Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Service difficulty reports · 994
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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 = 'IO360L2A' 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 = 'IO360L2A' 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 2025FA0000133Cylinder Head · crackedENGINE CYLINDER #2 CRACKED ACROSS COOLING FINS. CREW NOTICED LOSS OF POWER/SHUDDER. BURNING SMELL COMING THROUGH CABIN AIR VENTS.SDR 2025FA0000134Muffler · crackedCREW REPORTS EXHAUST SMELL IN CABIN. VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND MUFFLER CRACKED.SDR 2025FA0000135Muffler · crackedCREW ALERTED OF CARBON MONOXIDE PRESENT FROM G1000 WARNING. SHUTOFF CABIN HEAT AND OPENED WINDOWS. RETURNED TO BLOCK. VISUAL INSPECTION OF ENGINE MUFFLER FOUND CRACKED.SDR 2025FA0000069Fuel Control · failedDEFECTIVE PRECISION FUEL SERVO CAUSED LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT ABLE TO LAND WITH NO DAMAGES OR INJURIES. NEWLY OVERHAULED BY PRECISION AIRMOTIVE WO# I1D3E WITH 11 HRS SINCE OVERHAUL.SDR 2025FA0000000Nut · damagedNHDO ASSEMBLING COMCC??NG RODS TO CRANKSHAFT DURING OVERHAUL. II WAS NOTICED THAT T NUT WAS NOT SLMNG FLUSH TO ITS BEARING SURFACE. THE NUT HAD BEEN RUN DOWN FINGER TIGHT, PRIOR TO TORQUING LOOKING AT THO NUT, 1T IS OBVIOUS THAT THO NUT WAS NOT 1N THE PROPER OSDR VLAR20241211001Control Cable · brokenAUTOPILOT FAILED, WILL HOLD ALTITUDE, WILL NOT TRACK HEADING BUT OR NAV TRACK. SQUAWK WAS ENTERED ON 12/5/2024 AT 2117, SQUAWK UPDATED ON 12/06/2024.REMOVED ACCESS PANELS ON RH WING, FOUND CABLE PN 0522647-3 BROKEN.THE CABLE HAS TWO PARTS: A SHORT CABLE (PN: 0SDR N3XR20241204001Transducer · fluctuatesDURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE CREW OBSERVED OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS. THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER WAS REPLACED AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.SDR N3XR20241204002Transducer · fluctuatesDURING TAXI, NOTED OIL PRESSURE NOT WITHIN THE GREEN AT 1000 RPM. DURING RUN-UP, OIL PRESSURE ENTERED THE GREEN BUT FLUCTUATED BETWEEN THE FIRST 1/4 OF THE GREEN. AFTER RUN-UP WHEN THROTTLE WAS REDUCED BACK TO 1000, OIL PRESSURE 47 (TEMP 195). THE OIL PRESSURESDR 2024FA0000803Packing · leakingUPON REMOVAL OF VENTURI FOUND EVIDENCE OF FUEL BETWEEN VENTURI BODY AND SERVO BODY AS WELL AS UNDER THE O-RINGS IN THE O-RING GROOVES. FUEL EVIDENCE WAS ALSO FOUND UNDER THE "G" PLUG. INSPECTION PROMPTED BY CESSNA FLEET GROUNDING FOLLOWING AN UNCONTROLLED IN-FSDR 2024FA0000804Packing · leakingUPON REMOVAL OF VENTURI FOUND EVIDENCE OF FUEL BETWEEN VENTURI BODY AND SERVO BODY AS WELL AS UNDER THE O-RINGS IN THE O-RING GROOVES. FUEL EVIDENCE WAS ALSO FOUND UNDER THE "G" PLUG. INSPECTION PROMPTED BY CESSNA FLEET GROUNDING FOLLOWING AN UNCONTROLLED IN-FSDR 2024FA0000805Packing · leakingUPON REMOVAL OF VENTURI FOUND EVIDENCE OF FUEL BETWEEN VENTURI BODY AND SERVO BODY AS WELL AS UNDER THE