Lycoming O-320-E2D
Service difficulty reports · 494
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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 = 'O320E2D' 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 = 'O320E2D' 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 CA070905006Channel · cracked(CAN) SEB 97-1 ADDRESSES THE POSSIBILITY OF CRACKING OF THE AFT DOORPOST CHANNELS AT THE LOWER END, IN THE SMALL CUTOUT RADIUS BETWEEN THE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL FLANGE BENDS. THE CRACK IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. BOTH DOORPOSTS WILL CRACK, AND IT IS THE SUBMISDR CA070727006Web · cracked(CAN) CRACK FOUND AT LOWER WELD WEB LT SIDE. (TC NR 20070727006)SDR CA070710001Alternator · inoperative(CAN) ALTERNATOR NOT CHARGING . (TC NR 20070710001)SDR CA070718006Bulkhead · cracked(CAN) DURING THE 200 HOUR INSPECTION, A ONE-INCH CRACK WAS NOTED RUNNING HORIZONTALLY ACROSS THE FLANGE BEND RADIUS AT THE LOWER LT CORNER OF THE BULKHEAD. A SMALL DENT WAS NOTED AT THIS POINT, PROBABLY EXISTING SINCE MFG, STRESSING THE ALUMINUM AND TIGHTENINSDR CA070605004Bellcrank · misinstalled(CAN) ELEVATOR UP TRAVEL FOUND TOO LOW. INVESTIGATION REVEALED UP CABLE ATTACH BOLT INSTALLED WRONG WAY. THIS RESULTED IN CONTACT WITH VERT STAB ATTACH BRACKET (WHERE CABLE PASSES THROUGH LIGHTENING HOLE)THUS LIMITING TRAVEL BY APPROX 3 DEG LESS THAN REQUIREMESDR 2007FA0000564Arm · brokenPOINTS ARM BROKE IB OF POINTS AFTER ONLY 133.1, TIME SINCE INSTALLATION. (K)SDR CA070502007Magneto · malfunctioned(CAN) UPON RUN-UP, THE LT MAGNETO WAS SELECTED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP. THE MAGNETO WAS REPLACED, AND AFTER SATISFACTORY GROUND RUNNING, THE A/C WAS RELEASED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. (TCNR 20070502007)SDR RTE2007F00001Bulkhead · crackedDURING ROUTINE SCHEDULED INSPECTION, FOUND FWD PROP BULKHEAD TO BE CRACKED. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THESE COMPONENTS. HAVE SEEN APPROXIMATELY (10) OF THESE BULKHEADS, ALL CRACKED IN THE SAME MANNER. ALL IN THE SAME LOCATION, RIGHT AT THE BEND RADISDR CA070708001Elt · malfunctioned(CAN) ELT FOUND DEFECTIVE DURING ROUTINE INSP. ELT WAS FOUND MAKING SQUELCHING SOUND THROUGH RADIO, ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT ELT WAS ACTIVATED WHICH COULD NOT BE SWITCHED-OFF EVEN AFTER DISCONNECTING THE CONNECTOR/POWER. ELT WAS REMOVED FROM SDR CA070423006Seat · cracked(CAN) WHILE PERFORMING AD CF87-15R2 A CRACK WAS NOTED IN THE RADIUS OF THE MACHINED FORK AT THE LT FRONT LOCATION. THE FORK IS MADE OF RATHER THIN RECTANGULAR ALUMINUM TUBING AND IS SUBJECT TO SOME FLEXING AS OCCUPANTS ENTER OR EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. (TC NR 200704SDR CA070507013Rotor · failed(CAN) PILOT OF AC ON FLOATS DETECTED A DEAD MAGNETO ON HIS PRE-TAKEOFF INSPECTION, AND RETURNED TO THE DOCK. (TC NR 20070507013)SDR CA070405011Support · cracked(CAN) THE ORIGINAL PART WAS FOUND CRACKED AND WAS REPLACED LESS THAN 50 HOURS AGO. THE CRACKS ORIGINATE AT THE 4 O’CLOCK AND 8 O’CLOCK POSITIONS, AT THE END OF THE FLANGED SECTION OF THE SUPPORT. SUBMITTER SUSPECTS THAT THE PULSATING AIRFLOW FROM THE PROPELLERSDR CA070313005Support · cracked(CAN) THE SUPPORT WAS CRACKING AT THE MOUNTING FLANGE BEND RADII AT THE (4) AND (8) O`CLOCK POSITIONS. THE CRACKS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN STOPDRILLED BUT HAD CONTINUED PAST THE STOPDRILLING. SUSPECT THAT CRACKING STARTS AT SHARP/ROUGH ALUMINUM EDGES AND IS AGGRAVSDR CA070228009Switch · failed(CAN) DURING TRAINING FLIGHT, PILOT EXPERIENCED COMPLETE AVIONICS FAILURE WHEN DEPRESSING THE PTT SWITCH. