Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD
Service difficulty reports · 868
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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 = 'TIO540J2BD' 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 = 'TIO540J2BD' 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 AU980815Valve · faulty(AUS) ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE VALVE (VERNATHERM) FAULTY. PART TOTAL CYCLES: 334.SDR CA980706012Injector Line · broken(CAN) LEFT HAND ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, DURING CRUISE, WITH MANIFOLD PRESSURE, RPM AND CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE ALL DROPPING. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. POST-FLIGHT INVESTIGATION FOUND THE NR 4 CYLINDER FUEL INJECTOR LINE BROKEN. THE BREAK WAS AT THE ENSDR 98ZZZX2208Boss · crackedPURCHASED 12 (COMPLETE) OVERHAULED CYLINDERS FOR TIO-540J2BD. FOURTH OF TWELVE REPAIRED UNDER WORK ORDER NR 64856, S/N 03, FOUND CRACKS ON EXHAUST STUD BOSS.SDR 98ZZZX2209Boss · crackedRECEIVED (4) WARRANTY REPLACEMENT (COMPLETE) OVERHAULED CYLINDERS. TWO OF FOUR, REPAIRED UNDER WORK ORDER NUMBER, 64156, S/N 29 AND S/N 34, WERE FOUND TO HAVE A CRACKED EXHAUST SEAT BOSS.SDR 98ZZZX2210Boss · crackedRECEIVED (4) WARRANTY REPLACEMENT (COMPLETE) OVERHAULED CYLINDERS. TWO OF FOUR, REPAIRED UNDER WORK ORDER NUMBER, 64156, S/N 29 AND S/N 34, WERE FOUND TO HAVE A CRACKED EXHAUST SEAT BOSS.SDR CA980707015Pin · fractured(CAN) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW NOTICED A POWER FLUCTUATION ON NR 1 ENG AND SELECTED THE BOOSTER PUMP ON TO STABILZE ENGINE, WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. ENG STARTED TO SURGE, LOSS OF MANIFOLD AND OIL PRESSURE. A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF OIL WAS COMING FROM THE ESDR CA980623015Stud · broken(CAN) DURING INSPECTION THE BOTTOM FORWARD STUD ON NR 2 CYLINDER, AT THE BASE OF THE CYLINDER FLANGE, WAS FOUND BROKEN. THE REPORTER SUGGESTS THAT THE STUD WAS NOT COMPLETELY THREADED INTO THE CASE, WHICH CAUSED THE NUT TO BECOME THREAD BOUND WHICH STRESSED TSDR PNSA980501Engine · power lossWHILE IN CRUISE, THE PILOT NOTED A RAPID DROP IN FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION. SHORTLY THERE AFTER THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER. FOLLOWED BY A RT ENGINE POWER LOSS TWO MINUTES LATER. A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. CURRENTLYSDR 98ZZZX2236Crankshaft · failedENGINE RPM SURGED AND FLUCTUATED. ENGINE LOST POWER. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER DURING EMERGENCY LANDING. MAJOR DAMAGE, NO INJURIES. NO PROPELLER STRIKE. PRE TEAR-DOWN EXAM INDICATES THE ENGINE CRANKCHAFT IS BROKEN BETWEEN NR 2 AND NR 3 CYLINDERS.SDR AU980802Bearing · failed(AUS) NR 4 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BEARING FAILED. METAL CONTAMINATION OF OIL SYSTEM. SUSPECT CAUSED BY INCORRECT CRANKSHAFT BEING INSTALLED IN THE ENGINE. LTIO-540-J2BD CRANKSHAFT INSTALLED INSTEAD OF TIO-540-J2BD CRANKSHAFT. CRANKSHAFTS HAVE THE OIL PASSSDR AU980405Cowling · separated(AUS) RIGHT ENGINE TOP COWL SEPARATED DURING FLIGHT. INVESTIGATION