Lycoming O-360-A4M
Service difficulty reports · 559
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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 = 'O360A4M' 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 = 'O360A4M' 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 FQAR20170717066Channel · crackedA CHANNEL IN THE LEFT WING WAS FOUND CRACKED. CHANNEL IS LOCATED INBOARD ON THE WING'S LOWER SURFACE AND IS RIVETED TO SKIN PANEL.SDR 2017FA0000285Pressure Switch · leakingDURING PRE-FLIGHT, THE PILOT DISCOVERED A LARGE OIL SPOT ON GROUND COMING FROM ENGINE COWLING. REMOVED THE ENGINE COWLING, DISCOVERED THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH TO BE LEAKING.SDR FQAR20170708064Stiffener · crackedDURING INSPECTION, A THIN STIFFENER RIVETED TO THE BELLY SKIN BELOW THE BAGGAGE AREA WAS FOUND CRACKED. IT APPEARS THAT OIL CANNING OF THE SKIN CAUSES THE STIFFENERS TO CRACK.SDR FQAR20170708065Bracket · crackedDURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION, A BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED BELOW WHERE THE FLAP HANDLE IS MOUNTED. THE BRACKET IN QUESTION IS LOCATED IN THE TUNNEL IN THE CENTER OF THE CABIN FLOOR AND IS USED TO MOUNT THE FLAP HANDLE ASSY. IT CONTAINS NUT PLATES TO ALLOW TSDR FQAR20170705063Cylinder · damagedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A COMPRESSION TEST WAS PERFORMED. CYLINDER NR 1 DID NOT HOLD PRESSURE AND A LOUD HISSING WAS HEARD FROM THE VICINITY OF CYLINDER HEAD. CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND A SMALL HOLE WAS OBSERVED IN CYLINDER HEAD BETWEEN FINS, THE HOLE WAS NSDR FQAR20170702061Sensor · failedPILOTS REPORTED THE FUEL LEVEL WOULD INDICATE FULL EVEN WHEN TANK WAS HALF EMPTY. TESTING OF SENSOR REVEALED THAT AT CERTAIN FUEL LEVELS THE SENSOR WOULD INDICATE FULL; WHEN AT/NEAR ZERO.SDR B4VR201706290001Bearing · failedWHEN POWER REDUCED FROM TAXIING POWER TO IDLE QUICKLY, ENGINE MAKES A FAST TICKING SOUND. PREVIOUS OIL ANALYSIS INDICATED A SLIGHTLY HIGHER COPPER CONTENT IN THE OIL. THE ENGINE WAS RAN BRIEFLY BY TECHNICIANS, NOTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A LOUD KNOCKINGSDR FQAR20170628060Bracket · crackedDURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION, A BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED BELOW WHERE THE FLAP HANDLE IS MOUNTED. THE BRACKET IS LOCATED IN THE TUNNEL IN THE CENTER OF THE CABIN FLOOR AND IS USED TO MOUNT THE FLAP HANDLE ASSY. THE CRACK IS IN THE UPPER RT CORNER OF THE BSDR FQAR20170628062Channel · crackedA CHANNEL IN THE LEFT WING WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CHANNEL IS LOCATED INBOARD ON THE WING'S LOWER SURFACE AND IS RIVETED TO SKIN PANEL.SDR FQAR20170626056Frame · crackedDURING INSPECTION, BS 73.04 FRAME WAS FOUND CRACKED AT UPPER END.SDR FQAR20170626057Door Frame · crackedDURING INSPECTION, A DOOR FRAME WAS FOUND CRACKED.SDR FQAR20170626058Channel · crackedA CHANNEL IN RIGHT WING WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CHANNEL IS LOCATED ON LOWER WING SKIN EXTENDING FROM ROOT TO APPROX WS 48 AND IS PART OF THE WING SKIN ASSY. CRACKS WERE LOCATED ON THE OTBD END OF CHANNEL AROUND RIVET HOLE.SDR FQAR20170626059Stiffener · crackedDURING ROUTINE INSPECTION A STIFFENER ON THE LEFT WING UPPER AFT SKIN NEAR ROOT WAS FOUND CRACKED THROUGH INBOARD MOST RIVET HOLE.SDR FQAR20170623055Channel · crackedA CHANNEL IN RIGHT WING WAS FOUND CRACKED. CHANNEL IS LOCATED ON LOWER WING SKIN EXTENDING FROM ROOT TO APPROX WS 48. CRACKS WERE LOCATED ON THE OTBD END OF CHANNEL AROUND RIVET HOLE.SDR FQAR20170620053Blower Motor · failedDURING FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE CABIN VENT BLOWER FAN OPERATION BECAME VERY LOUD (SCREECHING) AND A STRONG BURNING ODOR WAS NOTED. THE AC/FA BLOWER CIRCUIT BREAKER BLEW SHORTLY THEREAFTER; AN UNEVENTFUL RETURN TO THE AIRPORT WAS MADE. WHEN A MAINTENANCE PSDR FQAR20170619049Angle · crackedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AN ANGLE IN THE RIGHT WING THAT IS CO-LOCATED WITH THE OUTBOARD FLAP MOUNTING BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED THROUGH THE RIVETS.SDR 2017FA0000311Transducer · malfunctionedAT 8000FT FLIGHT CREW REPORTED HIGH OIL PRESSURE. ACFT DIVERTED AND LANDED. BEFORE SHUTDOWN REPORTED OIL PSI IN RED ARC. THE OIL PSI TRANSDUCER WAS REPLACED. NO FURTHER ISSUES REPORTED.SDR FQAR20170615048Angle · crackedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, AN ANGLE IN THE RIGHT WING THAT IS CO-LOCATED WITH THE OUTBOARD FLAP MOUNTING BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED THROUGH THE RIVETS.SDR FQAR20170614047Magneto · malfunctionedPILOT COULD NOT START ENGINE AFTER SIX ATTEMPTS. INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONELL REVEALED THE NEWLY INSTALLED LEFT MAGNETO WAS MALFUNCTIONING.SDR FQAR20170613046Channel · crackedA CHANNEL IN RIGHT WING WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CHANNEL IS LOCATED ON LOWER WING SKIN EXTENDING FROM ROOT TO APPROX WS 48.SDR FQAR20170611038Window Frame · corrodedCORROSION WAS FOUND TO LEFT WINDSCREEN FRAME STRUTURE. CORRODED AREA WAS ALONG OUTBOARD, LOWER END OF WINDSCREEN. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT CORROSON WAS CAUSED BY LEAKAGE FROM IMPROPERLY FITTED WINDSCREEN OR CONDENSATION.SDR FQAR20170610052Blower Motor · failedDURING FLIGHT, A STRONG BURNING ODOR OCCURRED IN CABIN. PILOTS WERE ABLE TO RETURN TO AIRPORT SAFELY. INSPECTION REVEALED THE VENT BLOWER MOTOR HAD FAILED AND WAS BLOWING ODORS AND SMOKE INTO CABIN.SDR FQAR20170609035Bracket · crackedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION THE FWD ONE OF TWO Z-SHAPED BRACKETS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FIREWALL, FOUND CRACKED. IT IS LIKELY CRACKING IS CAUSED BY THE MOVEMENT OF THE RUDDER PEDALS STRESSING THE SURROUNDING STRUCTURE.SDR FQAR20170608036Channel · crackedA CHANNEL IN RIGHT WING WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CHANNEL IS LOCATED ON LOWER WING SKIN EXTENDING FROM THE ROOT TO WS 48. CRACKS WERE LOCATED ON THE ENDS OF THE CHANNEL EXTENDING FROM A RIVET HOLE TO MATERIAL EDGE.SDR FQAR20170608037Channel · crackedA CHANNEL IN RIGHT WING WAS FOUND CRACKED. CHANNEL IS LOCATED ON LOWER WING SKIN EXTENDING FROM ROOT TO APPROX WS 48; IS PART OF 38217-005 WING SKIN ASSY. CRACKS WERE LOCATED ON ENDS OF CHANNEL EXTENDING FROM RIVET HOLE TO MATERIAL EDGE.SDR FQAR20170608040Fitting · corrodedCORROSION WAS FOUND TO RIGHT UPPER, FWD COCKPIT FITTING. THE FITTING IS LOCATED AT RIGHT, LOWER END OF WINDSCREEN NEAR INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT CORROSON WAS CAUSED BY LEAKAGE FROM IMPROPERLY FITTED WINDSCREEN OR CONDENSATION.SDR FQAR20170608044Door Frame · crackedTHE CABIN DOOR PAN THAT COMPRISES THE