROP AND CRANKSHAFT FLANGE - BULKHEAD SUPPOSED TO BE MOUNTED ON REAR RACK OF CRANKSHAFT FLANGE. INCORRECT MOUNTING RESULTED IN CRACKED BULKHEAD AND PROP HUB DISTORTION LEADING TO FLUID LOSS.SDR AUS20020024Balance Tube · fractured(AUS) ENGINE BALANCE TUBE FRACTURED AT WELD JOINT. NR 3 CYLINDER INOPERATIVE AND PROPELLER BLADE LOOSE.SDR 2002FA0000024Control Cable · brokenPILOT COMPLAINED THAT THE PROPELLER CONTROL WAS HARD TO MOVE. WHEN TECHNICIAN INVESTIGATED, THE CONTROL CABLE BROKE AND CAME OFF IN TECHNICIAN`S HAND. REMOVED AND REPLACED CONTROL WITH NEW PART.SDR 2002FA0000010Exhaust Rocker · mismanufacturedTHE INSTALLED EXHAUST ROCKERS WERE PN 534398. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THOSE ROCKERS DID NOT HAVE THE HOLE DRILLED TO SQUIRT OIL ON THE EXHAUST VALVE STEM. THE NEW EXHAUST ROCKER HAS THAT SQUIRTER HOLE TO AID IN LUBRICATION. THIS WAS CAUSE OF FAILURE, PER MFG. SDR 2002FA0000011Guide · wornCOMPRESSION TEST INDICATED NR 1 AND NR 2 CYLINDERS HAVE EXHAUST LEAKS. REMOVED CYLINDERS AND DIMENSIONALLY INSPECTING VALVES AND GUIDES. SEVERE WEAR OF BOTH GUIDE AND VALVE.SDR 2002FA0000012Valve · wornCOMPRESSION TEST INDICATED NR 1 AND NR 2 CYLINDERS HAVE EXHAUST LEAKS. REMOVED CYLINDERS AND DIMENSIONALLY INSPECTING VALVES AND GUIDES. SEVERE WEAR OF BOTH GUIDE AND VALVE.SDR CA011217017Strut · broken(CAN) 1/4 INCH RETAINER PIN BROKE AT COTTER PIN HOLE ON RT SHOCK STRUT ASSY. WHEN THE RETAINER PIN FALLS OUT THE LANDING GEAR FALLS DOWN.SDR 2002FA0000267Piston · failedCASTROSPHOIC ENGINE FAILURE AFTER TAKEOFF. EMERGENCY LANDING WAS EXECUTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED, REVEALING NR 5 PISTON DISINTEGRATED. ENGINE HAD BEEN OVERHAULED APPROXIMATELY 280 HOURS AND 3.5 YEARS PRIOR TO FAILURE. ALL PISTONS HAD BEESDR 2001FA0000607Magneto · failedENGINE RAN A LITTLE ROUGH WHEN STARTED. RAN SMOOTHLY AFTER WARMING UP. A 45 MIN FLIGHT WAS MADE AND THEN ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN WITH NO PROBLEM. ABOUT 45 MINUTES INTO THE NEXT LEG, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND MISSING. INITIALSDR AUS20011037Bulkhead · cracked(AUS) AFT TAILCONE BULKHEAD CRACKED IN AREA AT TOP OF RUDDER CABLECUTOUT.
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