Pratt & Whitney JT8D-15A
Service difficulty reports · 538
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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 = 'JT8D15A' 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 = 'JT8D15A' 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 DL72S981888Fire Loop · failedENG NR 2 FIRE WARNING CAME ON DURING CLIMB-OUT SHORTLY AFTER T/O, LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER GOING OUT INITIALLY. FOLLOWING THROTTLE BEING REDUCED TO IDLE. SHUT DOWN ENG. BOTH BOTTLES DISCHARGED. REPLACED FIREWALL LOOP, CKS OK. NO FIRE.SDR DL73S981844Bolt · missingAPU FIRE WARNING WHILE ON APPROACH. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST. FIRED BOTTLE, FIRE WARNING EXTINGUISHED. FOUND BOLT MISSING FROM FUEL ATOMIZER CAUSING HEAT TO REACH FIRE LOOP.SDR USAASB98221Engine · overtempPIT - FLT 1571 - ON CLIMB-OUT FROM BUF, THE NR 2 ENGINE HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. CAPTAIN SHUT DOWN THE NR 2 ENGINE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO PIT. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TOTAL SINGLESDR DL72S981742Bypass Light · illuminatedNR 3 ENG FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUM. ENG WAS SHUTDOWN. ENG WINDMILLED FOR REST OF FLT. REMOVED AND INSPECTED NR 3 OIL FILTER, NO MATERIAL IN FILTER. CHIP DETECTOR ALSO CLEAN. FWD OIL BYPASS SYS TO MCO AND PLAC PER 79-00-02. WINDMILLING OK PER MM 71-00 PG SDR DL73E981503Compressor · bird strikeAFTER TAKEOFF, BIRDSTRIKES FOLLOWED BY COMPRESSOR STALLS ON THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE. CHANGED FAN.SDR DL73E981407Engine · over tempENGINE IN FLIGHT, SHUT DOWN DUE TO OIL TEMP EXCEEDED RED LINE. ENGINE WAS REPLACED.SDR DL73S981336Connector · dirtyON T/O, ROLL WITH INITIAL APPLICATION OF PWR, THE NR 2 ENGINE EGT FLUX BETWEEN 0 AND 500 DEGREES. CHECKED ENG WIRING FROM TERMINAL BLOCK TO CONNECTOR D400. CLEANED PINS 25/26. RAN ENGINE TO T/O PWR SEVERAL TIMES, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. EGT INDICATED NORMAL.SDR DL73S981313Heat Valve · inoperativeDURING FLIGHT, NR 1 ENGINE OIL TEMP WAS INDICATING IN AMBER RANGE. PERFORMED POM PROCEDURES, AFTER 15 MINUTES ELAPSED SHUT NR 1 ENGINE DOWN. REPLACED LT ENGINE FUEL HEAT VALVE. RAN ENGINE, CHECKS OK.SDR DL73S981153Line · rupturedSYS 'A' LOSS INDICATIONS LOW HYD QTY AND NR 2 SYS 'A' LOW PRESS LIGHT. FOUND PRESSURE LINE ON RT ENG HYD PUMP RUPTURED. REPLACED LINE. SERVICED SYS BLEED SYS. ALL CK GOOD PER M/M.SDR USAASB98130Engine · failedJAX - FLT 8097 - SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM TPA, CREW SHUT DOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE DUE TO HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO JAX AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. TOTAL SINGLE ENGINE TIME WAS 9 MINUTES. MAINTENANCE REMOVESDR DL72S980954Fire Warning · activatedON CLIMBOUT 12,000 FT, GOT FIRE WARNING AND FIRE BELL NR 1 ENGINE. DISCHARGED ONE FIRE BOTTLE AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE. RETURNED TO SLC. ENGINE WINDMILLED 10 MINUTES WITH POSITIVE OIL PRESSURE. T/S IN PROGRESS.SDR USAASB98106Engine · failedPHL - FLT 1717 - UPON CLIMB-OUT FROM PHL, THE NR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED LOW POWER AND ABNORMAL ENGINE PARAMETERS. EGT, N2, AND FUEL FLOW WERE ABNORMALLY HIGH. