Lycoming IO-540-E1B5
Service difficulty reports · 87
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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 = 'IO540E1B5' 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 = 'IO540E1B5' 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 2013FA0000406Drive Assy · activatedDURING FLIGHT, ACFT HAD STRONG BURNING ODOR IN CABIN. INVESTIGATION AND INSPECTION FOUND AIR CONDITIONING COOLING SYSTEM COMPRESSOR DRIVE MOTOR FAILED. UPON REMOVAL FOUND LARGE HOLE WITH BURNED AND MELTED METAL ADJACENT TO BRUSHES. NO CB TRIPPING. AREA THATSDR 2013F00003Line · leakingHYDRAULIC FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO THE HOSE FOR HYD PRESSURE GAUGE BEING DAMAGED, RESULTING IN LEAKAGE OF HYD FLUID AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE INDICATION OF SYS PRESSURE COULD NOT BE ASCERTAINED BY POC. OPERATOR COMPANY PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED TO DIVERT FOR SAFE LASDR CA100127016Spar Cap · corroded(CAN) AFTER ACCOMPLISHING AD 94-04-14 IT WAS NOTED THAT THE WING LOWER SPAR CAP WAS CORRODED BEYOND THE SAFE LIMIT ACCORDING TO SB 208A. THE ACFT WAS GROUNDED.SDR CA090226003Bracket · loose(CAN) DURING GEAR SWING INSP, IT WAS NOTED THAT ON THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED CYCLE THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE MOVEMENT ON THE ACFT STRUCTURE THAT ATTACHES TO THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR. ON CLOSER EXAMINATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RIVETS HOLDING THE BRACKETSDR CA090129015Shaft · crackedON VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DRAG BRACE AND BUNGEE SYSTEM, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SHAFT LINKING THE DRAG BRACE TO THE BUNGEE WAS CRACKED AT THE BOLT HOLES. THE BOLT HOLES WERE FOUND TO ALSO BE ELONGATED. THE SHAFT WAS REMOVED AND THE HIDDEN PARSDR EHS2008F00000Piston · burnedWHILE FLYING A FIRE MISSION IN SUPPORT OF USFS, THE PILOT NOTICED THE RT ENG OIL PRESSURE FLOWLY STARTING TO DECREASE. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. AS OIL PRESSURE CONTINUED TO DECREASE, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO SHUTDOWN, FEATHER, AND SECUSDR 2008FA0000167Magneto · wornENGINE WAS GETTING HARD TO START, CHECKED MAG TIMING AND FOUND LT MAG TIMING OUT OF LIMITS, DISASSEMBLED MAG AND FOUND THE CAM WORN OUT . 81.1 HRS SINCE NEW.SDR 2008FA0000164Magneto · wornENGINE WAS GETTING HARD TO START, CHECKED MAG TIMING AND FOUND LT MAG TIMING OUT OF LIMITS, DISASSEMBLED MAG AND FOUND THE CAM WORN OUT . 100.3 HRS SINCE NEWSDR 2008FA0000013Magneto · wornCAM LOBE INSIDE MAG THAT OPENS AND CLOSES POINTS WORN OUT.SDR 2008FA0000103Magneto · wornENGINE WAS GETTING HARD TO START, CHECKED MAG TIMING AND FOUND LT MAG TIMING, OUT OF LIMITS. DISASSEMBLED MAG AND FOUND THE CAM WORN OUT . 58.7 HRS SINCE NEW.SDR CA070517007Winglet · separated(CAN) IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SHEET METAL SCREWS HOLDING THE TIP ON THE WING HAD ALL COME LOOSE. THE WING TIP THEN VIBRATED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME ,ELONGATING THE SCREW HOLES IN THE WING UNTIL ALL OF THE SCREWS FELL OUT AND THE WING TIP DEPARTED THE WING IN FLIGHTSDR CA070502012Wheel · cracked(CAN) AXLE PLUG 9546 WHICH IS USED TO SECURE AXLE IN NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED ALLOWING AXLE BOLT TO COME HALF WAY OUT OF AXLE WHICH THE PILOT NOTICED ON WALK AROUND. ON INSPECTION IT WAS NOTICED THAT WHEEL HALF RETAINING BOLTS/NUTS HAD LOOSENED CAUSING WHEEL HALVESDR CA070201009Bracket · worn(CAN) THE ALTERNATOR