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE, MAINTENANCE DUPLICATED THE SNAG, DISCOVERED THE AVIONICS SWITCH DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT WITH NEW ONE, NO FURTHER FAULTS FOUNDSDR CA070208004Wire · burned(CAN) DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ONE WIRE GOING TO THE OVER VOLTAGE WARNING LIGHT WAS FOUND BURNED. CAUSE OF THE BURNED WIRE WAS DUE TO FAILURE OF A BUTT SPLICE IN THE WIRE WHICH HAD EXPOSED THE BARE WIRE CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT. THE BSDR 2007FA0000095Crankshaft · brokenENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND BECAME SMOOTH AGAIN DURING DESCENT. TROUBLESHOOTING FIRST FOUND BRASS METAL PARTICLES IN AIR FILTER AND OIL. CRANKSHAFT WAS APPARENTLY BROKEN OR CRACKED BUT STILL TOGETHER. AFTER NUMEROUS GROUND RUSN AND KNOCKING NOISES HEARD,SDR CA070726005Gear · failed(CAN) ENGINE WOULD NOT START, STARTER REMOVED, BENDIX FOUND SHATTERED. (TC NR 20070726005)SDR CA061227003Engine · making metal(CAN) DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, AT A 200HR. INSPECTION, METAL FOUND IN OIL. METAL TURNED OUT TO BE FROM NR 3 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD, LOWER BEARING. (TC NR 20061227003)SDR CA061227004Engine · making metal(CAN) DURING 50 HR. OIL CHANGE, HEAVY BRASS-LIKE MATERIAL WAS NOTED IN THE OIL FILTER. CYLINDER WAS REMOVED TO INSPECT ENGINE CORE. CRANKSHAFT CENTER JOURNAL BEARING WAS FOUND TO BE DISINTEGRATING. ENGINE REMOVED FROM SERVICE. (TC NR 20061227004)SDR CA070517005Coil · burned(CAN) RT MAGNETO DEAD ON RUN-UP. (TC NR 20070517005)SDR CA070517006Engine · smoke(CAN) SMOKE SEEN COMING FROM COWLS INDUCTION FIRE SUSPECTED, SHUTDOWN AND PILOT DISCHARGED FIRE EXTINGUISHER INTO COWLING. (TC NR 20070517006)SDR CA061124008Support · cracked(CAN) AIRCRAFT BEING SERVICED FOR MFG CARE NR 4 (200-HOUR) INSPECTION AND CHANGED OVER TO SKIS. LT OB SUPPORT FOR LANDING GEAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE SEVERAL CRACKS. PART WAS REPLACED WITH NEW. AIRCRAFT IS OPERATED AS FLOATPLANE AND SKIPLANE FOR FLIGHT TRAININGSDR CA061027001Control Cable · misrouted(CAN) WHILE CARRYING OUT A 100 HOUR INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT WHEN TENSION WAS PLACED ON THE RT RUDDER PEDAL, IT WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE RT AILERON DIRECT CABLE PULLEY CLEVIS PULLEY GUARD IN THE FORWARD TUNNEL SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE. THE RUBBING WAS SSDR 2006FA0001030Exhaust Valve · brokenHEAD OF THE NR 3 EXHAUST VALVE BROKE OFF DURING ENGINE OPERATION. THE BROKEN PIECES DAMAGED THE PISTON AND CYLINDER HEAD AS WELL AS THE LOWER SPARK PLUG. SMALL PIECES FOUND IN THE OTHER 3 CYLINDERS AS WELL. (K)SDR CA061018001Exhaust Riser · cracked(CAN) THE (EXHAUST) FLANGE WAS CRACKED THROUGH AND INTO