Lycoming LTIO-540-J2BD
Service difficulty reports · 442
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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 = 'LTIO540J2BD' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"
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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 = 'LTIO540J2BD' 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 CA000501013Controller · failed(CAN) PILOT NOTICED PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON CLIMB THROUGH 5-6000 FT. FAULTY DIFFERENTIAL CONTROLLER WAS FOUND.SDR 20000427SH033Lead · separatedRIGHT ENGINE FAILED TO START. INVESTIGATION REVEALED BOTH FIELD BRUSH LEADS WERE SEPARATED FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE BRUSHES. ONE BRUSH SHOWED NO INDICATION OF ARCING IN THE LEAD ATTACH HOLE IN THE BRUSH, WHILE THE OTHER DID. IT APPEARED ONE BRUSH LEAD SEPARATESDR 20000412SH039Vernatherm · damagedPILOTS REPORTED ENGINE NOT MAKING FULL POWER AND OIL PRESSURE LOW. MAINTENANCE FOUND A PIECE OF CLIP UNDER THE OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE. THE RETAINING CLIP FOR THE VERNATHERM VALVE FOUND TO BE THE SOURCE. FOUR NEW VERNOTHERM VALVES INSTALLED. (X)SDR CA000320034Fire Extinguisher · discharged(CAN) THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER DISCHARGED SOME CHEMICAL BY ITSELF. IT WAS NOTED THE EXTINGUISHER WAS PROPERLY STORED AND PIN INSTALLED. THE EXTINGUISHER WAS SENT TO THE OVERHAUL AGENCY WHO REPORTED THE UNIT WAS IN PROPER CONDITIOSDR AU000428Seal · failed(AUS) OIL FILTER BASE PLATE GASKET LEAKING AND PROTRUDING PAST THE PLATE.SDR AU000090Bearing · failed(AUS) RIGHT ENGINE FRONT BEARING PICKED UP ON CRANKSHAFT. ENGINE SEIZED.SDR 99ZZZX4559Bearing · failedPILOT RETURNED TO BASE CITING ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE WOULD NOT START WHEN ATTEMPTED ON GROUND. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE DUAL MAGNETO EXPERIENCED TOTAL BEARING FAILURE. MAGNETO WAS REPLACED AND A FULL GROUND RUN AND LEAK CHECK ACCOMPLISHED. GROUNSDR CA000118052Stud · broken(CAN) CYLINDER STUDS FAILED. STUDS WERE REINSTALLED AFTER PREVIOUS CYLINDER REPLACEMENT. AT INSTALLATION NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED ON REUSED STUDS.SDR CA991231007Latch · binding(CAN) DURING FLIGHT, ABOUT 22:45 HRS. THE FRONT LEFT DOOR OPENED BY ABOUT 1.THE PILOTS CHECKED THE DOOR AFTER RETURNING TO SEPT-ILES. NO DEFECT FOUND, BUT NOTED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE HAD TO BE PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO REALLY LOCK THE DOOR. THERE IS NO SYSTEM TOSDR AU991071Controller · leaking(AUS) DENSITY CONTROLLER LEAKING INTERNALLY FROM CAPSULE AREA.SDR AU991073Starter · failed(AUS) STARTER MOTOR FAILED. SUSPECT ARMATURE OR BUSHING PROBLEM.SDR AU990981Crankshaft · wrong part(AUS) LEFT ENGINE CRANKSHAFT HAD AN INCORRECT CRANKSHAFT FITTED.SDR CA000501011O-Ring · nicked(CAN) BOTH L/H & R/H FIREWALL SHUTOFF VALVES WOULD NOT COMPLETELY SHUTOFF FUEL TO ENGINE. ON TEARDOWN OF VALVE O-RINGS WERE FOUND TO BE NICKED.THE O-RINGS ARE NICKED EVERYTIME THE VALVE IS OPERATED. THE VALVES ARE OPERATED AS PART OF RUN-UP CHECKS.THE DESIGNSDR 99ZZZX3821Pump · leakingUPON ARRIVAL AT SCOTLAND CAY, BAHAMAS (ABACO), DURING ENGINE SHUT DOWN, THE RT ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMPS STARTED LEAKING. THE FUEL IGNITED ON THE EXHAUST PIPE CAUSING A SMALL FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH THE ONBOARD PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. NOTE 