O-RINGS IN THE O-RING GROOVES. FUEL EVEIDENCE WAS ALSO FOUND UNDER THE "G" PLUG. INSPECTION PROMPTED BY CESSNA FLEET GROUNDING FOLLOWING AN UNCONTROLLED IN-SDR 2024FA0000808Packing · leakingUPON REMOVAL OF VENTURI FOUND EVIDENCE OF FUEL BETWEEN VENTURI BODY AND SERVO BODY AS WELL AS UNDER THE O-RINGS IN THE O-RING GROOVES. FUEL EVIDENCE WAS ALSO FOUND UNDER THE "G" PLUG. INSPECTION PROMPTED BY CESSNA FLEET GROUNDING FOLLOWING AN UNCONTROLLED IN-SDR 2024FA0000809Packing · leakingUPON REMOVAL OF VENTURI FOUND EVIDENCE OF FUEL BETWEEN VENTURI BODY AND SERVO BODY AS WELL AS UNDER THE O-RINGS IN THE O-RING GROOVES. FUEL EVIDENCE WAS ALSO FOUND UNDER THE "G" PLUG. INSPECTION PROMPTED BY CESSNA FLEET GROUNDING FOLLOWING AN UNCONTROLLED IN-FSDR 2024FA0000807Packing · leakingUPON REMOVAL OF VENTURI FOUND EVIDENCE OF FUEL BETWEEN VENTURI BODY AND SERVO BODY AS WELL AS UNDER THE O-RINGS IN THE O-RING GROOVES. FUEL EVIDENCE WAS ALSO FOUND UNDER THE "G" PLUG. INSPECTION PROMPTED BY CESSNA FLEET GROUNDING FOLLOWING AN UNCONTROLLED IN-FSDR 2024FA0000802Packing · leakingUPON REMOVAL OF VENTURI FOUND EVIDENCE OF FUEL BETWEEN VENTURI BODY AND SERVO BODY AS WELL AS UNDER THE O-RINGS IN THE O-RING GROOVES. FUEL EVIDENCE WAS ALSO FOUND UNDER THE "G" PLUG. INSPECTION PROMPTED BY CESSNA FLEET GROUNDING FOLLOWING AN UNCONTROLLED IN-FSDR 2024FA0000801Packing · leakingUPON REMOVAL OF VENTURI FOUND EVIDENCE OF FUEL BETWEEN VENTURI BODY AND SERVO BODY AS WELL AS UNDER THE O-RINGS IN THE O-RING GROOVES. FUEL EVIDENCE WAS ALSO FOUND UNDER THE "G" PLUG. INSPECTION PROMPTED BY CESSNA FLEET GROUNDING FOLLOWING AN UNCONTROLLED IN-FSDR 2024FA0000806Packing · leakingUPON REMOVAL OF VENTURI FOUND EVIDENCE OF FUEL BETWEEN VENTURI BODY AND SERVO BODY AS WELL AS UNDER THE O-RINGS IN THE O-RING GROOVES. FUEL EVIDENCE WAS ALSO FOUND UNDER THE "G" PLUG. INSPECTION PROMPTED BY CESSNA FLEET GROUNDING FOLLOWING AN UNCONTROLLED IN-FSDR 2024FA0000810Packing · leakingUPON REMOVAL OF VENTURI FOUND EVIDENCE OF FUEL BETWEEN VENTURI BODY AND SERVO BODY AS WELL AS UNDER THE O-RINGS IN THE O-RING GROOVES. FUEL EVIDENCE WAS ALSO FOUND UNDER THE "G" PLUG. INSPECTION PROMPTED BY CESSNA FLEET GROUNDING FOLLOWING AN UNCONTROLLED IN-FSDR 2024FA0000811Packing · leakingUPON REMOVAL OF VENTURI FOUND EVIDENCE OF FUEL BETWEEN VENTURI BODY AND SERVO BODY AS WELL AS UNDER THE O-RINGS IN THE O-RING GROOVES. FUEL EVIDENCE WAS ALSO FOUND UNDER THE "G" PLUG. INSPECTION PROMPTED BY CESSNA FLEET GROUNDING FOLLOWING AN UNCONTROLLED IN-FSDR 2024FA0000665Cylinder · defectiveWHILE IN FLIGHT PILOT EXPERIENCED POWER AND RPM LOSS WITH SUBSTANTIAL VIBRATION, EMERGENCY LANDING ACCOMPLISHED. FOUND #1 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE STUCK OPEN AND #3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE STICKING. #1 CYLINDER EXHAUST PUSHROD FOUND BENT.SDR 2024FA0000276Rod · scoredSCRATCHED AT THE ROD ASSY – PUSH AND ROCKER ASSEMBLY. THE SCORED CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN FOUND AFTER