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 HYIA258PBBeam · crackedLEFT ENGINE OUTBOARD SIDE OF CROSSOVER BEAM IS CRACKED. MAINTENANCE TO REMOVE AND REPLACE CROSSOVER BEAM ASSY.SDR HYIA2714MUnknown · unknownRT ENG SURGING AT CRUISE POWER. RESHAPED LEFT NOSE BOWL DUE TO PROP CABLE ROD END CLEARANCE.SDR HYIAN991AAMotor · failedIN CRUISE FLIGHT, NOXIOUS FUMES FILLED CABIN. CREW SUSPECTED HEATER AND TURNED OFF HEATER SWITCH. FUMES DISSIPATED. TURNED HEATER BACK ON AND FUMES RETURNED. RETURNED FOR UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED HEATER AND FOUND COMBUSTION BLOWER INOPERASDR HYIA20090122001Selector Valve · stickingLEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES AND LOST POWER, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS FOUND THE LEFT FUEL SELECTOR VALVE WAS STICKING SELECTOR WAS LUBED AND EXERCISED OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED.SDR HYIAN3292MSeparator · frozenAIRCRAFT OVERNIGHTED IN TEMPS WELL BELOW ZERO, WITHOUT PROPER PREHEAT. AFTER TAKEOFF, BREATHER SYSTEM BLOCKED UP FROM FREEZING MOISTURE. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 AGL, THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO RISE ABOVE THE GREEN ARC. AS CREW BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN ENSDR HYIA401TJRelay · burnedSMOKE COMING OUT OFF THE COCKPIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED FOUND RIGHT ENGINE'S STARTER RELAY HAD FAILED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RELAY RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.SDR HYIA3292MBeam · crackedRIGHT ENGINE'S INBOARD ENGINE BEAM IS CRACKED AT THE AFT UPPER WEB 0NE HALF OF AN INCH. REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE BEAM.SDR HYIA660CABeam · crackedRIGHT ENGINE'S INBOARD ENGINE BEAM CRACKED AT AFT UPPER WEB . REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE BEAM.SDR HYIA26632Brake Sys · failedLEFT BRAKE FAILED DURING TAXI. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED BLED AND SERVICED LEFT BRAKE SYSTEM.SDR HYIA818ANGarlock Seal · leakingLEFT ENGINE LEAKING OIL IN FLIGHT CREW SHUT DOWN ENGINE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED FOUND VACUUM PUMP'S GARLOC SEAL WAS LEAKING. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED GARLOC SEAL AND VACUUM PUMP ASSY. MX CLEAN OIL SEPARATOR FILTER AND LINES. MX PERFORMED FULL POWER RUN UP. SDR 135991030408Dipstick · unknownDURING CLIMB-OUT, PILOT NOTED LT ENGINE MANIFOLD PRESSURE INCREASE FOLLOWED BY INCREASE IN OIL PRESSURE. PILOT TURNED BACK AND SECURED LT ENGINE AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. WHITE SMOKE WAS NOTED COMING FROM LT ENGINE. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENASDR 135763022008Turbocharger · failedTHE MANIFOLD PRESSURE DROPPED TO AMBIENT AND OIL PRESSURE DECREASED SHORTLY THERE AFTER. PILOT PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUT DOWN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ENGINE AND FOUND BAD TURBOCHARGER AND REPLACED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY OIL FILTER, ANSDR 1356875020308Adapter · failedON SHORT FINAL OF APPROACH PILOT NOTICED RT PROP WANDERING, LOOKED AT GAGES AND SAW RT OIL PRESSURE AT 0. PILOT SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND FEATHERED PROP. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INITIAL INVESTIGATION FOUND OIL ON RT MLG DOOR. MX INSPECTED ENGINE ASDR 135762010708Actuator · failedNOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR UNSAFE AND HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LIGHTS OUT. PILOT PERFORMED CHECK LIST, BLEW GEAR DOWN, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR AND REPLACED WITH SERVICE ABLESDR 13552N122707Skin · debondedON TAXI IN, CREW NOTICED DEBONDING HAD TAKEN PLACE ON RT AILERON UPPER IB SKIN. THE DISPLACEMENT OF SKIN DID NOT AFFECT THE FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIRCRAFT AS NOTED BY THE CREW. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED AILERON, DISPENSED AILERON FOR REPAIR.SDR 1357141120307Turbocharger · failedPILOT LOG READS THE FOLLOWING: LEFT ENG SMOKES ON APPROACH. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND TURBO TO HAVE FAILED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TURBO.SDR 1352714120307Adapter · failedPILOT DISCREPANCY OF RIGHT ENGINE DOES NOT SPIN ON START. AIRCRAFT WAS AT GATE IN SJU. MAINTENANCE FOUND A STARTER ADAPTER GEAR TOOTH AND ENGINE START GEAR TOOTH FAILURE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ENGINE.SDR 135632112407Engine · failedON TAKEOFF FROM MAZ, AT 2400 FEET AND CLIMBING TO 3500 FEET, PILOT HEARD LOUD BOOM WITH RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND PROPELLER FEATHERING. THE PILOT PERFORMED ENGINE FAILURE FLOW CHECK LIST AND RETURNED TO MAZ. PRELIMINARY INSPECTION SHOWS CATASTROPHIC FAILURESDR HYIA13568752Torque Tube · brokenON APPROACH, RT RUDDER PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. APPROACH WAS CONTINUED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND RUDDER PEDAL ATTACH BRACKET HAD FAILED. REMOVED AND REPLACE TORQUE TUBE AND RELEASED AIRCRAFT BACK TO SERVICE.SDR 888331Pump · seizedAIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE AND THE RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY CHECK LIST, DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO MVY AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT, TAXIED TO GATE ON 1 ENGINE, AND DEPLANED 7 PASSENGERS. SDR 135N223PBWire · unsecureON 08-05-07, LEFT ALTERNATOR OUT LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT AND RT ALT OUT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. MX INSPECTED AND REPAIRED WIRING TO LT ALT AND SECURED WIRE TO RT ALT FUSE IN COCKPIT, SECONDARY INSP AND RUN UP WAS PERFORMED ON 08-06-07 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.SDR CA070727002Cylinder Head · cracked(CAN) CYLINDER ASSY FOUND CRACKED DURING INSPECTION. LEAK COULD BE HEARD FROM CRACK DURING DIFF COMPRESSION TEST. CYLINDER REMOVED AND LARGE CRACK OBSERVED IN HEAD CASTING (INTERIOR VIEW). THE S/N OF CYLINDER REMOVED IS E41375-4 (TC NR 20070727002)SDR 135N69SCCylinder · failedLEFT ENGINE FAILURE WITH CASE PENETRATION BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY A VALVE FAILURE AT THE NR 6 CYLINDER. A TCM ENGINEER WAS ON HAND AT THE TIME AND THE ENGINE HAS BEEN SENT TO TCM FOR TEARDOWN. LEFT ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AS A CORRECTIVE ACTION ON 6SDR N514NCWire · chafedCREW SMELLED BURNING ODOR IN COCKPIT DURING FLIGHT. