Lycoming O-360-A4M
Service difficulty reports · 559
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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 = '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 FQAR20150105003Bracket · crackedDURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION EVENT, 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 ASSEMBLY. IT CONTAINS NUT PLATES TSDR FQAR20150105002Bracket · crackedDURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION EVENT, 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 SDR FQAR20150105001Bracket · crackedDURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION EVENT, 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 ASSLY. IT CONTAINS 2 NUT PLATES SDR FQAR20141229051Bracket · crackedDURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION EVENT, A BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE 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 ASSEMBLY. IT CONTAINS NUT SDR FQAR20141222049Bracket · crackedDURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION EVENT, A BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE 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 USED TO MOUNT THE FLAP HANDLE ASSEMBLY. IT CONTAINS 2 NUT PSDR FQAR20141222050Bracket · crackedDURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION EVENT, A BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE 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 USED TO MOUNT THE FLAP HANDLE ASSEMBLY. IT CONTAINS 2 NUT PSDR FQAR20141215048Control Cable · separatedDURING A ROUTINE ENGINE INSPECTION, A TECH NOTED THE RUBBER BOOT COVERING THE SWAGE ON THE END OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE WAS BROKEN APART; HE WROTE UP THE CABLE AND BEGAN TO REMOVE IT. AS HE WAS PULLING THE CABLE OUT OF THE FIREWALL, THE SWAGE CAME OPEN ANSDR FQAR20141208047Carburetor · bindingWHEN THE PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE DURING TAKEOFF, IT BECAME STUCK MID TRAVEL. RETARDED THE TROTTLE AND REAPPLIED POWER. THIS TIME THE THROTTLE ADVANCED NORMALLY. DURING RETURN TO BASE, MAINTENANCE WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE INTERMITTENT BINDING OF THE CARBURESDR FQAR20141203046Oil Cooler · leakingON PREFLIGHT, THE PILOTS NOTED THERE WAS NO OIL VISIBLE ON THE DIPSTICK. THEY THEN NOTED A LARGE OIL STREAK ON THE LT SIDE OF THE ACFT, ORIGINATING FROM UNDER THE COWLING ON THE LT SIDE. WHEN MECHANICS REMOVED THE TOP COWLING TO INSPECT FOR THE ORIGIN OF THE SDR S6A2014F00000Carburetor · malfunctionedREBUILT ENGINE WAS INSTALLED WITH CARBURETOR INSTALLED AND ZERO TIME ON ALL COMPONENTS. DURING TAKE OFF IN VERY COLD WEATHER THE ENGINE LOST COMPLETE POWER IN FLIGHT WHEN I TURNED THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP OFF, POWER WAS RESTORED IMMEDIATELY WHEN ELECTRIC FUEL PSDR FQAR20141023044Carburetor · bindingDURING FLIGHT, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT REPORTED THE THROTTLE LEVER WOULD BECOME STUCK AS THE LEVER WAS ADVANCED. MECHANICS WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION ON THE GROUND. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE CARBURETOR THROTTLE VALVE WAS BECOMING STUCK AS THE VSDR TBDA2014101600001Cylinder Head · separatedAFTER TAKEOFF AND JUST LEAVING THE PATTERN THE NR 3 CYLINDER CAME APART. THE FRACTURE POINT WAS ABOUT MID CYLINDER. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THEY CALLED THE TOWER AND LANDED BACK ON THE FIELDSDR FQAR20140929043Bracket · crackedDURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION, A BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE 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 2 NUT PLATES TSDR CA140918017Pushrod · damaged(CAN) CUSTOMER REPORTED HAVING TRACE OF METAL IN FILTER. CYLINDERS WERE REMOVED FROM ENGINE AND EXTREME WEAR WAS FOUND ON THE PUSHROD ENDS AND THE ROCKER ARM SOCKETS WERE THE PUSHROD TOUCHES THE ROCKER ARM. THIS WEAR SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW ON LYCOMINGS NEW SDR ECQS2014082200491Alternator · failedALTERNATOR FAILED WHEN THROTTLE WAS DECREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 1600 RPM, THE ALTERNATOR FAIL CAS ILLUMINATED AND ALTERNATOR OUTPUT WENT TO ZERO. THE PROCESS COULD BE DUPLICATED CONSISTENTLY.SDR 2014FA0000658Bushing · displacedPILOT'S CONTROL YOKE ASSEMBLY SUPPORT BUSHING MOUNTED IN INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME OUT OF PLACE AND PERMITTED VERY SIGNIFICANT RADIAL FREE-PLAY OF THE CONTROL YOKE SHAFT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OPENING. THE ASSY WAS DISASSEMBLED, THE BUSHING PUT BACK INTO PROPER SDR R1EV2014FA0000440Mount · rupturedTHE LOWER ENGINE MOUNTS RUPTURED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP DOWN. THE ALTERNATE AIR CABLE STARTED TO CHAFE ON THE ENGINE MOUNT FRAME SO THE CABLE THEN CHAFED INTO THE ENGINE MOUNT FRAME MORE WHEN THE ENGINE SHIFTED ON THE MOUNTS THAT NOW HAVE PLAY IN THEN WITSDR R1EV2014FA0000441Mount · rupturedTHE LOWER ENGINE MOUNTS RUPTURED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP DOWN. THE ALTERNATE AIR CABLE STARTED TO CHAFE ON THE ENGINE MOUNT FRAME SO THE CABLE THEN CHAFED INTO THE ENGINE MOUNT FRAME MORE WHEN THE ENGINE SHIFTED ON THE MOUNTS THAT NOW HAVE PLAY IN THEN WITSDR FQAR20140716041Bracket · crackedDURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION EVENT, A BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE 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 2 NUT PLSDR FQAR20140714040Bracket · crackedDURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION EVENT, A BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE 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 2 NUT PLSDR FQAR20140708039Bracket · crackedDURING INSPECTION, A BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE 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 2 NUT PLATES TO ALLOW THE HASDR FQAR20140617038Pump · blockedDURING TAKEOFF, FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE GAVE A READING OF 0 PSI. THE ACFT HAD TO ABORT TAKEOFF AND RETURN TO RAMP AT DEPARTING AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE GROUND RAN ACFT WITH SAME RESULTS AND REPLACED THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. AFTER THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, ACFT OPERSDR FQAR20140603036Pump · failedDURING DEPARTURE, THERE WAS A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. ACFT MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE TECHS RAN ACFT ON THE GROUND WITH NO FAULT FOUND. INSPECTED THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP. INSPECTION REVEALED WASHER ENCIRCLING BALL VALVE WASSDR FQAR20140527035Bracket · crackedDURING A PROGRESSIVE INSPECTION, A BRACKET WAS FOUND TO BE 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 2 NUT PLATES TOSDR FQAR20140417033Pump · low pressureDURING CLIMBOUT, NGINE SPUTTERED AND STOPPED. INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO ITS DEPARTURE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RAN THE ENGINE ON THE GROUND AND NOTED THE FUEL PRESSURE TO BE LOW. REPLACING THE ELECTRIC FUSDR ECQS2014FA0000227Seal · failedAIRCRAFT WAS WRITTEN UP FOR POWER LOSS. RIGHT MAGNETO WAS PULLED WITH TACH TIME AT 695.3, TT ON RT MAGNETO. DOT TO OIL SEAL FAILING AND OIL LEAKING PAST AND GETTING INTO MAGNETO RESULTING INTO OIL GETTING ONTO POINTS WITH POWER LOSS.SDR FQAR20140310027Housing · contaminatedAFTER TAKEOFF, NOTED ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. DID NOT REPORT ANY POWER OR RPM LOSS. DECIDED TO DISCONTINUE FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE RAN THE ACFT ON GROUND AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ROUGHNESS, A VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE'S ACCESSORIES REVEALED THE MAGNESDR FQAR20140310028Housing · contaminatedDURING CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT NOTED ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST 50 RPM. LANDED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND THE MAGNETO TIMING HOUSING TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH ENGINE OIL. REPLACED AND ENGINE RUNS REVEALED NO DEFECTS.SDR FQAR20140303026Carburetor · bindingDURING A GROUND ENGINE RUN, THE THROTTLE WAS OBSERVED TO GET STUCK DURING THROTTLE ADVANCEMENT. THIS KEPT THE OPERATOR FROM BEING ABLE TO BRING THE ENGINE PAST IDLE-1000 RPM. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE ISSUE TO BE FROM THE CARBURETOR ITSELF RATHER THAN TSDR FQAR20140210022Selector Valve · leakingDURING PREFLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTED AN ODOR OF FUEL IN THE CABIN. SAW FUEL SELECTOR APPEARED TO BE LEAKING. MECH VISUALLY INSPECTED THE VALVE AND NOTED BLUE STAINING ON THE CARPET AND PLASTIC TRIM BELOW THE VALVE. TURNING THE VALVE TO THE LT OR RT POSITION CASDR FQAR20140129019Sensor · contaminatedTHE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A PREFLIGHT ENGINE RUN. DURING THE MAG CHECK, THE ENGINE DROPPED 500 RPMS AND WOULD NOT RECOVER. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE RAMP AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THIS AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM (EIS) INSTALLED IAW SDR FQAR20140129001Tube · failedNLG TIRE DEFLATED WHILE PARKED AND TIED DOWN. THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE BUILT UP WHEEL ASSY. THE AFFECTED TUBE WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF A BUILT-UP WHEEL ASSY ON 11/13/2013 AND HAD SINCE ACCRUED 174 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE. THIS REPAIR SSDR FQAR20140129002Tube · leakingBETWEEN FLIGHTS, THE LT MAIN TIRE WAS FOUND FLAT. THE WHEEL ASSY WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE BUILT UP WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE AFFECTED TUBE WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF A BUILT-UP WHEEL ASSY ON 11/13/2013 AND HAD SINCE ACCRUED 174 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE. THIS REPAISDR FQAR20140129003Tube · failedAFTER RETURNING FROM FLIGHT, PILOT REPORTED RT MAIN TIRE FLAT. WHEEL ASSEMBLY REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE BUILT UP WHEEL ASSEMBLY. AFFECTED TUBE INSTALLED. REPAIR STATION HAS EXPERIENCED A NR OF TIRE TUBE FAILURES WITHIN THE PAST 6 WEEKS; THESE FAILURES OCCSDR FQAR20140129004Tube · failedDURING LANDING, LT MAIN TIRE WENT FLAT. WHEEL ASSY REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE BUILT UP WHEEL ASSY WHILE THE ACFT WAS STILL ON THE RUNWAY. THE AFFECTED TUBE WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF A BUILT-UP WHEEL ASSY AND HAD SINCE ACCRUED 197 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE. THISSDR FQAR20140129005Tube · failedBETWEEN FLIGHTS, THE RT MAIN TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE FLAT. THE WHEEL ASSY WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE BUILT UP WHEEL ASSY. THE AFFECTED TUBE WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF A BUILT-UP WHEEL ASSY AND HAD SINCE ACCRUED 81 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE. THIS REPAIR STATION HSDR FQAR20140129006Tube · failedDURING LANDING, THE RT MAIN TIRE WENT FLAT. THE WHEEL ASSY WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE BUILT UP WHEEL ASSY WHILE THE ACFT WAS STILL ON THE RUNWAY. THE AFFECTED TUBE WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF A BUILT-UP WHEEL ASSY AND HAD SINCE ACCRUED 168 HOURS TIME IN SERSDR FQAR20140129020Sensor · contaminatedTHE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A PREFLIGHT ENGINE RUN, WHEN THE RIGHT MAG WAS SWITCHED OFF, THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH; RETURNED TO THE RAMP AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. THIS AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM (EIS) INSTALLED IAW STC SA02987CH THAT INCORSDR FQAR20140129007Tube · failedTHE NOSE TIRE WAS FOUND FLAT BETWEEN FLIGHTS. THE WHEEL ASSY WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE BUILT UP WHEEL ASSY. THE AFFECTED TUBE WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF A BUILT-UP WHEEL ASSY ON 