ADJUSTING BRACKET BOLT HOLE THAT ATTACHES THE BRACKET TO THE ENGINE WAS FOUND CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THE BRACKET WAS ONLY BEING HELD IN PLACE BY THE TENSION OF THE BELT. THERE IS SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS OF CRACKS IN THE BOLT HOLE OF THSDR 2006FA0000466Connecting Rod · brokenCUSTOMER WAS ENROUTE TO MAINTENANCE SHOP TO GET ANNUAL INSPECTION, BOTH ENGINES OVERHAULED. RT ENGINE CYLINDER NR 2 CONNECTING ROD BROKE AT THE CRANKSHAFT ATTACHMENT CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE CAMSHAFT, AND CRANKCASE BREAKING OPEN IN SEVERAL PLACES AROUND THSDR AU510002170Seal · wornRT MAIN LANDING GEAR RAM SEALS WORN AND LEAKING. LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID.SDR 2006FA0000771Crankshaft · failedAPPROX 5 MILES INTO FLIGHT, FELT A SURGE FROM RT ENG, AC STARTS YAWING TO RT. PROCEEDED TO FEATHER PROP WHICH WAS SUCCESSFUL AT THIS TIME, NOTICED ENGINE STOPPED TURNING. ADVISED PASSENGERS OF SITUATION IN PREP FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. ON GROUND MAINT WAS SDR AU510002155Crankshaft · brokenCRANKSHAFT BROKEN COMPLETELY THROUGH AT NR 1 CRANKPIN JOURNAL.SDR CA050724001Crankshaft · shearedCRANKSHAFT SPLIT NEXT TO THE NR 3 MAIN BEARING JOURNAL. FAILURE NEXT TO THE NR 4 CONNECTING ROD. CRANKSHAFT THEN BROKE INTO 3 PIECES AND PUNCTURED THE CRANKCASE ABOVE THE SUMP. ENGINE TEARDOWN RESULTS: A SCRAP CRANKCASE AND NR 3 CYLINDER ALSO SCRAP DUE TO DSDR AU510001503Line · broken(AUS) RT ENGINE NR 2 CYLINDER FUEL INJECTOR LINE BROKEN AT NIPPLE. (CASA NR 510001503).SDR AUS20031276Seal · damaged(AUS) RT ENGINE OIL FILTER SEAL DAMAGED AND LEAKING. SUSPECT SEAL DAMAGED DURING INSTALLATION. PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERROR.SDR 2003FA0001271Crankcase · failedDURING ROUTINE FLIGHT, LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. RT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND SECURED. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, AN INSPECTION REVEALED A CATASTROPHIC CRANKCASE FAILURE AT THE NR 3 CYLINDER LOCATION HAD OCCURRED. CYLINDER WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM CASE. CSDR AUS20031077Rib · cracked(AUS) RT ELEVATOR FORWARD RIB CRACKED AT TORQUE TUBE OUTBOARD MOUNTING FLANGE. RIB CONTAINS TWO CRACKS FROM TOP AND BOTTOM ATTACHMENT RIVETS.SDR AUS20031298Clevis · cracked(AUS) MAIN LANDING GEAR CLEVIS CRACKED. FOUND USING MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION AND VISUAL TECHNIQUES.SDR AUS20030955Magneto · out of adjust(AUS) LT ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE. INSPECTION FOUND NR 4 PISTON FAILED DUE TO DETONATION. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE LT MAGNETO TIMING HAD MOVED FROM 20 DEGREES BTDC TO 35 DEGREES BTDC. MAGNETO GASKET HAD BEEN REPLACED AT PREVIOUS PERIODIC INSPECTION.SDR AUS20030975Pin · cracked(AUS) LT AND RT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR CLEVIS PINS CRACKED.SDR AUS20031078Rib · cracked(AUS) RT ELEVATOR FORWARD RIB CRACKED AT TORQUE TUBE OUTBOARD MOUNTING FLANGE. RIB IS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES FROM TOP AND BOTTOM ATTACHMENT RIVETS.SDR AUS20030976Pin · cracked(AUS) LT AND RT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR CLEVIS PINS CRACKED.SDR 2004F00092Turbocharger · malfunctionedTURBOCHARGER REPORTED BY TOWER TO BE SMOKING DURING APPROACH. TURBOCHARGER SHIPPED TO MFG FOR INSPECTION. PRELIMINARY EVALUATION: COMPRESSOR RUB.SDR AUS20030974Pin · cracked(AUS) LT AND RT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR CLEVIS PINS CRACKED.SDR AUS20030678Rod End · fractured(AUS) MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR RODEND FRACTURED AT GREASE NIPPLE HOLE.SDR AUS20030792Clevis · fractured(AUS) LT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR CLEVIS FRACTURED.SDR AUS20030549Separator · contaminated(AUS) RT ENGINE FUEL VAPOUR SEPARATOR BLOCKED BY PARTICLES OF UNKNOWN TYPE.SDR AUS20030571Engine · failed(AUS) LT ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART IN FLIGHT AFTER AN INTENTIONAL SHUTDOWN. INVESTIGATION COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. SUSPECT CAUSED BY OVERPRIMING OF THE FUEL SYSTEM.SDR FTU2003F00006Engine · contaminatedDURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WHEN OIL FILTER WAS CUT OPEN FOR INSPECTION, A LARGE AMOUNT OF SILVER PARTICILES WERE FOUND. OIL SUMP SCREEN WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION AND LARGE PIECES OF SILVER MATERIAL WAS FOUND. ALL CYLINDERS WERE REMOVED FOR INTERNAL INSPECTSDR AUS20021333Cable · worn(AUS) AILERON CABLE FRAYED IN AREA OF FAIRLEAD LOCATED OUTBOARD OF LH NACELLE.SDR AUS20020874Restrictor Valve · blocked(AUS) FUEL VAPOR SEPARATOR / FILTER ASSEMBLY RESTRICTOR BLOCKED. THE RESTRICTOR IS LOCATED IN THE RETURN LINE FROM THE FUEL DISTRIBUTOR VALVE.SDR AUS20020686Engine · malfunctioned(AUS) LT ENGINE VIBRATING AND LOSING POWER. LIMITED INFORMATION PROVIDED.SDR AUS20020643Clevis · fractured(AUS) MAIN LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC RAM RODEND CLEVIS FRACTURED.SDR AUS20020563Cooling Fan · seized(AUS) GPS COOLING FAN SEIZED.SDR AUS20020384Indicator · damaged(AUS) TURN COORDINATOR INDICATION ON RT TURN ONLY. INVESTIGATION FOUND INTERNALLY THAT THE INDICATOR FORK HAD DISLODGED FROM THE ROTOR BUMP POST.SDR AUS20020295Diaphragm · damaged(AUS) LH ENGINE MANIFOLD VALVE DIAPHRAGM TORN. LENGTH OF TEAR APPROXIMATELY 12.7MM (0.5IN).SDR AUS20020008Bearing · delaminated(AUS) ENGINE NO1 MAIN BEARING DELAMINATED. METAL CONTAMINATION OF OIL FILTERS.SDR AUS20011379Bearing · delaminated(AUS) NO3 MAIN BEARING SHELL DELAMINATED AND SHEDDING LARGE FLAKES OF BEARING MATERIAL. METAL CONTAMINATION OF OIL FILTER. BEARING HADA MANUFACTURERS STAMP (ML-KS) DATE 2-00.SDR AUS20010904Stud · sheared(AUS) LH ENGINE NO4 CYLINDER HOLDDOWN STUDS (3OFF) SHEARED. FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF THE CYLINDER THE CRANKCASE WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED THROUGH THE AREA OF THE HOLDDOWN STUDS.SDR AUS20010875Bearing · delaminated(AUS) ENGINE FRONT MAIN BEARING DEFECTIVE. BEARING MATERIAL APPEARS TOBE DELAMINATED FROM BEARING SHELL. METAL CONTAMINATION OF OIL SYSTEM. SUSPECT MANUFACTURING FAULT.SDR CA010628039Camshaft · worn(CAN) ENGINE HAD BEEN HARD TO START, LOW STATIC RPM AND HIGH MANIFOLD PRESSURE. ENGINE INSP. REVEALED THAT THE CAMSHAFT LOBE THAT DRIVES NR 5&6 CYL INTAKE VALVES WERE WORN. FURTHER TEAR DOWN OF ENGINE REVEALED NO FURTHER ABNORMAL WEAR OR CORROSION.SDR AUS20010689Cylinder · damaged(AUS) ENGINE CYLINDER HOLED IN AREA ADJACENT TO TOP SPARK PLUG HOLE.SDR AUS20010673Indicator · failed(AUS) TRIPLE GAUGE FAILED AND FILLED WITH FUEL.SDR AUS20010556Pin · cracked(AUS) MAIN LANDING GEAR CLEVIS PIN CRACKED FROM BOLT HOLE. FOUND DURING INSPECTION IAW SL 376.SDR AUS20010451Washer · failed(AUS) RH ENGINE COUNTERWEIGHT RETAINING WASHER PNO 71907 HAD FAILED ALLOWING THE COUNTERWEIGHT ROLLER PNO 72797 TO MIGRATE ANDCONTACT NO5 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD AND CAUSING IT TO FAIL WHICHCAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE CRANKCASE. THE RETAINING CIRCLIPPNO LW148
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