THE UPPER END OF THE (EXHAUST) PIPE ITSELF, WITH THE CRACK TRAVELLING ALMOST HALFWAY AROUND THE PIPE. SUBMITTER REGULARLY FINDS THESE RISERS CRACKED AND SUSPECTS THAT A SHARP/ROUGH EDGE ON THE FLANGE COSDR CA060810004Rib · cracked(CAN) DURING NR 3 INSPECTION CRACK LOCATED IN (D) RIB JUST OB OF WING STRUT. LT WING. (TC NR 20060810004)SDR CA060806001Rivet · sheared(CAN) UPON LANDING THE PILOT EXPERIENCE A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THE LT MAIN WHEEL BRAKE SYSTEM. DURING THE DISASSEMBLY OF THE LT BRAKE SYSTEM IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINING RIVETS (RA105-002) HAD BOTH SHEARED AND THE LINING WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THESDR 2006FA0000685Fitting · looseON PREFLIGHT INSP, APPLIED A +/- 5 LB UP AND DOWN FORCE ON RT STABILIZER TIP AND HEARD A GRUNTING SOUND. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A SMALL RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN STABILIZER AFT FITTING, 0432005-2, AND FUSELAGE. REMOVING NUT, OPENED A 0.020 INCH AIR GASDR 2006FA0000684Fitting · misinstalledON PREFLIGHT INSP, APPLIED A +/- 5 LB UP AND DOWN FORCE ON RT STABILIZER TIP, HEARD A GRUNTING SOUND. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A SMALL RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN STABILIZER AFT FITTING, 0432005-2, AND FUSELAGE. REMOVING NUT OPENED A 0.020 INCH AIR GAP SDR CA060711002Wire · burned(CAN) WHILE ON A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT OVER, THE PILOT SMELLED FUMES AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE PILOT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE HIGH VOLTAGE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON AND THE AMMETER SHOWING A DISCHARGE. THE PILOT REPORTED THE SITUATION TO THSDR CA060903001Wire · improper(CAN) OVERVOLTAGE LIGHT FOUND WIRED TO SYSTEM WITH UNAPPROVED AUTOMOTIVE WIRING. THIS WIRING DISCONNECTED, AND CAUSED A DEAD SHORT TO THE SYSTEM. (TC NR 20060903001)SDR CA060621003Cylinder Head · crackedENGINE RUNNING ROUGH FOUND NR 1 CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED.SDR 2006FA0000542Elt · defectiveBRAND NEW ELT UNIT AMERIKING AK-450 WAS INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT 8/04. UNIT WORKED AFTER INSTALLATION WITH REMOTE PANEL, G-SWITCH AND TOGGLE SWITCH LOCATED ON THE UNIT AND AT SUBSEQUENT ANNUAL INSPECTION. AIRCRAFT HAS FLOWN APPROXIMATELY 25 HOURS SINCE INSTALSDR 2006FA0000543Elt · defectiveBRAND NEW ELT UNIT WAS INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT 8/04. UNIT WORKED AFTER INSTALLATION WITH REMOTE PANEL, G-SWITCH AND TOGGLE SWITCH LOCATED ON THE UNIT AND AT SUBSEQUENT ANNUAL INSPECTION. AIRCRAFT HAS FLOWN APPROXIMATELY 25 HOURS SINCE INSTALLATION. ELT UNIT SDR CA060825003Spar · cracked(CAN) P/N 0532001-97 SPAR REINFORCEMENT AND P/N 0532001-98 FRONT SPAR ASSEMBLY WAS REPALCED DUE TO CRACKED CENTER SECTION OF MAIN SPAR. PARTS WERE INSTALLED USING EXISTING RIVET SIZE AND PATTERN ACCORDING TO SPECIFIED APPROVED METHODS IN MFG SRM. (TC NR 20060SDR CA060530004Air Box · separatedSTUDENT REMOVED CARB HEAT AFTER EXERCISE AND A/C RPM RESPONDED BY DROPPING, SO CARB HEAT WAS REAPPLIED. ENG CONTINUED TO GET ROUGHER AND POWER WAS ADDED. ENDED UP WITH FULL