1SDR AU990920Bracket · cracked(AUS) ENGINE BRACKET CRACKED FROM WELD OF LT ATTACHMENT LUG. CRACKED LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 19.05 MM (0.75 INCH).SDR AU990897Cylinder Stud · sheared(AUS) RIGHT ENGINE NR 2 CYLINDER ATTACHMENT STUDS (4 OFF) SHEARED.SDR CA990728025Magneto · failed(CAN) DUAL MAGNETO WITH COMMON DRIVE FAILED BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT MAGS RESULTING IN POWER LOSS.SDR CA000501010Motor · failed(CAN) FLAPS STUCK DOWN ON APPROACH. C/B WOULD NOT RESET. FLAP MOTOR REPLACED. SYSTEM SERVICEABLE.SDR 99ZZZX1992Cylinder Head · crackedECI (ENGINE COMPONENTS INC) C/W CYLINDER RECONDITION. NDT HEAD AND INSTALL NEW BARREL. HEAD FAILED IN-FLIGHT. POSSIBLE CAUSE, UNDETECTED INTERNAL CRACK AT TIME OF RECONDITION. CYLINDER IDENTIFIED AS CL 40/STF 405A.SDR AU981407Crankshaft · damaged(AUS) CRANKSHAFT COUNTERWEIGHT BUSHING P/N 73810 BROKE UP ALLOWING BUSH TO SPIN IN THE BORE AND DAMAGE THE CRANKSHAFT.SDR AU981470Regulator · incorrect part(AUS) VACUUM PUMP REGULATORS WERE THE INCORRECT PART FOR THE MODEL OF VACUUM PUMP FITTED. REGULATORS P/N 2H22-11 WERE FITTED INSTEAD OF THE CORRECT P/N 2H30-1 TYPE USED WITH P/N 215CC AND P/N 216CW PUMPS.SDR AU981270Valve · faulty(AUS) RIGHT ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE REGULATOR VALVE (VERNATHERM) FAULTY. PART TC: 1,198.SDR CA981014014Cylinder · cracked(CAN) ON FIRST START, ENG MIS-STARTED AND BACKFIRED. REMOVAL OF ENG COWLINGS AND INSP SHOWED NO DEFECTS. ACFT CARRIED ON WITH MISSION. ON RETURN AFTER 3.5 HRS OF FLT, PILOT REPORTED AN ENG VIBRATION, BUT UNSURE OF WHICH ENG. RUN-UP DETERMINED IT WAS NR 2 SDR AU981340Valve Guide · failed(AUS) ENGINE CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES TIGHT CAUSING VALVES TO STICK. CYLINDERS ARE NEW ITEMS FITTED APPROXIMATELY 184 HOURS PREVIOUSLY. PART TC: 184.SDR AU981275Turbocharger · failed(AUS) RIGHT ENGINE TURBOCHARGER COMPRESSOR/TURBINE SHAFT FAILED ALLOWING THE SHAFT TO RUN ECCENTRIC. THE COMPRESSOR BLADES THEN RUBBED ON THE HOUSING ERODING THE BLADES WHICH WERE THEN INJESTED INTO THE ENGINE THROUGH THE INDUCTION SYSTEM. EVENTUALLY ONE SECSDR AU981460Turbocharger · failed(AUS) ENGINE TURBOCHARGER FAILED. SEVERE METAL CONTAMINATION OF THE ENGINE BEARINGS AND OIL SYSTEM.SDR AU981169Spar · cracked(AUS) LEFT AILERON SPAR CRACKED BENEATH THE INBOARD ATTACHMENT BRACKET.SDR AU981167Hose · leaking(AUS) TEFLON FUEL HOSE LOCATED IN THE LEFT WING ROOT LEAKING. SUSPECT INTERNAL FAILURE.SDR AU981463Camshaft · worn(AUS) NR 5 CYLINDER EXHAUST CAM LOBE WAS WORN BEYOND MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. THE LOBE WAS EXCESSIVELY WORN FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE METAL FATIGUE. FAULT FOUND DURING SCHEDULED 1000 HOUR INSPECTION. THE ENGINE WAS FACTORY OVERHAULED ON THE 15NOV96.SDR AU981118Exhaust Stack · cracked(AUS) RIGHT ENGINE REAR EXHAUST SEGMENT CRACKED FOR 75 PERCENT OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE FLANGE. PART TC: 1,971.SDR AU981063Vibrator · failed(AUS) ENGINE START SYSTEM VIBRATOR FAULTY. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE CONTACT PO INTS FAILED CLOSED DUE TO A FAULTY CONDENSER.SDR AU980732Crankcase · cracked(AUS) RIGHT ENGINE CRANKCASE CRACKED. CRACK STARTED AT NR 6 CYLINDER TOP STUD. CRACK LENGTH 50.8 MM (2 INCHES).SDR 98ZZZX2467Gasket · leakUPON LANDING, PILOT REPORTED SMELLING FUEL IN THE CABIN. UPON INVESTIGATING THE SMELL, FOUND WHEN FUEL PUMPS AND EMERGENCY FUEL PUMP WERE TURNED ON, FUEL WAS LEAKING BADLY FROM THE GASKET AT THE RELIEF VALVE. LYC SB 529 AND CRANE/LEAR ROMEC SB 101SB020 COVERSDR AU980685Valve · warped(AUS) RT ENGINE TURBOCHARGER WASTEGATE BUTTERFLY VALVE WARPED CAUSING THE VALVE TO STAY OPEN.SDR 98ZZZX2170Connect Rod · failedON CLIMB-OUT FROM FAI, RIGHT ENGINE FAILED. NR 5 CYLINDER SEPARATED FROM ENGINE, NR 5 CONNECTING ROD BROKEN AT PISTON PIN. CASE RECEIVED MASSIVE DAMAGE.SDR AU980536Nut · mismanufactured(AUS) CONNECTING ROD NUT INCORRECTLY MACHINED AT FACTORY.SDR CA980602074Fitting · damaged(CAN) DURING FINAL APPROACH, PILOT CHECKED BRAKES FOR PRESSURE AND RT BRAKE WAS SOFT AND AFTER A FEW PUMPS, NO BRAKES WERE FELT. LOWER HOSE HAD COME OUT OF BRAKE ASSY. SUBMITTER STATED POSSIBLY HIT BY SOMETHING. REPLACED.SDR AU980961Camshaft · stripped(AUS) CAMSHAFT CSU DRIVE GEAR TOOTH FAILED. METAL CONTAMINATION OF OIL SYSTEM.SDR 98ZZZX1520Stud · failed108.9 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL: PILOT REPORTED ROUGH RUNNING NR 4 CYLINDER ALL STUDS BROKEN, FUEL INJECTOR LINE AND EXHAUST PIPE BROKEN, AND CASE CRACKED. THIS ENGINE IS BEING REMOVED FOR REPAIR. .3750 INCH STUDS, P/N 38-13. .50 INCH STUDS, P/N 50-15 THROUGH SSDR AU980401Compressor Blade · eroded(AUS) TURBOCHARGER COMPRESSOR BLADE LEADING EDGES SEVERELY ERODED. DURING INVESTIGATION, AN AN363C-362 NUT WITH THE REMAINS OF A SCREW STILL ATTACHED WAS FOUND ON THE TOP OF THE INDUCTION AIR FILTER BETWEEN THE FILTER AND THE TURBOCHARGER.SDR AU980298Gear · failed(AUS) CRANKSHAFT IDLER GEAR TEETH FAILED. DAMAGE TO CAMSHAFT GEAR AND CRANKSHAFT GEAR. LOSS OF DRIVE TO OIL PUMP AND MAGNETO.SDR AU980154Magneto · shorted(AUS) RH ENGINE LH MAGNETO PRIMARY LEAD SHORT CIRCUITED TO MAGNETO CASE.SDR 97ZZZX4802Bolt · failedTURBOCHARGER MOUNT LOWER RIGHT HAND ATTACH BOLT LOOSENED AND VIBRATED UNTIL THE NUT AND COTTER KEY FAILED. BOLT THEN DEPARTED THE ENGINE.SDR 98ZZZX2684Cylinder · failedEXHAUST VALVE FAILURE IN NR 1 CYLINDER RESULTED IN THE INGESTING OF THE VALVE INTO THE CYLINDER BORE. THIS CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND PISTON. METAL WAS THEN PASSED THROUGH ENTIRE ENGINE OIL SYSTEM. DAMAGED PARTS INCLUDE ALL BEARINSDR AU971648Valve · failed(AUS) ENGINE OIL SYSTEM THERMAL BYPASS VALVE (VERNATHERM) RETAINING CLIP FAILED PREVENTING THE VALVE FROM CORRECT OPERATION.SDR 97ZZZX4254Distributor Blk · wornWORN OR LOOSE BEARING IN DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK ALLOWED DISTRIBUTOR GEAR ASSEMBLY TO JUMP TEETH AND GET OUT OF TIME WITH ROTOR.SDR 97ZZZX3690Turbocharger · oil leakOIL AND SMOKE NOTICED FROM EXHAUST. FOUND OIL SEAL IN TURBO LEAKING. REPLACED TURBO.SDR AU970630Crankcase · cracked(AUS) RH ENGINE CRANKCASE CRACKED ADJACENT TO NO3 CYLINDER - CRACK 82.55MM (3.25IN) INTERNAL LENGTH AND 114.3MM (4.5IN) EXTERNAL LENGTHSDR 97ZZZX2811Engine · failedDURING COMPLIANCE OF LYCOMING SI 1427B, 'GROUND TEST PROCEDURES', ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING DURING 3 TO 5 SECONDS OF 'FULL STATIC POWER CHECK'. ALL ENGINE OPERATING PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL BEFORE FAILURE. PROPELLER COULD NOT BE MOVED BY HAND AFTER FAILURE. PROPSDR 97ZZZX2874Fuel Pump · leakingUPON PULLING AIRCRAFT IN HANGAR FOR A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, FOUND THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP LEAKING FUEL FROM THE VALVE BODY PARTING FLANGES. PUMP WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. SUSPECT CAUSE, THE PARTING HALF FLANGE SCREWS FOR THE VALVE BODY MAY BE IMPROPERLY
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