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT PHL AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAISDR DL72S980883Pump · failedNR 1 ENG FLAMED OUT AFTER T/O. REPLACED NUMBER ONE FUEL PUMP.SDR 9807222298Epr Syst · malfunctionedAS TAKEOFF POWER WAS APPLIED, THE LEFT ENGINE WOULD NOT REACH TARGET EPR INDICATION. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE MEL'D EPR SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.SDR 9807022298Moisture Trap · contaminatedAS TAKEOFF POWER WAS APPLIED, THE LEFT ENIGNE WOULD NOT REACH TARGET EPR INDICATION. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE DRAINED FUEL CONTROL MOISTURE TRAP. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.SDR 9806552298Fuel Control · failedAS TAKEOFF POWER WAS APPLIED, THE CENTER ENGINE EPR INDICATION WOULD NOT REACH TARGET EPR SETTING. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CENTER ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.SDR 98ZZZX1641Fuel Control · defectiveBWI - FL 2197 - AFTER TAKEOFF AT 1,000 FEET, CAPTAIN THOUGHT HE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE NR 1 ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND TO THRUST LEVER MOVEMENT. CAPTAIN SHUT DOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE AND RETURNED TO FIELD AT BWI WHERE THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AN ESDR DL72E980765Oil Press Valve · failedON CLIMBOUT, NR 3 ENG OIL PRESS INDICATED IN THE RED, AT IDLE OIL PRESS IN THE GREEN. ANY ATTEMPT TO GO OVER 55 PERCENT. PRESSURE WOULD CLIMB TOWARDS THE RED. REPLACED OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE.SDR USAASB98091Fuel Pump · defectiveBWI - FL 2197 - AFTER TAKEOFF AT 1,000 FEET, CAPTAIN THOUGHT HE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE NR 1 ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND TO THRUST LEVER MOVEMENT. CAPTAIN SHUT DOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE AND RETURNED TO FIELD AT BWI WHERE THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AN ESDR USAASB98081Filter · dirtyMCO - FLT 254 - THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED OVER MCO AT 25,000 FEET. CREW REDUCED POER AND LIGHT WENT OUT, BUT THEN REILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON EVEN AT IDLE. CREW SHUT DOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE AND DIVERTED TO MCO WHERE THE FLIGHT LANDEDSDR DL72S980659Fuel Control · failedNR 3 ENG DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT DURING DESCENT, FLAMEOUT, FUEL FLOW WAS ZERO. EGT AND EPR WERE ZERO AND NOT RESPONDING. N1 AND N2 DISPLAYED WINDMILLING INDICATION, THIS LASTED FOR 2 TO 3 MINUTES. PRIOR TO COMMENCING THE ENG FAILURE FOLLOW UP CSDR 9803972710Resistor · malfunctionedDURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT 40 KNOTS, THE NR 2 ENGINE EGT INDICATION WAS BELOW NORMAL. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE EGT INDICATOR AND BALLAST REESISTOR. ENGINE OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.SDR 9803612296Engine · failedDURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT 90 KNOTS, THE CENTER ENGINE STALLED WITH ASSOCIATED DROP IN N1 AND EPR INDICATIONS. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF, SHUT DOWN THE CENTER ENGINE, AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. A CONTAINED FAILURE OF THE CENTER ENGINE HAD OCCURRED. MAINTENANCE REPLACSDR 9802742293Engine · failedDURING CRUISE, THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW SHUT DOWN THE LEFT ENGINE, DIVERTED TO MEM, AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.SDR DL72S980323Clamp · brokenAT CRUISE, GOT NR 1 ENG FIRE WARNING. SHUTDOWN ENGINE. REPLACED CLAMP ON 13TH STG DUCT AND REPAIRED BURNED WIRES.SDR DL73E980256Gearbox · failedAT 2000 FT MSL AND 190 KTS NR 2 ENGINE HAD A COMPRESSOR STALL AND ENGINE POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN WHEN F/A NOTICED METAL STICKING OUT OF INLET. MTC FOUND NOSE BULLET HAD BROKE OFF AND LODGED ITSELF IN THE INLET GUIDE. REPLACED GEARBOX SDR DL73K980098Hyd Line · rupturedON EXTENSION OF FLAPS HHD LIGHT LOW PRESSURE ILLUMINATED WITH A-SYS QTY NEAR ZERO. REPLACED HYDRAULIC LINE.SDR DL73K980066Apu · odorSMOKE ALARM WENT OFF IN FWD LAV CREW COULD SMELL ACRID SMELL. FOUND APU PUTTING OIL INTO PNEUMATIC DUCTS. FWD APU TO MCO REPLD DETECTOR BATTERY, REPLD LT AND RT COALESCER BAGS RAN BOTH ENGS AT 1.80 EPR FOR APPROX 15 MINS TO BURN OIL SMELL OUT.SDR DL72W980025Engine · failedNR 3 ENG OIL STRAINER CLOG LIGHT ON / ENG SHUT DOWN. DIVERTED TO DFW. FOUND METAL ON CHIP DETECTOR AND FILTER. MTC IN PROGRESS, REPLACING ENG.SDR DL72S980016Cone Bolt · brokenNR 1 ENG IDLES AT 1.2 EPR IN FLT. FOUND AFT ENG MOUNT CONE BOLT BROKEN. MTC IN PROGRESS REPLACING CONE BOLT AND ISOLATOR.SDR DL72S980017Battery Pack · dischargedEMERG LIGHT AT F/C BULLNOSE INOP WHEN TESTED. REPLACED BATTERY PACK, OPN CKS OK.SDR DL72S980030Stringer · crackedLEFT WING STA 601.5 UPPER STRINGER TO RIB ATTACH IS CRACKED. FIRST STRINGER FWD OF REAR SPAR. REPAIRED PER MM 57-13-0.SDR DL72S980029Skin · crackedS-DUCT INTERIOR SKIN CRACKED AND BENT UPWARD FROM 10 O'CLOCK TO 1 O'CLOCK POSITION. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN. FAB REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER PER ERA 331180-14. INSTALLED DOUBLER PER ERA 331180. INSTALLED TAPERED SHIM AND CLOSED OUTER SKIN PER ERA 331SDR DL72S980027Support · crackedSUPPORTS CRACKED NR 6 L/E FLAP ACTUATOR SUPPORTS ARE CRACKED. VERIFIED CRACKS TO BE PRESENT PER PS 900-6-3. REMOVED CRACKED SUPPORTS FROM A/C. FABRICATED REPAIR PARTS PER M/M 57-20-32 FIG 807. OK TO TREAT AND PAINT TREATED AND PAINTED PER PS 900-3-6 ASSEMSDR DL72S980028Frame · dentedFRAME DENTED FS 1050 BETWEEN STR 25L AND 26L. REMOVED DAMAGE AND DYE-CHECKED PER SRM 53-10-4. NO CRACKS FOUND AROUND CUTOUT. DRILLED UP DOUBLER AS PER SRM 53-10-4 FIG 27. OK TO INSTALL, BEGAN INSTALLING REPAIR. INSTALLED PER SRM 53-10-4.SDR DL72S980026Liner · crackedNR 2 ENG INLET ASSY (DOGHOUSE) ACCOUSTICAL LINER 12 O'CLOCK POS AFT CRACKED AND SEPARATING. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, FABRICATED DOUBLER AND FILLER AS PER SRM 54-10-3 FIG 13. BEGAN INSTALLATION OF REPAIR PER SRM 54-10-3 FIG 13. COMPLETE REPAIR PER SRM 54-10-3 FSDR DL73E972552Gen Contl Pnl · failedDURING CLIMBOUT, LEFT GEN BUSS TRIPPED (NO VOLTS OR FREQS) AND APU WOULD NOT PWR THE BUSS. REPLACED LEFT GEN CONT PANEL, OPERATION OF GEN AND XFR SYS OP CKS GOOD.SDR DL73E972553Relay · stuckDURING CLIMBOUT, LT GEN BUSS TRIPPED OFF AND APU WOULD NOT PWR THE BUSS. REPLACED NR 1 GEN CONTROL RELAY. INSP ENG GEN LEADS AND DIFFERENTIAL LOOPS. ALL OK, RAN ENG AT T/O PWR.SDR DL73E972554Transformer · intermittentDURING CLIMB, NR 1 GEN BUSS TRIPPED AND WOULD NOT RESET/APU WOULD NOT PICK UP BUSS EITHER. REPLACED NUMBER 1 ENG CURRENT TRANSFORMER, CHECKS GOOD.SDR 98ZZZX670Hub · damagedAFTER LANDING AT SURABAYA, THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS FOUND WITH HEAVY COMPRESSOR DAMAGE. DURING INVESTIGATION, DISCOVERED THE C-1 HUB HAD A SECTION MISSING AT ONE OF THE BLADE SLOTS. PART S/N N96749.SDR K3HA9700126Engine · failedNR 3 ENGINE IN FLIGHT SHUT DOWN, NOT OIL PRESSURE, TROUBLESHOOTING ENGINE PROBLEM, POSSIBLE ENGINE CHANGE. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE ENGINE IN NR 3 POSITION IAW KIWI FORM B-727-7101 PAGES 1-29 TRIMMED IAW MM71-00. OPS AND LEAK CHECK NORMAL.SDR K3HA9700101Pressure Switch · failedENGINE NR 2 LOW OIL PRESSURE/FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED RIGHT AFTER POWER ESTABLISHED. ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 70 KNOTS. REMOVED AND REPLACED PRESSURE SWITCH, OPS CK GOOD PER MM 79-33-1.SDR DL72W972221Fuel Control · failedENGINE NUMBER ONE FAILURE IMMEDIATELY AFTER T/O. FLAMEOUT/ LOSS OF THRUST REPORT FILLED OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR ONE ENGINE FUEL BOOST PUMP AND FUEL CONTROL. RAN AND TRIMMED ENGINE PER PRHB.SDR 9719842204Prbc · malfunctionedAS TAKEOFF POWER WAS APPLIED, THE CENTER ENGINE EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALLS. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CENTER ENGINE PRESSURE RATIO BLEED CONTOL VALVE. ENGINE OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.SDR DL72L971978Heat Manifold · blownNR 2 ENG DETECTOR ILLUM AFTER POSITIONING TO A AND TESTING LIGHT STAYED ON AND FOLLOWED BY NR 2 FIRE WARNING LIGHT. THROTTLE TO IDLE ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL AND ALL TESTS NORMAL, THROTTLE IN IDLE FOR DURATION. REPLACED NR 2 ENG FUEL HEAT MANIFOLD.SDR TWAA9712101Engine · failedSTL - FLT 572 - VIBRATION FELT IN FLIGHT FOLLOWED BY AVM METER NR 3 ENG FULL SCALE DEFLECTION. NR 3 OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT CAME ON ENG SHUT DOWN. (M)SDR USAASB97263Oil Filter Stud · strippedORF - FLT 1721 - DURING CLIMB-OUT FL230 TO FL350 THE CREW NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ON AND THE OIL QUANTITY RAPIDLY DECREASING ON THE LEFT ENGINE. THE LEFT ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AS A PRECAUTIONARY WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE REACHED 20 PSI. AN EMERGENCY WAS DESDR DLM11971789Ballast · inoperativeF/A IN F/C GALLEY NOTICED ELEC SMOKE SMELL. WENT TO MANUAL ON ELEC AND NR 1 GALLEY OFF, SMELL DID NOT GO AWAY. TURNED WORK LIGHTS OFF AND PULLED C/B AND SMELL DISSIPATED. G4A LT WORK LIGHT INOP, NEEDS BALLAST. FWD TO MCO AND PLACARD. C/BS PULLED AND COLLASDR DL73S971785Duct · failedAT TAKEOFF, NUMBER 1 ENGINE OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. REDUCED POWER, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. NUMBER 1 ENGINE FAULT DETECTOR LIGHT WOULD NOT TEST. RETURNED TO ATL. FOUND NUMBER ONE ENGINE 13TH STAGE A/I DUCT CROSSOVER TUBE BLOWN AROUND THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITIONSDR DL73K971568Coalescer Bag · dirtyUPON LIFTOFF NOTICED ACRID SMOKE SMELL AND CABIN FUMES, VERIFIED BY F/A'S. RETURNED FOR IMMEDIATE LANDING, OVERWEIGHT 110, BRAKE APPLICATION 90 KTS. INSPECTED AC FOR SOURCE OF SMELL, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED T/O PWR RUN AND NOTICED LIGHT SMELL FROM RT EN
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