Lycoming HI0-360 series
Service difficulty reports · 26
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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 = 'HIO360' 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 = 'HIO360' 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 2011FA0000027Thrust Bearing · mismanufactured(OG5S) DURING 800 HR, 12 AND 24 MONTH INSP, THE MAIN ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT WAS FOUND TO BE WORN JUST ABOVE THE MAIN ROTOR THRUST BEARING. UPON FUTHER INSP, THE WEAR WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY THE M/R THRUST BEARING TUBE NOT BEING CHAMFERED IN THE CONTACT AREASDR 2010FA0000443Strut · broken(OG5S) DURING UNSCHEDULED MX THE LOWER DRIVE SUPPORT STRUT WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED 90 PERCENT THROUGH THE TUBE WHERE THE UPPER ATTACH LUG IS WELDED. UPON REMOVAL THE LUG COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TUBE. IF TUBE HAD SEPARATED DURING FLIGHT LOSS OF MAIN ROTOSDR 2009FA0000284Mount · crackedTROUBLESHOOTING A TRACKING DISCREPANCY, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RT FWD MOUNT LOCATION OF THE PYLON HAD CRACKED AS WELL AS THE GUSSET. THE CRACK WAS NOT VISIBLE THROUGH THE UPPER SIDE PANELS JUST BELOW THE FUEL TANKS. THE CRACK WAS NOT FOUND UNTIL THE FUEL TANKSDR 2008FA0000654Cylinder Head · damagedDURING CYLINDER OVERHAUL A DAMAGE SEAT POCKET CUTTER USE USED. THIS RESULTED IN A VALVE SEAT POCKET THAT MEASURED WITHIN LIMITS BUT LACKED THE PROPER SURFACE CONTACT. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS OF ENGINE OPERATION, THE VALVE SEAT CAME OUT CAUSING THE INTAKE VSDR CA070909001Bracket · broken(CAN) ALTERNATOR BRACKET FOUND WITH BROKEN ATTACHMENT LUG. ALTERNATOR BELT TENSION LOSS AND SUBSEQUENT SYSTEM UNSERVICEABILITY. CAUSE OF FAILURE UNDER INVESTIGATION. (TC NR 20070909001)SDR CA070705012Alternator · failed(CAN) ALTERNATOR FAILED ON STARTUP. FOUND ROTOR JAMMING AND PULLEY HAD OVERHEATED. LOOSE PARTS HEARD INSIDE ALTERNATOR. NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS OF IMPENDING FAILURE. (TC NR 20070705012)SDR 2007FA0000510Lock Nut · backed outDURING GROUND RUNUP, PILOT NOTICED TAIL ROTOR NOT SPINNING. AIRCRAFT SHUTDOWN AND RETURNED TO HANGER. UPON DISASSEMBLY IT WAS NOTED THAT THE NUT PN 269A6029 THAT ATTACHES THE DRIVE COUPLING TO THE GEARBOX HAD BACKED OUT COMPLETELY AND WORN A HOLE THROUGH THE ASDR CA070614001Drive Belt · split(CAN) DRIVE BELT AXIAL SPLIT OVER 50 PERCENT OF BELT CIRCUMFERENCE; SPLIT OCCURS UNDER OUTER LAYER OF BELT. DEFECT HAS BEEN FOUND ON (2) OTHER AIRCRAFT OF THE SAME TYPE. NOTE: PLEASE ADVISE IF PHYSICAL INSPECTION IS REQUIRED AS MUST RETURN BELTS TO MANUFACTUSDR 2006FA0001041Drive Belt · stretchedNEW DRIVE BELTS WERE INSTALLED, STRETCHED FOR 24 HOURS, AND RE-ADJUSTED IAW MM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND .5 HOUR INTO THE FIRST FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED THE MAIN ROTOR RPM DECAYING AND ENGINE RPM INCREASING. A STEEP DESCENT WITH POWER WAS PERSDR 2005FA0001286Hinge · brokenTHE DOOR PIN PORTION OF THE HINGE, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE RETAINING THE DOOR, BROKE IN FLIGHT AND THE DOOR WAS UNSECURED AT THE LOWER CONNECTING POINT. THE FLIGHT CREW LANDED, THE DOOR WAS SECURED TEMPORARILY AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE MAINTENANCE FACILITSDR HA42005F00000Hinge · brokenTHE DOOR PIN PORTION OF THE HINGE, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE RETAINING THE DOOR, BROKE. THIS LEAVES THE DOOR CONNECTED AT ONLY 1 POINT AND AN IN-FLIGHT FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY ALLOW THE DOOR SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. (K)SDR 2005FA0001285Hinge · failedTHE DOOR PIN PORTION OF THE HINGE, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE RETAINING THE DOOR, FAILED. THIS LEAVES THE DOOR CONNECTED AT ONLY ONE POINT AND AN IN-FLIGHT FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY ALLOW THE DOOR SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. (K)SDR 2005FA0000247Trim System · failedDURING DESCENT TO LANDING THE CYCLIC STICK JAMMED SO AS TO NOT ALLOW ANY LATERAL MOVEMENT TO THE RT BEYOND NEUTRAL POSITION. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE SPRING TUBE COMING OUT OF THE TRIM HOUSING AND LOCKING THE TRIM ARM AT A .7500 EXTENDED POSITION. THE SPRING TSDR 2005FA0000418Shaft · wornDURING ANNUAL INSPECTION GREASE IN LOWER PULLEY SHAFT HAD A RUSTY (BROWN) COLOR (NOTE: ANDEROL GREASE IS BLACK). UPON INSPECTION PART HAS 414.2 HOURS SINCE NEW, THE SPLINES WERE WORN BEYOND LIMITS. SPECULATION OF MFG AND OUR FACILITY IS THAT THE GREASE WAS CSDR 2005FA0000419Drive Shaft · corrodedDURING 600 HOUR INSPECTION GREASE IN DRIVE SHAFT HAD A RUSTY (BROWN) COLOR (NOTE: ANDEROL GREASE IS BLACK). UPON INSPECTION PART HAS 600.0 HOURS SINCE NEW. LIFE LIMIT OF 6000 HRS, THE SPLINES WERE WORN TO THE THICKNESS OF A PIECE OF PAPER (APPROX .090 NEW). SDR 2005FA0000420Shaft · wornDURING 600 HOUR INSPECTION GREASE IN LOWER PULLEY SHAFT HAD A RUSTY (BROWN) COLOR (NOTE: ANDEROL GREASE IS BLACK). UPON INSPECTION PART HAS 600.0 HOURS SINCE NEW, THE SPLINES SHOWED IRREGULAR WEAR. SPECULATION OF MFG AND OUR FACILITY IS THAT THE GREASE WAS CSDR PNR2004F00001Bearing · delaminatedPILOTS COMPLAINED ABOUT HEAVY COLLECTIVE AND EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RT COLLECTIVE INPUT TO FLY. UPON INSPECTION OF THE LAMIFLEX BEARINGS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RUBBER AND BRASS MATERIAL WAS EXTRUDING AND DELAMINATING. UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. USEFUL LIFSDR PNR2004F00002Doubler · crackedBULKHEAD DOUBLER UNDER NR 3 TAILROTOR DRIVESHAFT PILLOW BLOCK FOUND CRACKED. CRACKS WERE PROPAGATING FROM THE RADIUS AREA ON BOTH UPPER TABS WERE THE NUT PLATES ARE RIVETED ON. BOTH NUT PLATES HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ROUNDED IN THE RADIUS AREA TO REDUCE THE CHANSDR 2003FA0001064Clutch · wornON DRIVE BELT CLUTCH MECHANISM, THE SPRING HAD WORN THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE HOUSING FROM MANY HOURS OF RUBBING BACK AND FORTH. THE ABOVE MENTIONED SPRING AND THE SPRING CAP WERE ALSO WORN BEYOND THE INSPECTION CRITERIA IN THE MFG MM. AS FAR AS WE COULD TELL SDR 2003FA0001065Control Cable · wornBOTH REAR TAIL ROTOR CONTROLS CABLES WERE WORN WHERE THEY PASS THROUGH PLASTIC FAIR-LEADS IN AFT BULKHEAD OF TAIL BOOM. BOTH WERE WORN TO 40-50 PERCENT INSP CRITERIA. THIS IS BECOMING A CHRONIC PROBLEM AS RECORDS INDICATE THEY WERE REPLACED 1 MAY 2001, AFT OSDR 6462003F00000Control Cable · wornBOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TAIL ROTOR CONTROL CABLES SHOW EXCESS WEAR, WHERE THEY PASS THRU THE FAIRLEADS IN THE AFT TALL CONE BULKHEAD. CABLES HAVE BEEN WEARING IN THIS LOCATION CONSTANTLY EVERY 300 TO 400 HOURS. SUGGEST A WIDER CONTACT SURFACE AREA AT THE FAIR LESDR COW2003F00001Servo · inoperativeON INITIAL TEST FLIGHT, AFTER INSTALLING ENGINE RECEIVED FROM OVERHAULER, ENGINE HAD UNUSUALLY HIGH CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURES AND RAN ROUGH. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL SERVEO (PRECISION AIRMOTIVE) WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT AND ENGINE POWER AND TEMPS FOUND NORMAL.SDR COW2003F00000Support · failedON 5/2/03, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO AIRPORT, PILOT HEARD A LOAD EXPLOSION, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF ENGINE TACH. PILOT INITIATED AUTOROTATION TO OPEN FIELD ON AIRPORT PROPERTY. ON 5/3/03, DISCOVERED CLUTCH CONTROL SPRING HANGING OVER EXHAUST AND IDLER PULLEY SDR OG52003F00000Fitting · incorrectAFTER ENGAGEMENT OF ROTOR SYSTEM, TAIL ROTOR DID NOT MOVE. INVESTIGATION FOUND BALL MISSING OUT OF ZERT, ALLOWING GREASE TO ESCAPE ALLOWING BUMPER TO WEAR ALLOWING SHAFT TO DECOUPLE.SDR 2003FA0000973Ball · missingAFTER ENGAGEMENT OF ROTOR SYSTEM, TAIL ROTOR DID NOT MOVE. INVESTIGATION FOUND BALL MISSING OUT OF ZERC, ALLOWING GREASE TO ESCAPE ALLOWING BUMPER TO WEAR ALLOWING SHAFT TO DECOUPLE.SDR PN12002F00001Pulley · looseDURING ROUTINE INSPECTION FOUND AFT LOWER PULLEY DRIVE BEARING WAS LOOSE ON THE SHAFT. SENT TO SAC FOR ELEVATOR. PRODUCT SUPPORT REPORTED THE AFT BEARING I.D. WAS OVERSIZED WHICH CAUSED THE LOOSENESS. THE AFT BEARING WAS REPLACED.
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