FOUND ALL FASTENERS WERE IN PLACE AND IT APPEARS THAT THE FIBREGLASS NOSE COWL UPPER SECTION DE-BONDED FROM THE ATTACHMENT ANGLE BRACKET RETAINING FASTENERS AT SECTION BEHIND THE PROPELLER. DSDR AU980386Post · broken(AUS) NR 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE ROCKER POST FAILED.SDR AU980275Filter · contaminated(AUS) ENGINE OIL FILTER CONTAMINATED WITH METAL.SDR 98ZZZX1519Stud · failed95.3 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL: PILOT REPORTED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. INSPECTION SHOWED NR 1 CYLINDER, 2 EACH, TOP CYLINDER STUDS AND, 2 EACH, AFT STUDS BROKEN. FUEL INJECTOR LINE BROKEN, INTAKE TUBE DAMAGED. .3750 INCH STUDS, P/N 38-13. .50 INCH STUDS, P/N 50-1SDR AU980217Tappet · failed(AUS) LT ENGINE CRANKCASE HOLED IN AREA ADJACENT TO NR 4 CYLINDER INLET CAM FOLLOWER. CAM FOLLOWER HEAD MISSING. NR 3 CYLINDER CAM FOLLOWER ALSO DAMAGED.SDR CA980317053Cylinder · cracked(CAN) AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE WHEN PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG ON THE NR 1 ENGINE. WITH LOSS OF 4 INCH MANIFOLD PRESSURE. THE ENGINE WAS MONITORED. AFTER LANDING A RUNUP AN INSPECTION FOUND A BLOWN OUT SPARK PLUG AND A CRACKED AND BURNT CYLINDER. THE CYLINDER WAS RSDR CA980318019Crankshaft · broken(CAN) ENGINE FAILED IN CRUISE AND LANDED. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE CRANKSHAFT BROKEN IN THREE PLACES. ENGINE SENT TO R&O FOR INVESTIGATION.SDR CA980318059Arm · cracked(CAN) DURING CLEANING OF MAIN LANDING GEAR CRACK NOTICED IN ARM OF LT GEAR RETRACTION ARM, RT GEAR SAME, CRACKS HARD TO DETECT DUE TO PAINT. CRACK RUNS FROM EDGE OF ARM TO SLOTTED HOLE. REPLACED.SDR CA980311008Controller · faulty(CAN) DURING CRUISE DESCENT OUT OF 12,000 FEET A NOTICEABLE LOSS OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE (33 INCHES DOWN TO 17 INCHES) WAS EXPERIENCED ON NR 2 ENGINE. THE APPROPRIATE DRILL WAS CARRIED OUT AND THE ENGINE WAS KEPT RUNNING AS IT WAS PRODUCING POWER. AN UNSCHEDULED SDR AU980110Blanket · burnt(AUS) LH AND RH ENGINE TURBOCHARGER INSULATION BLANKETS DETERIORATED AND BURNT.SDR AU980113Clip · separated(AUS) TURBOCHARGER BYPASS DOOR MAGNETIC CATCH SEPARATED FROM MOUNTING RUBBER. THE CATCH WAS REATTACHED USING `SILASTIC'.SDR AU980115Pump · malfunction(AUS) RH ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP LOW PRESSURE OUTPUT.SDR AU980116Cylinder · defective(AUS) LH ENGINE NO2 AND NO3 CYLINDER HAD LOW COMPRESSION. NO2 CYLINDER PISTON DAMAGED. AFT THROUGH BOLTS EXCESSIVELY LOOSE. ENGINE HAD COMPLETED 14 HOURS OPERATION SINCE A BULK STRIP.SDR AU980117Door · broken(AUS) ENGINE AIR INTAKE ALTERNATE AIR DOOR RETURN SPRING BROKEN. DOOR HINGE SHAFT AND BUSHES EXCESSIVELY WORN.SDR AU980118Mount · corroded(AUS) RH ENGINE MOUNTS BADLY CORRODED.SDR AU980121Duct · broken(AUS) RH ENGINE ALTERNATE AIR DOOR RETURN SPRING BROKEN. DOOR AXLESHAFT AND BUSHINGS BADLY WORN.SDR AU980122Engine · deteriorated(AUS) RH ENGINE CONDITION POOR. ALL ELECTRICAL WIRES, IGNITION HARNESSES, HYDRAULIC AND OIL HOSES NOT SECURED. NO GROMMETS TO PROTECT HOSES AND WIRING WHERE THEY PASS THROUGH BAFFLES. DRAIN LINES AND FITTINGS FOR