Continental TSIO-520-E
Service difficulty reports · 211
Newest first. General aviation reporting is voluntary.
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 = 'TSIO520E' 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 = 'TSIO520E' 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 95ZZZX6812Gear · failedOIL PUMP GEAR BROKE AND CRACKED THE BODY ASSEMBLY OF THE SCAVENGE PUMP, P/N 640766. REPLACED STARTER ADAPTER WITH A REBUILT, P/N 642085A2.SDR ZWZA0012Magneto · failedDURING REPOSITIONING OF AIRCRAFT, NOTICED DEAD LT MAG ON LT ENGINE. CHANGED MAG WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT, BUT NOTICED DEFECTIVE MAG WAS RECENTLY OVERHAULED AND HAD ONLY 213.8 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL. (X)SDR 95ZZZX6820Oil Seal · leakDURING A 100-HOUR INSPECTION, OIL WAS FOUND IN THE LT MAGNETO ON THE RT ENGINE. THE OIL SEAL WAS REPLACED AND THE MAGNETO WAS PUT BACK INTO SERVICE. 433.1 HOURS SINCE FACTORY OVERHAUL.SDR 95ZZZX6821Oil Seal · leakDURING A 50-HOUR INSPECTION, OIL WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT MAGNETO ON THE LEFT ENGINE. THE OIL SEAL WAS REPLACED AND THE MAGNETO WAS PUT BACK INTO SERVICE. 168.5 HOURS SINCE FACTORY OVERHAUL.SDR 95ZZZX5827Header Assy · failedTRANSIENT AIRCRAFT REPORTED NO BOOST. INSPECTED TURBO, UNABLE TO ROTATE IMPELLER. REMOVED TURBO, FOUND INTERNAL DIVIDER OF HEADER ASSY BROKEN APART ENTIRE LENGTH. PIECE OF DIVIDER HAD BROKEN OFF AND JAMMED TURBO IMPELLER. HEADER ASSY WAS ALSO BULGED AND RUSDR 95ZZZX4392Crankcase · crackedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE LEFT ENGINE CRANKCASE WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE NR 4 CYLINDER MOUNTING PAD. AD 77-13-22 DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS CRANKCASE DUE TO MARKINGS. SUSPECT FATIGUE, WEAK DESIGN. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS INSPECTING AREA CLOSELY AT 100-HOUR INSDR 95ZZZX2188Cylinder · crackedAFTER TAKEOFF, LEFT ENGINE STARTED VIBRATING. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACK IN THE NR 5 CYLINDER. SINCE OVERHAULED CYLINDERS HAVE HIGH TOTAL TIME, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO CRACK DUE TO AGE AND STRESS. SDR 95ZZZX2382Gear · failedPILOT REPORTED OIL STREAMING FROM LEFT ENGINE NACELLE WITH LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AT CRUISE. HE SECURED THE LEFT ENGINE AND NOTIFIED ATC OF THE SITUATION. ATC CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH AT RDU. LANDING MADE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTSDR 95ZZZX2710Piston · burnedFOUND CYLINDER NR 2 TOP SIDE PISTON BURNED, POSSIBLE DETONATION. SENT FOR EVALUATION AT TCM.SDR 95ZZZX1149Camshaft · brokenIN-FLIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN. CHECKED PROBLEM AND FOUND NO MOVEMENT IN VALVE TRAIN, ETC., WHEN PROP MOVED. PULLED ENGINE AND SENT BACK TO OVERHAUL AGENCY. VERIFIED UPON DISASSEMBLY THAT CAMSHAFT WAS BROKEN NEAR GEAR END.SDR 95ZZZX1117Flow Divider · defectivePILOT REPORTED LT ENGINE WOULD NOT MAKE A CLEAN SHUT DOWN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED FLOW DIVIDER CHECK VALVE WAS PASSING FUEL BELOW PRESET PRESSURE. FOUND RUBER DIAPHRAGM DRIED OUT DUE TO LACK OF USE.
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