# Service difficulty reports: Continental TSIO-550-A A list on [Continental TSIO-550-A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-a.md). Newest first. General aviation reporting is voluntary. - [SDR 2016FA0000456](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2016FA0000456.md): Exhaust Header · cracked · Sep 26, 2016 · N115RW · Columb LC41550FG400 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section > RIGHT TURBOCHARGER TRANSITION ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND CRACKED FRONT AND BACK DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT REPORTED CO DETECTOR CHIRPING ON TRIP TO ANNUAL. THIS CRACKED PART IS ATTACHES THE TURBOCHARGER TO THE RIGHT EXHAUST, FORWARD AND BELOW THE CAB - [SDR 2016FA0000252](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2016FA0000252.md): Gps · failed · May 19, 2016 · N780AF · Cirrus SR22T · Global Positioning System > FAILURE OF G1000 NAVIGATION & MAPPING SYS IN FLIGHT. FAILURE OF FMS TO ALLOW LOADING & CHANGE OF FLIGHT PLAN. FAILURE OF MFD TO ALLOW DISPLAY OF ASSOCIATED CHARTS ENROUTE, SID, STAR & APPROACH PLATES. - [SDR ENEA20131112001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ENEA20131112001.md): Throttle Cable · broken · Nov 12, 2013 · N9957M · Cessna 207A · Power Lever > ON THE LAST FLIGHT, AT APPROX 5:02 PM, THROTTLE CABLE BROKE DURING APPROACH TO LANDING. THREE MILES OUT AT 1000 FT, THE ACFT WAS CONFIG WITH 10 DEG FLAPS, L5OO RPM & AIRSPEED OF 80 KTS. WHILE ENTERING THE BASE LEG ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A PWR REDUCTION. WHEN THE - [SDR 2012FA0000594](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2012FA0000594.md): Points · broken · Aug 10, 2012 · N760SP · Magneto/Distributor > IN FLIGHT, ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN POORLY. ON LANDING AND FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LT MAGNETO WAS INOPERATIVE. THE MAGNETO WAS REMOVED, DISASSEMBLED AND INSPECTED. POINTS DISCOVERED BROKEN. FOLLOWER ARM FOR THE POINTS HAD SEPARATED AND WA - [SDR 2012FA0000355](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2012FA0000355.md): Check Valve · obstructed · Jun 2, 2012 · N244TA · Cirrus SR22 · Engine Oil Indicating System > DURING SCHEDULED ANNUAL INSPECTION, OIL COOLER REMOVED TO PERFORM A WELD REPAIR TO A CRACKED MOUNTING FLANGE. AFTER REINSTALLATION AND COMPLETION OF THE ANNUAL, A POWER RUN UP WAS SCHEDULED. AFTER TAXI OUT AND UPON POWER APPLICATION FOR THE RUN UP, THE COCKP - [SDR 2011FA0000312](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2011FA0000312.md): Antenna · noisy · Mar 24, 2011 · N289CM · Cirrus SR22 · Dependent Position Determining System > DIGITAL DATA NOISE IN HEADSETS. ACFT MODE S TRANSPONDER SYS. CURRENT ANTENNA LOCATION IS TOO CLOSE TO CABIN ENVIRONMENT. - [SDR 2011FA0000184](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2011FA0000184.md): Torque Tube · corroded · Mar 18, 2011 · N2528D · Lancar LC41550FG · Elevator Control System > ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE HAS INTERNAL CORROSION INSIDE TORQUE TUBE WITH RUST CONCENTRATION AROUND WELDED AREAS. AMM CHAP 27-30-00, PAGE 3 ITEM 2(C)(3) STATES TO INSPECT EVERY 200 HRS OR ANNUAL FOR INTEGRITY, EXCESSIVE WEAR, AND CRACKS. INSPECT WELD FOR CRACKS. T - [SDR FCPR20110003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FCPR20110003.md): Pressure Sensor · failed · Feb 3, 2011 · N271CP · Cirrus SR22 · Engine Oil Indicating System > LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING IN FLIGHT. READ ZERO. OIL PRESSURE SENSOR FOUND INOPERATIVE. - [SDR 2010FA0001221](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0001221.md): Support · broken · Nov 4, 2010 · N414AV · Cessna 414A · Propeller