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND WIRES IN NLG WHEEL WELL CHAFED. MX REPAIRED WIRING AND RELEASED A/C.SDR HYIA052707Engine · failedRIGHT ENGINE FAILURE ON 1/2 MILE FINAL TO RUNWAY 25 AT PVC, CREW FEATHERED ENGINE AND LANDED. LATER INSPECTION ON 5-27-07 FOUND INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE RIGHT ENGINE. ENGINE REMOVED AND REPLACED ON 5-28-07. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE AND ENG TO BE SENT TO MANUFSDR HYIA2611XEngine · failedRIGHT ENGINE FAILURE ON 1/2 MILE FINAL TO RUNWAY 25 AT PVC, CREW FEATHERED ENGINE AND LANDED. LATER INSPECTION ON 5-27-07 FOUND INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE RIGHT ENGINE. ENGINE REMOVED AND REPLACED ON 5-28-07. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE AND ENG TO BE SENT TO MANUFSDR HYIA135Engine · failedDURING CRUISE FLIGHT NR 1 ENGINE VIBRATED THEN LOST POWER, ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. LEFT ENG HAD A INTERNAL FAILURE, ENG WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. FAILED ENG HAS BEEN SENT TO MANUFACTURE FOR TEARDOWN AND INVESTIGATION.SDR CA070507007Adapter · failed(CAN) UNABLE TO ROTATE ENGINE DURING WALKAROUND INSPECTION PRIOR TO ENGINE START. FAULT ISOLATED TO STARTER ADAPTER ASSY. STARTER ADAPTER FAILED ONLY 9.6 HRS IN SERVICE AFTER OVERHAUL. OVERHAUL FACILITY CONTACTED. UNIT TO BE SHIPPED TO FACILITY FOR TEARDOWN INSDR CA070123009Bracket · corroded(CAN) WHEN FLAPS LOWERED AC SEEMED TO ROTATE SLIGHTLY. PILOT RETURNED TO BASE. FLAP SYS INSPECTED AND FAULT FOUND WITH LT FLAP BELLCRANK LOWER MOUNTING BRACKET. BELLCRANK MOUNTING HOLE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED ALLOWING LARGE BOLT MOVEMENT WHEN FLAPS OPERATED. BRASDR N3B2007F00001Switch · malfunctionedWHEN LANDING SYSTEM WAS IN DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION, LANDING GEAR (TRANSIT) LIGHT REMAINED ON (BUT ONLY PARTIALLY LIT) WHILE ALL (3) GREEN DOWN AND LOCK POSITION LIGHTS WERE ALSO ON. (K)SDR N3B2006F00000Timer · odorAIRCRAFT 30 MILES OUT, IN IMC CONDITIONS. PILOT TURNED ON ALL DE-ICE EQUIPMENT. WHEN PROP DE-ICE CYCLED BOTH ALTERNATORS WENT OFF LINE. WHEN PILOT TURNED OFF DE-ICE EQUIPMENT AND RECYCLED ALTERNATORS SWITCHES, ALTERNATORS CAME BACK ON LINE. INSPECTION FOUNSDR 135N6813JLENGConnecting Rod · destroyedPILOT REPORTED RPM/POWER LOSS, SHUT ENGINE AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT.SDR 2006FA0000417Packing · out of position#1 CYLINDER EXHAUST PUSHROD HOUSING PACKING BLEW OUT. SUSPECT POSSIBLE CRANKCASE PRESSURIZATION. PACKING HAD SMALL CUT MOST LIKELY FROM INSTALLATION HOWEVER THAT SOULD NOT HAVE ALLOWED IT TO BLOW OUT.SDR CA060112007Intercostal · damagedPILOTS OUTBOARD INTERCOSTAL RUDDER PEDAL MOUNT REPAIRED DUE TO SEVERAL SMALL CRACKS.SDR CA060112008Intercostal · damagedCAPTAINS OUTBOARD RUDDER PEDAL MOUNT BLOCK INTERCOSTAL AT STN 118.55, REPAIRED DUE TO CRACKED.SDR AU510001594Line · worn(AUS) RT ENGINE FUEL SUPPLY LINE LOCATED BETWEEN FUEL BOWL AND NACELLE CHAFED THROUGH ON WING STRUCTURE LIGHTENING HOLE. FUEL LEAKING INTO WING. (CASA NR 510001594)SDR AU510001608Line · crackedLINE LOCATED IN RT WING ROOT CRACKED. LIMITED INFORMATION PROVIDED.SDR GNB2006F00002Distributor Gear · strippedENROUTE LT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, LANDED. RUN UP FOUND LT ENGINE MAGNETO ROUGH AND EXCESSIVE DROP. (SW01200603302) (K)SDR GNB2006F00000Distributor Gear · strippedENROUTE, RAN ROUGH, LANDED. RUNUP FOUND RT MAGNETO ROUGH AND EXCESSIVE DROP. (SW01200603304) (K)SDR GNB2006F00001Distributor Gear · strippedPRE TAKEOFF RUNUP CHECKED GOOD. PULLED ONTO RUNWAY, APPLIED POWER, RT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. ABORTED TAKEOFF. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED 10-15 TEETH STRIPPED ON DISTRIBUTOR GEAR. VERY COLD TEMP, PROBABLE CAUSE. (SW01200603303) (K)SDR 08222005Bolt · shearedPROPELLER FAILED TO TURN ON START. CRANKSHAFT LARGE ATTACH BOLTS SHEARED AND GEAR DISLODGED FROM CRANKSHAFT. ENGINE REMOVED AND REPLACED.SDR HYI2005F00005Connecting Rod · unserviceableAT 3000 FT, ON APPROACH, LT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, PILOT PERFORMED FLOW CHECK, ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTS APPEARED NORMAL, BOOST PUMPS TO LOW AS A PRECAUTIONARY. LT ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGHER THEN SHUTDOWN, PILOT FEATHERED LT PROPELLER, LANDED WITHOUT INCSDR HYI2005F00006Bolt · shearedLT PROPELLER FAILED TO TURN ON START, MAINTENANCE FOUND CRANKSHAFT LARGE ATTACH BOLTS SHEARED AND GEAR DISLODGED FROM CRANKSHAFT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ENGINE AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (NE01200505271) (K)SDR 2005FA0000895Arm · damagedFOUND THAT THE FLOAT VALVE ARM WAS HITTING THE RETAINER HUB WHEN THE VALVE WAS FULLY ENGAGED. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE ARM COULD SUFFER ENOUGH DAMAGE TO SEVER THE ARM FROM THE FLOAT BASE AND THAT WOULD ALLOW THE FLOAT VALVE CLOSE AND SHUT THE FLOW OF FUEL OFFSDR GNB2005F00001Bolt · shearedRT ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. REMOVED RT STARTER ADAPTER. FOUND LARGE CRANKSHAFT GEAR NOT ATTACHED. FOUND ALL 6 ATTACH BOLTS SHEARED BUT CONNECTED TOGETHER WITH SAFETY WIRE. (SW01200503998) (K)SDR HYI2005F00003Beam · crackedDURING ENGINE NACELLE INSPECTION, FOUND 1.5 INCH CRACK ON TOP REAR RADIUS OF CROSSOVER BEAM. REMOVED BEAN AND INSTALLED NEW BEAM IAW MFG MM. (NE01200502852) (K)SDR HYI2005F00002Bolt · shearedUPON ENGINE START, AFTER SEVERAL ROTATIONS, PROP STOPPED AND WOULD NOT TURN. MECHANIC FOUND CRANKSHAFT LARGE GEAR ATTACH BOLTS SHEARED AND GEAR DISLODGED FROM CRANKSHAFT. MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. (NE01200502601)SDR N3B2005F00000Connecting Rod · looseIT APPEARS FOR SURE THAT NUT ON CONNECTING ROD CAP, LOOSEN. BOLT HEAD SHEARED OFF. ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING SOOP AFTERWARD. (BOLT NR 629340) (K)SDR 2004F00274Wire · failedON SHORT FINAL, CREW REPORTED ODOR OF SMOKE, TO REDUCE LOAD ALL LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF. ODOR DISSIPATED. MAINTENANCE FOUND ANTI COLLISION WIRING DAMAGED NEAR C/B PANEL ON CIRCUIT BREAKER FAILED. REPAIRED WIRING REPLACED BREAKER AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICESDR HYI2005F00000Circuit Breaker · failedON SHORT FINAL, CREW REPORTED SMELL OF SMOKE, TO REDUCE LOAD ALL LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF, SMELL DISSIPATED. MECHANIC FOUND ANTI COLLISION WIRING DAMAGED NEAR C/B PANEL AND CIRCUIT BREAKER FAILED. REPAIRED WIRING, REPLACED BREAKER AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERV
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