Continental TSIO-520-VB
Service difficulty reports · 654
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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 = 'TSIO520VB' 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 = 'TSIO520VB' 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 AU981153Switch · leaking(AUS) HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SWITCH LEAKING FROM SWITCH BODY. SUSPECT FAILURE OF INTERNAL DIAPHRAGM.SDR AU981089Hose · deteriorated(AUS) LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR EXTENSION HYDRAULIC HOSE DETERIORATED AND HOLED. LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. PART TC: 7.941.SDR AU981074Gear · stripped(AUS) RIGHT ENGINE MAGNETO DISTRIBUTOR GEAR TEETH STRIPPED.SDR AU980875Horn · failed(AUS) LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN INTERNAL CONTACT BETWEEN THE LEAF SPRING AND THE DIAPHRAGM HAD FALLEN OFF.SDR AU980904Frame · corroded(AUS) FORWARD CABIN DOOR FRAME CONTAINED SEVERE EXFOLIATION CORROSION IN THE AREA OF THE UPPER DOOR STRIKER PLATE.SDR AU980387Circuit Breaker · failed(AUS) AVIONICS CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCH SMOKING.SDR AU980187Gearbox · failed(AUS) FLAP GEARBOX IDLER GEAR TEETH SHEARED OFF.SDR AU980091Pipe · corroded(AUS) RH MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PIPE LOCATED IN AREA BELOW THE RH FLOOR CONTAINED PITTING CORROSION. SUSPECT DUETO CONTACT WITH DUCTING INSULATION.SDR AU980069Hose · deteriorated(AUS) HYDRAULIC PRESSURE HOSE LOCATED BETWEEN RH HYDRAULIC PUMP AND FIREWALL DAMAGED AND LEAKING. LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH GEAR UP. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE HOSE FAILED DUE TO EXPOSURE TO HEAT WITH THE FIRE SLEEVING AND THE OUSDR CA980325019Valve · leaking(CAN) HEATER UNIT OBTAINED AS REPLACEMENT ITEM AND ON FIRST FLIGHT THE PILOTS COMPLAINED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO CONTROL HEATER. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL SOLENOID VALVE SEAL WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY AND THIS ALLOWED FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF THE COSDR AU971351Pump · jammed(AUS) AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP CONTAMINATED BY ALUMINIUM SWARF. THE SWARF JAMMED THE PUMP VANES ALLOWING FUEL INTO THE MOTOR WINDINGS. THEAIRCRAFT HAD A SPAR CAP CHANGE IAW AD/CESSNA400/40 AMDT13 254.4 HOURS PREVIOUSLY.SDR AU971399Sight Glass · damaged(AUS) RH HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR SIGHT TUBE SPLIT AND LEAKING FLUID UNDER PRESSURE. HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVE ALSO FOUND TO BE UNSERVICEABLE.SDR AU971637Engine · malfunction(AUS) RH ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH IN CRUISE. GROUND RUN COULD FIND NO FAULT.SDR 97ZZZX4003Crankcase · crackedCREW REPORTED OIL LEAK, RIGHT ENGINE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND 1.25 INCH TO 1.5 INCH LONG CRACK IN CRANKCASE JUST AFT OF NR 2 CYLINDER, SEVENTH STUD, LOCATED IN WEB BETWEEN OIL COOLER MOUNTING AREA AND CYLINDER