Spinner Section > WITH ENGINES RUNNING, PILOT NOTICED PIECES COMING OUT OF SPINNER. DURING INSP, DISCOVERED THAT THE LT SPINNER SUPPORT WAS COMING APART. AND SEVERAL PIECES FELL ON THE GROUND. THE SPINNER WAS NOT PROPERLY SHIMMED CAUSING THE SPINNER SUPPORT TO BE LOOSE AND VI - [SDR T9ZR725YWO4459](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/T9ZR725YWO4459.md): Starter · out of tolerance · Feb 26, 2010 · N728SM · Lancar LC41550FG · Engine Starter > DURING REMOVAL OF THE STARTER AND THE O/H OF THE STARTER DRIVE ADAPTER IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NEWLY INSTALLED STARTER IS.015 SMALLER AT THE HOUSING FLANGE THAN THE FACTORY INSTALLED STARTER. THE STARTER DRIVE ADAPTER WAS OBSERVED TO BE LEAKING OIL WERE THE STA - [SDR MDR40120009004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MDR40120009004.md): Tube · chafed · Apr 1, 2009 · N2522F · Lancar LC41550FG · Reciprocating Engine Oil System > THE OIL FILLER TUBES ARE BEING CHAFED BEYOND MFG LIMIT OF.010 DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE CYLINDER BAFFLING BETWEEN CYLINDERS NR 2 AND 4. SHOULD THE TUBE CHAFE COMPLETELY THROUGH, AN OIL LEAK WILL OCCUR AND DEPENDING HOW MUCH THE ENGINE CASE IS PRESSURIZING, ALL - [SDR 2009FA0000016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2009FA0000016.md): Pan · cracked · Dec 17, 2008 · N414PS · Cessna 414A · Reciprocating Engine Oil System > OIL LEAK CAME FROM CRACK IN OIL PAN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. ENG TSMOH 95 HRS. CRACK/ FITTING WITH HOSE ATTACHED FOR REMOTE OIL DRAIN. (K) - [SDR 2008FA0000211](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2008FA0000211.md): Duct · cracked · Mar 12, 2008 · Lancar LC41550FG · Engine (Reciprocating) > RT TURBO TRANSITION DUCT CRACKED. (NOTE: THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE HAVE SEEN THIS) - [SDR 2007FA0000877](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2007FA0000877.md): Alternator · failed · Aug 7, 2007 · N376PD · Columb LC41550FG400 · AC Generation System > A FLIGHT TEST WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON 07/30/07 ON A REWORKED THERMAL SYSTEMS (KATS) EVADE SYSTEM, WHEN THE SYSTEM WENT UNSTABLE CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR TO GO OFF LINE. THE TECHNICIAN MONITORING THE SYSTEM ON A DIAGNOSTIC LAPTOP COMPUTER ANNOUNCED TO THE PILOT T - [SDR 2005FA0000839](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0000839.md): Frame · cracked · May 17, 2005 · N8131H · Beech A36 · Fuselage Main, Frame > BULKHEAD FRAME ASSY AT STA 272. CRACKED AT TOP PORTION LT AND RT IN BEND RADIUS, APPROX CRACK TO BE ABOUT.5 INCH ON LT AND 1 INCH ON RT. (K) - [SDR 98ZZZX3683](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3683.md): Line · cracked · Aug 20, 1998 · N300SQ · Cessna 414A · Engine Cooling System > CRACKED COOLANT LINE CAUSED LOSS OF COOLANT AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. LOG BOOKS NOT AVAILABLE AT TIME OF THIS REPORT. - [SDR 99ZZZX595](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX595.md): Piston · cracked · Jul 7, 1998 · N12455 · Cessna 414A · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section > DURING FLIGHT, THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOST OIL PRESSURE. THE PILOT SECURED THE ENGINE AND MADE A SAFE SINGLE-ENGINE LANDING. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED A CRACK IN THE PISTON. THIS CRACK STARTED FROM THE OIL CONTROL RING LANDING THROUGH THE C ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql 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 = 'TSIO550A' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-a/reports --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.