REPORTS OF: HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE, LOSS OF POWER, HIGH OIL CONSUMPTIONSDR 2023FA0000795Magneto · mismanufacturedFOUND DEFECT DURING INSPECTION OF FACTORY OVERHAULED MAGNETO. COIL TAB WAS NOT INSTALLED PARALLEL WITH THE MAGNETO PARTING SURFACE PER SECTION 7.8C OF MANUAL L-1363J. THIS CONDITION WOULD RESULT IN PREMATURE EXCESSIVE WEAR OF COIL TAB IF NOT CORRECTED.SDR 2023FA0000796Magneto · mismanufacturedFOUND DEFECT DURING INSPECTION OF FACTORY OVERHAULED MAGNETO. COIL TAB WAS NOT INSTALLED PARALLEL WITH THE MAGNETO PARTING SURFACE PER SECTION 7.8C OF MANUAL L-1363J. THIS CONDITION WOULD RESULT IN PREMATURE EXCESSIVE WEAR OF COIL TAB IF NOT CORRECTED.SDR 2023FA0000685Magneto · mismanufacturedOPENED MAGNETO DUE TO INABILITY TO SET TIMING TO ENGINE. FOUND CARBON ON CONTACTS. FOUND FACTORY DEFECT THAT COIL TAB WAS NOT INSTALLED PARALLEL WITH THE MAGNETO PARTING SURFACE PER SECTION 7.8C OF MANUAL L-1363J, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE WEAR ON CARBON BRUSH SDR 2023FA0000597Magneto · failed inspFOUND TWO FACTORY DEFECTS WHILE PERFORMING FIRST 500-HOUR INSPECTION ON MAGNETO WITH 496.1 TT IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUAL L-1363J. IMPULSE COUPLING RIVET WAS CROOKED AND NOT FULLY SET, SUCH THAT IMPULSE COUPLING FAILED SECTION 3.3.4 STEP B.12. ADDITIONALLY, COSDR 2023FA0000495Impulse Coupling · looseFOUND MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING RIVETS LOOSE AND REPLACED WITH NEW IMPULSE COUPLING.SDR 2023FA0000741Exhaust Valve · binding#2 CYLINDER STUCK EXHAUST VALVE CAUSING PUSHROD TO BEND AND LOSS OF POWER.SDR 2023FA0000371Cylinder · crackedENGINE CYLINDER #2 CHT VERY HIGH. COMPRESSION CHECK, FOUND CYLINDER #2 CRACKED ABOUT 1/2 UP THE BARREL. VISIBLE FROM FORWARD SIDE. CRACK EXTENDED ALMOST 1/2 WAY AROUND THE BARREL. REMOVED AND REPLACED CYLINDER ASSEMBLY.SDR 2023FA0000480Impulse Coupling · looseFOUND MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING RIVETS LOOSE AND REPLACED WITH NEW IMPULSE COUPLING.SDR 2023FA0000481Impulse Coupling · looseFOUND MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING RIVETS LOOSE AND REPLACED WITH NEW IMPULSE COUPLING.SDR 2023FA0000484Impulse Coupling · looseFOUND MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING RIVETS LOOSE AND REPLACED WITH NEW IMPULSE COUPLING.SDR 2023FA0000479Impulse Coupling · looseFOUND MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING RIVETS LOOSE AND REPLACED WITH NEW IMPULSE COUPLING.SDR 2023FA0000478Impulse Coupling · looseFOUND MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING RIVETS LOOSE AND REPLACED WITH NEW IMPULSE COUPLING.SDR 2023FA0000483Impulse Coupling · looseFOUND MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING RIVETS LOOSE AND REPLACED WITH NEW IMPULSE COUPLING.SDR 2023FA0000265Cylinder · bindingENGINE DEVELOPED A SHUDDER EVENT ON CLIMB OUT. MOMENTARY DROP IN POWER AND RPM. RETURNED TO KOSU WITH OUT ANY OTHER ISSUES. ALL STICKING VALVES HAVE