FUEL PUMP, HYDRAULIC PUMP AND WASTE GATE MISSINSDR AU980123Engine · deteriorated(AUS) LH ENGINE CONDITION POOR. ALL ELECTRICAL WIRES, IGNITIONHARNESSES, HYDRAULIC AND OIL HOSES NOT SECURED. NO GROMMETS FOR PROTECTION OF WIRES AND HOSES WHERE THEY PASS THROUGH BAFFLES.DRAIN LINES FOR FUEL PUMP, HYDRAULIC PUMP AND WASTE GATE MISSING. CHT PRSDR BIER9801049Ring · brokenAT 50 HOUR INSP DURING OIL SUCTION SCREEN INSP, FOUND .125 INCH METAL PIECE, CLOSER INSP REVEALED THAT IT WAS AN OIL RING PART. REMOVED CYL, FOUND OIL CONTROL RING BROKEN AND PISTON LAND BROKEN WITH HOLE WORN IN PISTON. SUBMITTER STATES THIS SHOWS THE IMPORTSDR 98ZZZX1664Distributor Gear · crackedMAGNETO WAS INSTALLED ON LEFT ENGINE 11-24-97, AND WAS REMOVED 12-31-97 DUE TO CRACKED, MISSING TOOTH. PREVIOUS MAGNETO HAD SUFFERED FAILURES OF BOTH DIST GEARS. SUSPECT TORSIONAL VIBRATION IN ENGINE.SDR 98ZZZX225Gasket · leaksFUEL PUMP OVERHAULED AND BENCH TESTED 2-97 PER RG9080 COMPONENT MM, BUT WAS NOT PLACED INTO SERVICE UNTIL 12/97. PUMP LEAKED AT RA8987 GASKET ON INITIAL START-UP OF ENGINE IN TEST CELL. ALL SCREWS FOUND BELOW MINIMUM 23 INCH/POUND TORQUE REQUIRED BY SB 1015BSDR AU971574Mount · cracked(AUS) LH LOWER I/B ENGINE MOUNT CRACKED AT THE TURBOCHARGER MOUNT HOLE.SDR AU971575Mount · cracked(AUS) RH LOWER O/B ENGINE MOUNT CRACKED AT THE TURBOCHARGER MOUNT HOLE.SDR 97ZZZX5130Magneto · failedAFTER DEPARTURE AND CLIMBING THROUGH 1,200 FEET AGL, PILOT REPORTED THE LEFT ENGINE POPPED TWICE AND SHUT DOWN. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND THE MAGNETO DISTRIBUTOR DRIVE GEARS WERE STRIPPED. ALSO NOTED WAS THE BUSHING IN THE DISTRIBUTOR WAS WORN OUT.SDR 98ZZZX1665Distributor Gear · cracked11-24-97, MAGNETO WAS REMOVED FROM LEFT ENGINE OF N NR 59829 DUE TO FAILED DISTRIBUTOR GEAR TEETH. MAGNETO HAD 1,601.16 HOURS SINCE OVERHAUL BY ELECTROSYSTEMS, INC., HOWEVER, GEARS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN NEW AT MAGNETO OVERHAUL.SDR 98ZZZX228Dist Block · wornINSPECTION OF MAGNETO DISTRIBUTOR BLOCK FOUND BUSHING WEAR AND WEAR DAMAGE TO LARGE DISTRIBUTOR GEAR.SDR AU971455Crankcase · cracked(AUS) ENGINE CRANKCASE CRACKED. INVESTIGATION FOLLOWING ENGINE STRIP FOUND TWO DAMAGED CAM FOLLOWERS.SDR 97ZZZX4870Crankcase · crackedDURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF OIL LEAK, A CRACK IN THE ENGINE CASE WAS DISCOVERED. CRACK RUNS FROM LIFTER OIL GALLEY 1 INCH FORWARD OF AND ABOVE NR 2 CYLINDER BOSS TO 9 O'CLOCK POSITION ON CYLINDER BOSS HOLE. A SECOND CRACK INSIDE THE CASE PARALLELS THE OUTER CASDR CA971031018Fuel Pump · leaking(CAN) PRIOR TO RUN-UP, DURING THE FUEL PUMP PRESSURE AND LEAK TEST, THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM THE PUMP CASE DRAIN, WHEN THE BOOSTER PUMPS OR THE AUXILIARY PUMP WERE ACTIVATED. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED WITH USUAL FIRE PRECAUTIONS OBSERVED. THE FUEL LEAKSDR CA971031001Cylinder · cracked(CAN) FIFTEEN MINUTES PRIOR TO LANDING THERE WAS A SLIGHT DROP IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND RPM CHANGE ON NR2 ENGINE. ONE MINUTE LATER OIL BEGAN LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A DROP IN OIL PRESSURE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND SECURED AND THE FLSDR 97ZZZX4574Plug · looseFLIGHT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. PROPELLER RPM STARTED TO DROP OFF. PROP CONTROL WAS ADVANCED, BUT AFTER ONE HOUR, PROPELLER WENT TO FEATHERED POSITION. AFTER SAFE LANDING, A VARIETY OF TESTS REVEALED THE PLUG, PN 71640, WAS LOOSE INSIDE THE CRANKSHAFT ALLOWSDR CA971007015Studs · fractured(CAN) ENGINE OIL LEAK NOTICED DURING FLIGHT AND PRECAUTIONARY LANDING CARRIED OUT AT NEAREST AIRPORT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND FIVE CYLINDER HOLDDOWN STUDS FRACTURED. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL.SDR CA971021007Magneto · burnt(CAN) NR1 ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH IN CRUISE. PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN CARRIED OUT. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE POINTS BURNT AND NOT OPENING. THE MAGNETO WAS REPLACED. DISASSEMBLY OF THE MAGNETO FOUND BOTH BEARINGS WORN, WORN BEARINGS OVERHEATED CAUSING POINT RSDR 97ZZZX4498Line · looseHTO/LGA - EN ROUTE AT APPROXIMATELY 1630 WITH 4 PASSENGERS ONBOARD, MADE UNSCHEDULED, PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. AFTER A NORMAL TAKEOFF AND CLIMB, LEVELED OFF AT 3,000 FEET. APPROXIMATELY -10 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, THE F.O. REPORTED THE RT ENGINE TIT (TURBINE INLESDR CA970902032Battery · discharged(CAN) A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED, THE ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT APPEARED TO BE OPERATING. IT WAS THOUGHT THE MASTER SWITCH WAS LEFT ON. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. THE NEXT MORNING, THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT BE STARTED DUE TO A WEAK BATTERY. SDR CA970902012Spar · cracked(CAN) IN COMPLYING WITH PIPER SB 998 INSPECTION OF ELEVATOR SPAR FOR CRACKS, IT WAS FOUND THERE WERE SEVERAL CRACKS AT THE OUTBOARD END OF THE SPAR. CRACKS OF THE SPAR WERE FOUND ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT ELEVATOR SPARS.SDR 97ZZZX3805Pump · leakingDURING NORMAL FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED LEFT ENGINE WAS USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL. PILOT DEVIATED FROM INTENDED DESTINATION TO NEAREST AIRPORT. DURING LANDING, LEFT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND FIREWALL SHUT-OFF WAS ACTUATED. UPON INSSDR CA970815015Downlock · dirty(CAN) RIGHT HAND GEAR DOWNLOCK FOUND DIRTY AND WOULD NOT OPERATE FREELY.SDR 97ZZZX3996Oil Line · looseAIRCRAFT WAS EN ROUTE FROM PWM TO LGA AT 8,500. PASSENGER NOTICED OIL ON LEFT FLAP. ADVISED PILOT, PILOT MONITORED OIL PRESSURE. PRESSURE STARTED TO FALL. SECURED ENGINE AND LANDED AT MHT. NO INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION FOUND LOOSE HOSE NUT ON OIL PRESSURE SDR 97ZZZX3407Connecting Rod · failedLEFT ENGINE FAILED DUE TO CONNECTING ROD FAILURE AT THE NR 4 POSITION. AREA OF WHICH ROD MAY HAVE INITIALLY FAILED, COULD BE RELATED TO LYCOMING SB 439A (INSPECTION OF CONNECTING RODS FOR FRETTING AND/OR GALLING). THE ABOVE STATMENT WAS WRITTEN AFTER DISASSE
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