POWER/CARB HOT AND ENGINE RESPONSE WAS 1900 RPM/75 KTS DESCENDING. ANY CHANGE TO PUTSDR CA060419003Screw · looseON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND, THE ENGINE QUIT. AIRCRAFT GLIDED TO A LANDING AND ROLLED CLEAR OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART, PUSHED AIRCRAFT TO PARKING SPOT. WHEN AME EXAMINED THE ENGINE FOUND THE IDLE MIXTURE CONTROL SCREW HAD WORKED LOOSE ANDSDR CA060407007Tachometer · failedPILOTS FELT ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING FULL POWER RETURNED TO BASE. ENGINE INSPECTED BY AN APPROVED AVIATION COMPANY, ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. HOWEVER, THEY DISCOVERED THE TACHOMETER WAS 100 RPM LOW AT FULL POWER. REPLACED TACHOMETER.SDR CA060309002Fuel Control · unserviceable(CAN) ON TAKEOFF, THE STATIC RPM WAS ABOUT 2200RPM. AFTER TAKE-OFF AT AN ESTIMATED 300-400FT AGL THE ENGINE FAIRLY ABRUPTLY DROPPED IN RPM AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DESCEND. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND SOUNDED WEAK BUT STILL RUNNING AT 2000 RPM. PILOT SDR CA060303013Roller · missing12 HOURS AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME BACK FROM A PAINT JOB, A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HEARD A BANG AS THEY WERE RETRACTING THE FLAPS AFTER LANDING. AFTER TAXIING BACK TO THE HANGAR, AND UPON SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION, OUR FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THE LT IB AFT FLAP ROLLESDR CA060117003Gear · seizedVACUUM PUMP DRIVE SHAFT SEIZED AND SHEARED OFF 2 GEAR TEETH.SDR RTE2006F00000Bulkhead · crackedDURING ROUTINE SCHEDULED INSPECTION. FOUND FWD PROP SPINNER BULKHEAD CRACKED NEAR THE BOLT HOLES. NO APPARENT REASON COULD BE DETERMINED, THE PROP BOLTS WERE CORRECTLY TORQUED. THE PROP WAS CORRECTLY CLOCKED. GROUND AND FLIGHT CHECKS SHOWED NO ABNORMAL VIBSDR CA051220004Mount · crackedDURING INSPECTION (ANNUAL), CRACK FOUND ON ENGINE MOUNT. MOUNT REMOVED FOR REPAIR AND RE-INSTALLED FOLLOWING REPAIR.SDR AU510002029Spar · crackedHORIZONTAL STABILIZER FRONT SPAR CRACKED. FOUND DURING INSPECTION IAW AD/CESSNA170/59.SDR CA060104002Carburetor · failedCARBURETOR FAILED TO SHUT ENGINE DOWN WHEN MIXTURE PULLED OUT TO IDLE CUTOFF POSITION.SDR CA051202006Line · chafedFUEL PIPE BETWEEN STAINER AND UNION WORN ALMOST THROUGH BY NOSE STEERING ROD. PART REPLACED WITH CLEARANCE TO ROD.SDR CA051125009Hub · cracked(CAN) THE WHEEL IS THE OLDER THREE-PIECE TYPE. SEVERAL CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE ALUMINUM CASTING AT THE FLANGE RETAINING BOLT HOLES, WITH SOME HOLES HAVING CRACKS THROUGH TO THE OUTER CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE HUB AS WELL AS ALONG THE SPOKE. ALL CRACKS WERE APPROXISDR CA051202007Carburetor · wornCARBURETOR BOWL TO BODY WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE. ATTACHMENT SCREWS LOCK TABS WERE IN PLACE, HOWEVER DUE TO HIGH TIME (ON CONDITION ENGINE) THE ASSY HAD BECOME LOOSE ASSUMABLY DUE TO AGE AND VIBRATION. AN OVERHAULED CARB WAS INSTALLED.SDR CA060104001Mount · crackedCRACK ON ENGINE MOUNT CROSS BRACE.SDR CA051114005Drive Gear · failed(CAN) STARTER DRIVE GEAR FAILED.
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