LOWER INBOARD PART OF DOOR FRAME WAS FOUND CRACKED. CRACK WAS FROM AFT LIGHTENING HOLE TO EDGE OF MATERIAL.SDR FQAR20170607034Bracket · crackedDURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION, A BRACKET WAS FOUND CRACKED BELOW WHERE THE FLAP HANDLE IS MOUNTED. THE BRACKET IN QUESTION IS LOCATED IN THE TUNNEL IN THE CENTER OF THE CABIN FLOOR AND IS USED TO MOUNT THE FLAP HANDLE ASSY. IT CONTAINS NUT PLATES TO ALLOW TSDR FQAR20170601029Doubler · damagedTHE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDERGOING INSPECTION OF THE WING SPAR IAW SB 978A. DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING LOWER AFT SPAR DOUBLER WAS NOTED DURING VISUAL INSPECTION. THE DAMAGE IS A RESULT OF IMPROPER WASHERS INSTALLED WHEN WINGS WERE LAST REINSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT. THE CORSDR FQAR20170601030Bracket · crackedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A BRACKET IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FIREWALL WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE BRACKET SUPPORTS THE RUDDER PEDAL BAR.SDR FQAR20170601031Stiffener · crackedSTIFFNER ATTACHED TO BELLY SKIN BELOW BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT WAS FOUND CRACKED.SDR FQAR20170601051Display · failedEFD USED TO DISPLAY BACKUP INSTRUMENTS, BEHAVED ERRACTICALLY BEFORE THE UNIT WENT DARK. AFTER FLIGHT, THE UNIT WAS REMOVED FOR BENCH TEST AND WOULD NOT POWER ON.SDR 2017FA0804000001Throttle Cable · brokenTHE THROTTLE CABLE BROKE WHERE THE HARD TUBE TO CABLE JUNCTION IS RIGHT BEHIND THE FIXED CABLE BRACKET. IT BROKE INTERNALLY. IT IS BELIEVED, THE SHAKING OF THE ENGINE MOUNT ON STARTUP AND SHUTDOWN COULD HAVE CAUSED THE CABLE TO BREAK, SINCE THE MOUNT IS FIXESDR FQAR20170524028Spar · corrodedWING SPAR INSPECTION WAS BEING UNDERTAKEN AS PART OF AN AGING/HIGH TIME AIRCRAFT INSPECTION. WHEN THE WINGS WERE REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT TO FACILITATE INSPECTION, DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SPAR BOX ASSY IN THE FUSELAGE WAS SEEN. DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE FROM SDR FQAR20170517025Rib · crackedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A RIB IN THE RIGHT WING WAS FOUND WITH A SMALL CRACK. RIB IS AFT OF MAIN WING SPAR, IS THIRD RIB OUT FROM FUSELAGE, AND IS IMMEDIATELY INBOARD OF LANDING GEAR UPPER STRUT. CRACK WAS LOCATED IN UPPER FLANGE OF RIB WHERE RUB IS RIVETSDR FQAR20170516026Bracket · crackedWHEN THE ELT WAS BEING REMOVED FOR INSPECTION, THE TECH DISCOVERED TWO, 2 INCH CRACKS NEXT TO THE NUTPLATES IN THE ELT MOUNTING BRACKET.SDR 2017FA0000172Lever · crackedFOUND CRACK IN ELEVATOR MASS BALANCE LEVER 7INCH FROM THE AFT END. CRACK WAS FOUND DURING A NORMAL 100 HOUR INSPECTION.SDR FQAR20170503018Carburetor · leakingENGINE WAS RUN PRIOR TO SCHEDULED MX CHECK AND SEVERE ROUGHNESS WAS NOTED WITHFUEL LEAKING FROM COWLING. INSPECTION REVEALED FUEL WAS FLOWING FROM CARBURETOR JET. FAILED CARB HAD BEEN INSTALLED THE DAY BEFORE. FAILURE IS CONSISTENT WITH SUNKEN OR STICKING FLSDR FQAR20170425017Support Channel · crackedDURING AN INSPECTION, STRUCTURE THAT HOLDS THE PARKING BRAKE AND HANDLE WAS FOUND CRACKED. STRUCTURE IN QUESTION IS A CHANNEL THAT RUNS BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AFT FACE AND INSTRUMENT PANEL FWD FACE. CRACKING WAS SEEN IN THIS CASE ON THE AFT END OF THE