12/18/2013 AND HAD SINCE ACCRUED 35 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE. THIS REPAIR STATSDR FQAR20140129008Tube · failedTHE NOSE TIRE WAS FOUND FLAT BETWEEN FLIGHTS. THE AFFECTED TUBE WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF A BUILT-UP WHEEL ASSY ON 12/9/2013 AND HAD SINCE ACCRUED 89 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE. THIS REPAIR STATION HAS EXPERIENCED A NUMBER OF TIRE TUBE FAILURES WITHIN THE PAST 6 WESDR FQAR20140129009Tube · failedBETWEEN FLIGHTS, THE LEFT MAIN TIRE WAS FOUND FLAT. THE WHEEL ASSY WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE BUILT UP WHEEL ASSY. THE AFFECTED TUBE WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF A BUILT-UP WHEEL ASSY ON 11/14/2013 AND HAD SINCE ACCRUED 90 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE. THIS REPAIRSDR FQAR20140129010Tube · failedTHE NOSE TIRE WENT FLAT DURING EITHER TAXI OR WHEN THE PLANE WAS BEING PARKED. THE WHEEL ASSY WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE BUILT UP WHEEL ASSY. THE AFFECTED TUBE WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF A BUILT-UP WHEEL ASSY ON 10/30/2013 AND HAD SINCE ACCRUED 167 HOURS TSDR FQAR20140129011Tube · failedDURING LANDING, THE LT MAIN TIRE WENT FLAT. THE WHEEL ASSY WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE BUILT UP WHEEL ASSEMBLY ON THE RUNWAY. THE AFFECTED TUBE WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF A BUILT-UP WHEEL ASSY ON 11/22/2013 AND HAD SINCE ACCRUED 133 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE. SDR FQAR20140129012Tube · failedTHE RIGHT MAIN TIRE WENT FLAT AS THE ACFT WAS EXECUTING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING. THE WHEEL ASSY WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE BUILT UP WHEEL ASSY WHILE STILL ON THE RUNWAY. THE AFFECTED TUBE WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF A BUILT-UP WHEEL ASSY ON 11/13/2013 AND HASDR FQAR20140129013Tube · failedDURING A PREFLIGHT RUNUP, THE RT MAIN TIRE WENT FLAT. THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE BUILT UP WHEEL ASSY WHILE IN THE RUNUP AREA. THE AFFECTED TUBE WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF A BUILT-UP WHEEL ASSY ON 11/22/2013 AND HAD SINCE ACCRUED 112 HOURSSDR FQAR20140129014Tube · failedWHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS EITHER TAXIING OR BEING PARKED, THE NOSE TIRE WENT FLAT. THE WHEEL ASSY WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE BUILT UP WHEEL ASSY. THE AFFECTED TUBE WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF A BUILT-UP WHEEL ASSY ON 11/7/2013 AND HAD SINCE ACCRUED 128 HOURS TISDR FQAR20140129015Tube · failedBETWEEN FLIGHTS, THE RT MAIN TIRE WENT FLAT. THE WHEEL ASSY WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE BUILT UP WHEEL ASSY. THE AFFECTED TUBE WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF A BUILT-UP WHEEL ASSY ON 11/12/2013 AND HAD SINCE ACCRUED 66 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE. THIS REPAIR STATION SDR FQAR20140129016Tube · failedDURING TAXI, THE NOSE TIRE WENT FLAT. THE WHEEL ASSY WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE BUILT UP WHEEL ASSY WHILE THE AIRCRAFT IS ON THE TAXIWAY. THE AFFECTED TUBE WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF A BUILT-UP WHEEL ASSY ON 11/16/2013 AND HAD SINCE ACCRUED 96 HOURS TIME INSDR FQAR20140129017Tube · failedTHE RT MAIN TIRE WENT FLAT, THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE BUILT UP WHEEL ASSY. THE AFFECTED TUBE WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF A BUILT-UP WHEEL ASSEMBLY ON 10/25/2013 AND HAD SINCE ACCRUED 177 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE. THIS REPAIR STATION HAS EXSDR 2013FA0000639Control Cable · misinstalledDURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, DISCOVERED RUDDER CABLES WERE IMPROPERLY CRIMPED AT THE TIME OF REPLACEMENT. REPLACED CABLES AND NOW CONFORM TO SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRED.
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