ATTACH AREA.SDR AU970801Battery · cracked(AUS) ELT BATTERY PACK CRACKED AND LEAKING - ELT BATTERY MOUNTING TRAY AND STRUCTURE BENEATH ELT CONTAMINATEDSDR AU970815Wire · shorted(AUS) LANDING GEAR SELECTOR WIRE SHORT CIRCUITED IN AREA BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANELSDR CA970620007Relief Valve · misaligned(CAN) A NEWLY INSTALLED ENGINE HAD OIL PRESSURE PROBLEMS. THE LOW OIL PRESSURE AT IDLE WAS FOUND TO BE CAUSED BY THE OIL PRESSURE ADJUSTING SCREW BEING MISALIGNED WITH THE HOUSING CAUSING THE VALVE NOT TO SEAT SQUARELY. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE OIL PRESSURE RELISDR CA970527010Fork Tube · broken(CAN) AME NOTICED THE RIGHT HAND LOWER AXLE ATTACH POINT WAS BROKEN. DAMAGE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A BEARING SEIZURE.SDR AU970886Valve · failed(AUS) LANDING GEAR BLOWDOWN BOTTLE OUTLET VALVE FAULTY - INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE `O' RING ON THE VALVE POPPET ASSEMBLY WAS MISSING- REMAINS OF THE `O' RING WERE FOUND DOWNSTREAM IN THE EMERGENCY GEAR BLOWDOWN SYSTEMSDR AU970887Valve · faulty(AUS) HYDRAULIC MANIFOLD VALVE FAULTY - DURING STRIPDOWN OF THE VALVE PIECES OF `O' RING WERE FOUND - SUSPECT `O' RING CAME FROM THE EMERGENCY GEAR DOWN BOTTLE PNO 9910154-3 (MDR 97/0886)SDR CA970407016Vacuum Pump · faulty(CAN) REPORT OF #2 ENGINE VACUUM PUMP INOPERATIVE. PUMP REMOVED AND COMPOSITE SHAFT/SPLINE FOUND SHEARED. OVERHAULED VACUUM PUMP INSTALLED.SDR CA970325002Cylinder Assy · cracked(CAN) DURING INSPECTION FUEL STAINS WERE FOUND ON ONE CYLINDER OF THE LH ENGINE AND ONE CYLINDER OF THE RH ENGINE IN THE AREA OF THE COOLING FINS. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE CYLINDERS WERE CRACKED. MAINTENANCE HAVE CONCLUDED THE CYLINDERS ARE CRACKING AS A ASDR 97ZZZX1823Crankcase · crackedOIL LEAK. FOUND RIGHT CRANKCASE CRACKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE REAR MOUNTING FLANGE OF THE ALTERNATOR. CRACK EXTENDED TOWARDS THE NR 4 MAIN BEARING 45MM (1.75 INCH). LOOKING FROM THE OUTSIDE, THE CRACK ALSO EXTENDS TOWARDS THE BACK 25MM (1 INCH) DIRECTLY UNDESDR AU970082Torque Link · stiff(AUS) NOSE LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINKS STIFF IN OPERATION DUE TO THE LOWER ATTACHMENT BOLT BEING OVERTORQUED - NOSE OLEO WOULD NOT FULLY EXTEND CAUSING NLG TO FOUL ON GEAR DOORS -PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERRORSDR AU970105Selector Valve · faulty(AUS) LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE FAULTY - REPAIRED ITEM HAD BEEN FITTED BEFORE THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT - THE VALVE WAS AGAIN RETURNEDTO THE OVERHAUL FACILITY - THE VALVE COULD NOT BE FAULTED INITIALLY BUT AFTER REPEATED TESTING THE VALVE FAILED - SUSPECT FAULTY SSDR CA970121001Actuator · failed(CAN) AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING A NORMAL LANDING WITH THREE DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS ON. UPON TOUCHDOWN AND AT THE END OF THE ROLL OUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING. MAINTENANCE GOT THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE AND REMOVED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR AND SENT SDR 97ZZZX441Distributor Gear · strippedAFTER TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO LAND. AFTER LANDING, PILOT PERFORMED MAG CHECK TAXIING BACK TO GATE. LEFT MAG WAS DEAD. MECHANIC CHANGED MAGNETO, TIMED TO ENGINE, RAN UP GOOD. ON DISASSEMBLY OF MAG, FOUNDSDR 97ZZZX272Spring Seat · missingINSTALLED NEWLY OVERHAULED ENGINE AND DURING PRE-OILING COULD NOT GET OIL PRESSURE. FOUND THAT SPRING SEAT P/N 63153 WAS MISSING FROM OIL PRESSURE RELIEF HOUSING. INSTALLED THE MISSING PART, FIXED THE PROBLEM.SDR 96ZZZX6097Pump · failedON TAKEOFF ROLL, THE RIGHT ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT MADE REJECTED TAKEOFF PROCEDURES. NO DAMAGE TO A/C OR PERSONAL. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE ENG DRIVEN PUMP FAILED. A TEAR DOWN INSPECTION REVEALED SOME WEAR AND TWO BROKEN BLADES. NO CONCLUSIONS WERE DRAWN ONSDR CA961128023Line · ruptured(CAN) DURING CLIMB ATTITUDE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT HYDRAULIC FLOW LIGHTS CAME ON. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THAT THE RIGHT HAND MAIN ACTUATOR DOWN LINE HAD RUPTURED.SDR BSAAA111396Fuel Pump · out of adjustBIL - RIGHT ENGINE SURGING. FUEL FLOW WAS GOING OVER RED LINE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FLOOD OUT. ADJUSTED ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP TO SPECS/GROUND RUN OK. (M)SDR CA961009008Line · cracked(CAN) ON WALK AROUND PILOT FOUND POOL OF HYDRAULIC FLUID UNDER LEFT WHEEL WELL. FLANGE ON GEAR DOWN LINE FOUND CRACKED.SDR 96ZZZX3931Crankcase · crackedPILOT REPORTED AN OIL LEAK CLIMBING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LEFT ENGINE. AFTER INSPECTING THIS AREA OF THE ENGINE, THE ALTERNATOR BASE GASKET APPEARED TO BE RIPPED AND A PORTION OF IT STICKING OUT OF THE FLANGE AREA. UPON REMOVAL OF THE ALTERNATOR AND BASSDR 96ZZZX3384Spring · brokenDURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, A CYLINDER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING CHANGED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION. UPON REMOVAL OF THE ROCKER COVER, ALL 4 VALVE SPRINGS WERE FOUND BROKEN. AFTER REMOVAL OF ALL ROCKER COVERS, ONLY ONE VALVE SPRING WAS INTACT. THERE WERE NSDR AU960750Pipe · fractured(AUS) LH HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE PIPE LEAKING - LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUIDSDR AU960664Rod End · failed(AUS) LH MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR LINK ASSEMBLY INBOARD RODEND FAILED IN THE AREA OF THE NUTSDR 96ZZZX2414Distributor Gear · teeth missingENGINE ROUGNESS NOTED. INSPECTION REVEALED RIGHT MAGNETO DISTRIBUTOR GEAR MISSING SOME OF ITS TEETH (NOTED 259.6 HRS SINCE ITS LAST INSPECTION). CAUSE UNKNOWN.SDR AU960440Drive · separated(AUS) LH ALTERNATOR DRIVE COUPLING RUBBER AND DRIVE CASING DEBONDEDSDR AU960539Fitting · corroded(AUS) LH STUB WING ATTACHMENT FITTING CONTAINED EXFOLIATION CORROSION - FURTHER CORROSION FOUND FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF THE FITTINGSDR AU960289Csu · cracked(AUS) PROPELLER CSU END CAP CRACKED AND LEAKING - THE CRACK COMMENCED AT THE FULL FINE CONTROL STOPS AND RADIATED AROUND THE CENTRECOLLAR AND WAS HIDDEN BY THE CONTROL ARM RETURN SPRING - THE END CAP IS MANUFACTURED FROM A BRITTLE PLASTIC TYPE MATERIALSDR AU960290Valve · leaking(AUS) WASTEGATE VALVE LEAKING OIL - OIL WAS DUMPED OVERBOARD VIA THE WASTEGATE VALVE DRAIN TUBESDR AU960366Control Cable · frayed(AUS) LH FORWARD AILERON CONTROL CABLE CONTAINED NUMEROUS BROKEN WIRES OVER A 100MM (4IN) LENGTH AT THE PULLEY LOCATED AT THE FIREWALLAREA AT FS 100.00SDR 96ZZZX3623Separator Screen · froze upBIL - ON TAKEOFF (AIRBORNE), OIL PRESSURE AT RED LINE, FUEL FLOW ERRATIC, MANIFOLD PRESS VERY SENSITIVE AND ERRATIC, FUEL PRESS EXCEEDED RED LINE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. ALL TEMPS IN GREEN AT TAKEOFF. BOTH ENGINES NOTED COVERED WITH OIL,SDR AU960367Channel · destroyed(AUS) PILOT SEAT SUPPORT STRUCTURE CHANNEL DESTROYED DUE TO PROLONGED MOVEMENT WITH THE MOUNTING SCREWS UNDONE - LOOSE MOUNTING SCREWS ALSO FOUND ON SIMILAR AIRCRAFT - SUSPECT DUE TO PILOTS EXCERTING PRESSURE AGAINST SEATS DURING ENTRY/EXIT OF AIRCRAFTSDR 96ZZZX1501Engine · roughnessFLIGHT CREW NOTICED ROUGHNESS IN LEFT ENGINE. INSPECTED MAGS, COMPRESSION TESTED CYLINDERS, CHECKED SPARK PLUGS. ENGINE WAS GROUND RUN. FLIGHT OK'D. NOTED NO PROBLEMS. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NOTED: MINUS 21 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT TEMPERATURE.SDR AU960208Seal · unapproved part(AUS) RH ENGINE FUEL NOZZLE SEALS PNO 633958-3 AND WASHERS PNO 640612 DETERIORATED AND IN POOR CONDITION - ON TWO NOZZLES THE 'O' RING PNO 630979-9 HAD BEEN SUBSTITUTED BY AN UNKNOWN BLACK RUBBER 'O' RING WHICH HAD HARDENED TO A BRITTLE CONDITION - TWO NOZZLESDR 96ZZZX944Spring · brokenPILOT REPORTED A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND DURING CLIMB AND INTO CRUISE. AFTER LANDING AT FINAL DESTINATION, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A CYLINDER COMPRESSION CHECK. ALL CYLINDERS ON BOTH ENGINES SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE. AFTER FURTHER SDR 95ZZZX5028Distributor Gear · teeth missingENGINE HAD SLIGHT ROUGHNESS AND TIMING JUMP TO THE TIME OF FAILURE. FOUND DISTRIBUTOR GEAR TEETH MISSING. RECOMMEND SHIMS BE CHECKED FOR GEAR FREEDOM AND UNIT BE REPLACED AT ONE-HALF OF SPECIFIC T.B.O. OF MAGNETO.SDR 95ZZZX4377Pump · bearing wornFUEL PUMP REPLACED DUE TO LOW PRESSURE. THIS IS THE 3RD FAILURE IN 160 HOURS, ALL OVERHAULED BY RAPCO FLEET SUPPORT. PILOT FOUND METAL FLAKES IN FUEL SAMPLE FROM SUMP DRAIN. DISASSEMBLED PUMP AND FOUND BEARING FAILED. REPLACED WITH NEW AIRBORNE PUMP.SDR 95ZZZX3075Valve · deterioratedPILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO ENGINE OVERBOOST. FOUND TOP SECTION OF BUTTERFLY VALVE WARPED DUE TO HEAT. FOUND THAT ON WASTEGATES OVERHAULED USING CONTINUED TIME VALVES, THIS OFTEN HAPPENS ALONG WITH VARING MANIFOLD PRESSURE. ON COMPONENTS WITH NEW VALVES IN
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