CHANNEL, ISDR FQAR20170419016Oil Cooler · leakingAT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FLIGHT, THE PILOTS INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND SAW A MASSIVE OIL LEAK STREAKING DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTION REVEALED THE ENGINE OIL COOLER HAD CRACKED IN THE PLEATS ON THE END AND WAS LEAKING OIL OVERBOARD, LOSING 4.5SDR FQAR20170411015Alternator · seizedTHE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE PATTERN, PILOTS NOTED THE ALTERNATOR WAS NO LONGER CHARGING. A STRONG BURNING ODOR ENTERED THE CABIN. INSPECTION AND FOUND THE ALTERNATOR HAD SEIZED, CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR BELT TO OVERHEAT AND MELT.SDR FQAR20170331012Support Channel · crackedDURING AN INSPECTION, STRUCTURE THAT HOLDS THE PARKING BRAKE AND HANDLE WAS FOUND CRACKED. STRUCTURE IN QUESTION IS A CHANNEL THAT RUNS BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AFT FACE AND INSTRUMENT PANEL FWD FACE. CRACKING WAS SEEN IN THIS CASE ON THE AFT END OF THE CHANNEL, ISDR FQAR20170327013Tube · splitTHE RIGHT MAIN TIRE WENT FLAT AS THE PILOTS EGRESSED. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE TIRE TUBE REVEALED A SLIT .125" IN LENGTH. THERE WERE NO FOLDS TO THE TUBE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A HOLE TO APPEAR.SDR FQAR20170323010Bracket · crackedWHEN THE ELT WAS BEING REMOVED FOR INSPECTION, THE TECH DISCOVERED TWO, TWO INCH CRACKS NEXT TO THE NUTPLATES IN THE ELT MOUNTING BRACKET.SDR FQAR20170323011Support Channel · crackedDURING AN INSPECTION, STRUCTURE THAT HOLDS THE PARKING BRAKE AND HANDLE WAS FOUND CRACKED. STRUCTURE IN QUESTION IS A CHANNEL THAT RUNS BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AFT FACE AND INSTRUMENT PANEL FWD FACE. CRACKING WAS SEEN IN THIS CASE ON THE AFT END OF THE CHANNEL, ISDR FQAR20170320007Downlock Switch · false indicationTHE PILOT NOTED THAT THE RIGHT GEAR DOWN-AND-LOCKED INDICATION WAS INTERMITTANT. IT WOULD FLICKER OR WOULD FAIL TO INDICATE DOWN. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING, THE RIGHT GEAR WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED A WIRE IN THE DOWN LIMIT SWITCH HAD BROKEN. THIS SDR FQAR20170201005Rib · crackedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A RIB IN THE RIGHT WING WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. THE RIB IN QUESTION IS BETWEEN MAIN WING SPAR AND WING AFT SPAR, 5TH RIB OUTBOARD FROM THE WING ROOT (WS 86.03).SDR FQAR20170201006Rib · crackedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A RIB IN THE RIGHT WING WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. RIB IN QUESTION IS BETWEEN MAIN WING SPAR AND WING AFT SPAR, 4TH RIB OUTBOARD FROM THE WING ROOT (WING STA 64.59). CRACK WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE DUE TO LACK OF INSPECTION PANELS IN VICISDR FQAR20170118002Tube · damagedPILOTS NOTED THE LEFT MAIN TIRE TO BE FLAT. INSPECTION OF THE FAILED TUBE REVEALED A 1 MM HOLE 90 DEGREES FROM THE VALVE STEM. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF SCUFFING OR FOLDING ON THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR OF THE TUBE.SDR FQAR20161213063Bracket · crackedWHEN THE ELT WAS BEING REMOVED FOR INSPECTION, THE TECH DISCOVERED TWO, TWO INCH CRACKS NEXT TO THE NUTPLATES IN THE ELT MOUNTING BRACKET.
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