BEEN CYLINDERS #2, AND/OR #4. TECHS COMPLIED WITH LYCOMING SB N0.388C REAMED EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES. THIS CORRECTSDR 2023FA0000280Pressure Switch · failedN65251 CESSNA 172S S/N: 172S9690 WITH REBUILT ENGINE LYCOMING IO360L2A S/N: RL-18746-51E HAD COMPLIED WITH AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 2013-11-11: AMENDMENT 39-17471 DURING ENGINE INSTALLATION ON 04-19-2017 BY REPLACING OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WITH 1 NEW P/N: 83278 ZESDR 2023FA0000482Impulse Coupling · looseFOUND MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING RIVETS LOOSE AND REPLACED WITH NEW IMPULSE COUPLING.SDR 2023FA0000623Cylinder · crackedREMOVED COWL, FOUND NR 1 FOUND CRACKED AND SEPARATED. FAA PHOTOGRAPHED & AUTHORIZED THE CYLINDER TO BE REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED CYLINDER. NOTE: REPORTED THE NR 4 CYLINDER PREVIOUSLY.SDR 2023FA0000486Impulse Coupling · looseFOUND MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING RIVETS LOOSE AND REPLACED WITH NEW IMPULSE COUPLING.SDR 2023FA0000488Impulse Coupling · looseFOUND MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING RIVETS LOOSE AND REPLACED WITH NEW IMPULSE COUPLING.SDR 2023FA0000487Impulse Coupling · looseFOUND MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING RIVETS LOOSE AND REPLACED WITH NEW IMPULSE COUPLING.SDR 2023FA0000489Impulse Coupling · looseFOUND MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING RIVETS LOOSE AND REPLACED WITH NEW IMPULSE COUPLING.SDR 2023FA0000477Impulse Coupling · looseFOUND MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING RIVETS LOOSE AND REPLACED WITH NEW IMPULSE COUPLING.SDR 2023FA0000485Impulse Coupling · looseFOUND MAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING RIVETS LOOSE AND REPLACED WITH NEW IMPULSE COUPLING.SDR 2023FA0000211Impulse Coupling · looseMAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING RIVETS FOUND LOOSE, REPLACED COUPLING WITH NEW.SDR 2023FA0000130Magneto · defectiveMAGNETO INTERNAL COIL TAB BENT DOWN SEVERELY AND THE CARBON BRUSH WAS HARDLY MAKING ANY CONTACT, RETURNED FOR WARRANTY WORK. POORLY ASSEMBLED.SDR 2023FA0000133Efis · intermittentWHILE MANEUVERING, THE ENGINE INDICATORS ON THE G1000 HAD RED X'S ON THE FOLLOWING INSTRUMENTS, TACHOMETER, FUEL FLOW, OIL PRESSURE, OIL TEMP, EGT, VAC, FUEL QUANTITY AND ELECTRICAL. THIS LASTED FOR ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES. GAVE ME ENOUGH TIME TO FLY BACK TO KBKX SDR 2023FA0000129Impulse Coupling · looseMAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING RIVETS FOUND LOOSE, REPLACED IMPULSE COUPLING WITH NEW.SDR 2023FA0000127Impulse Coupling · looseMAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING RIVETS FOUND LOOSE, REPLACED IMPULSE COUPLING WITH NEW.SDR 2023FA0000128Impulse Coupling · looseMAGNETO IMPULSE COUPLING RIVETS FOUND LOOSE, REPLACED IMPULSE COUPLING WITH NEW.
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