Pratt & Whitney JT8D-17
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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 = 'JT8D17' 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 = 'JT8D17' 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 CA960827102Card · corroded(CAN) TAKEOFF REJECTED DUE TO VIOLENT LATERAL MOVEMENT. YAW DAMPER REPLACED. VISUAL INSPECTION OF A1A1 YAW INTERLOCK CARD REVEALED EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON ANODE CONNECTOR LUG FOR CR3. REPLACED.SDR CA960515014Controler · intermittent(CAN)PRESSURIZATION LOST ON DESCENT THROUGH 5,000 FEET.OUTFLOW VALVE MANUALLY CLOSED. PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER REPLACED.SDR MZZA96035Oil Filter Stud · pulled looseGUM - FLT F-925 - AFTER TAKEOFF ON CLIMB-OUT, LOST OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE ON NR 2 ENGINE. CREW PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE AND RETURNED BACK TO GUAM. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 2 ENGINE MAIN OIL SCREEN COVER PLATE UPPER RIGHT STUD PULLED OUT OF HELICOILSDR 96UAL900304Yaw Coupler · malfunctionDURING TEN DEGREE RIGHT TURN EXPERIENCED FULL YAW DAMPER DEFLECTION TO THE LEFT. AUTOPILOT WAS ON, RUDDER AND AILERON TRIM WERE SET AT ZERO. SIGNIFICANT AILERON REQUIRED TO KEEP AIRPLANE LEVEL UNTIL YAW DAMPER WAS TURNED OFF. *S/D* REPLACED YAW COUPLER. YSDR 9609339872Oil Press Sw · malfunctionedNR 1 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT.SDR CA960515015Wheel Half · cracked(CAN)BEFORE DEPARTURE #1 WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOUND DEFLATED. BOTH #1 AND #2 WHEELS REPLACED. SHOP INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE INBOARD HALF WAS CRACKED AND LOST AIR PRESSURE. THE CRACK IS IN THE AREA AT THE END OF THE BRAKE DRIVE KEY SEAT RADIUS.SDR 96UAL900239Dnlock Actuator · fracturedNOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND NORMALLY. ATTEMPTED NORMAL EXTENSION TWICE, THEN EXTENDED MANUALLY. *S/D* THE NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR CYLINDER WAS FOUND FRACTURED AND A PUNCTURE IN THE BULKHEAD. REPLACED THE DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR AND REPAIRED THE PUNCTURE IN THSDR CA960415012Fire Loop · internal failure(CAN)INTERMITTENT FIRE WARNING ON #3 ENGINE WHILE TAXIING OUT. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND RETURNED TO GATE. #3 FIRE LOOP AT FAULT. REPLACED.SDR 9607269871Compressor · stalledNR 1 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FUEL CONTROL ASSEMBLY AND THE PRBC. SUBSEQUENT RUNUP WAS SATISFACTORY.SDR CA960402101Plug · dirty(CAN)APU FIRE WARNING ON ON GROUND JUST PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. APU HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR 5 MINUTES. APU FIRE HANDLE PULLED STILL INDICATING FIRE FOR SOME MINUTES. VISUAL CHECK INDICATED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. FO UND EXHAUST FIRE DETECTOR PLUG CONTAMINATED BY CARBON SDR CA960311030Engine · failed(CAN) #3 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THRUST REDUCED TO IDLE. OIL PRESSURE BYPASS LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS CONTINUED TO BE NORMAL. THUST WAS RESTORED TO CRUISE PSDR 9605269867Gearbox · damagedCLIMBING THROUGH FL190, NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO DTW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LP5 FITTING AND THREADS PULLED FROM THEIR BOSS ON THE GEARBOX. THE ENGINE WSDR 96UAL900152Batteries · dischargedLEFT HAND OUTSIDE OVERWING EMERGENCY LIGHT INOP. REPLACED BATTERIES AND CHECKS OK.SDR AU960261Retainer · failed(AUS) NO1 ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT - SUSPECT CAUSED BY FAILURE OF THE CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE (CSD) SHAFT REAR BEARING RETAINER ALLOWINGTHE RETAINING NUT TO LOOSEN AND THE CSD SHAFT TO MOVE FORWARD ANDDISENGAGE THE DRIVE GEARSSDR CA960227022Ball Joint · disconnected(CAN)#3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING DURING TAKEOFF ROLL. REJECTED. 13TH STAGE CROSS-OVER DUCT BALL JOINT ON TOP OF ENGINE DISCONNECTED, SAFETY WIRE MISSING. CONNECTED AND SAFETY WIRED.SDR 9604579868Warning Light · illuminatedMASTER CAUTION AND LOW FUEL PRESSURE WARNING ILLUMINATED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. THE FLIGHT CREW APPLIED FUEL HEAT WHILE RETURNING TO THE GATE AND CLEARED THE WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AND RUNUSDR CA960215103Csd · low oil pressure(CAN) AFTER TAKEOFF, #2 ENGINE CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND #2 GENERATOR DISCONNECTED. LANDED AIRCRAFT SAFELY AND REPLACED #2 CONSTANT SPEED DRIVE AND #2 OIL COOLER. #2 GENERATOR ALSO REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE INCURRED WHILE CHANGINSDR CA960214007Bushing · worn(CAN)DURING CLIMB, ONCE FLAPS RETRACTED AND ESTABLISHED IN CLIMB, STRONG VIBRATION AND RUMBLE FELT THROUGHOUT AIRCRAFT. STRONG IN AFT GALLEY THAN FORWARD. FELT THROUGH MAIN FLOOR AND SEATS IN COCKPIT AND R UMBLE NOISE QUITE PRONOUNCED. VIBRATION AND NOISE SUDDSDR 9603599853Compressor · stalledTHE NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED A PIECE OF CARDBOARD FROM THE INLET AND INSPECTED THE ENGINE. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. ENGINE PERFORMANCE RETURNED TOSDR CA960212103Actuator · broken(CAN)NOSE GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK ACTUATOR REPLACED. ONE INCH OF BEARING RETAINING CASTING BROKEN OFF.SDR CA960214006Window · delaminated(CAN)AFTER TAKEOFF THE CAPTAINS SIDE WINDOW APPEARED CRACKED IN THE UPPER RH CORNER AS IF ARCING. AIRCRAFT RETURNED. CAPTAINS SLIDING WINDOW REPLACED.SDR 96UAL900089Controller · failedCABIN PRESSURE CONTROL FAILED AT FL 350, STANDBY HELD FOR 2 MINUTES THEN FAILED. MANUAL AC AND DC FAILED TO CONTROL AT ALL. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE: THE CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER WAS REPLACED. PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM CHECKS O.K.SDR 9602129984Nose Bullet · iced upNR 1 ENGINE EPR INDICATION WAS ABNORMALLY HIGH DURING POWER APPLICATION ON TAKEOFF ROLL. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED ICE DEPOSITS FROM THE ENGINE NOSE BULLET AND PT2 PROBE. ENGINE INDICATIONS RETURNED TSDR 96FDEA00121Engine · oil lossAT APPROXIMATELY FLIGHT LEVEL 220, NR 3 LOW OIL PRESSURE/FILTER BYPASS LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. CONFIRMING LOW PRESSURE ZERO QUANTITY AND RED LINE OIL TEMPERATURE. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, LANDING ACCOMPLISHED DFW. REPLACED NR 3 ENGINE PER WORK CARDS 70T0001,SDR 96UAL900059Fire Detector · inoperativeCREW REPORTS NR TWO ENGINE FIRE WARNING WENT OFF IN CLIMB-OUT. FIRED BOTTLE AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE. REPLACED LOWER FIRE LOOP DETECTOR. TESTED ENGINE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM. CHECKS O.K.SDR CA960131011Relay · intermittent(CAN)DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF THE SPEED BRAKE CONTROL TEST WOULD NOT SOUND DURING TAKEOFF WARNING TEST WITH SPOILERS SELECTED & SAFETY RELAY BY-PASS SWITCH SELECTED. SPEED BRAKE CONTROL RELAY AT FAULT. REPL ACED.SDR 9600979852Engine · failedNR 2 ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED MAKING AN UNEVENTFUL OVERWEIGHT LANDING IN DTW. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT.SDR MZZA96001Union · wornGUM - FLT 956 - NR 1 ENGINE ON CLIMB-OUT STARTED WITH 4 GALLONS OF OIL AND THEN DEPLETED TO 1 GALLON. OIL TEMPERATURE ROSE TO 120 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND AIR RETURN TO GUAM. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL LINE GEARBOX UNION FITTING LOOSE LOCATED SDR 9600509878Fuel Contl Syst · out of adjustNR 1 ENGINE WOULD NOT DEVELOP TARGET EPR FOR TAKEOFF. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE TRIMMED THE ENGINE AND SUBSEQUENT RUNUP WAS SATISFACTORY.SDR CA951229003Switch · failed(CAN)THE #1 ENGINE START VALVE OPEN LIGHT CAME ON IN FLIGHT. THE #1 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AS PER THE CHECKLIST. POST FLIGHT THE #1 ENGINE START VALVE AND THE PRESSURE SWITCH WERE REPLACED.SDR 9520552762Compressor · stalledCOMPRESSOR STALL ON TAKEOFF, ENGINE POSITION UNDETERMINED AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. THE ENGINES WERE RUNUP AND CHECKED, NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED AS SCHEDULED.SDR CA960102101Turbine · damaged(CAN)WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 18,000 FEET A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND #1 ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN WITH VIBRATIONS AT 5.0 PLUS. #1 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND EXTENSIVE TURBINE DAMAGE AND 6 SMA LL PUNCTURES IN TAILPIPE THE LARGEST BEING 3/8 INCH. ESDR 9520329851Egt Indicator · failedNR 1 ENGINE EGT SYSTEM FAILED ON TAKEOFF. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EGT INDICATOR WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. SYSTEM CHECKED OK ON RUNUP.SDR 9519379880Oil Filter · dirtyAFTER 15 MINUTES OF TAXI TIME, THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL FILTER CLOG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE OIL FILTER FOR ABNORMALITIES, NONE NOTED. A NEW OIL FILTER WAS INSTALLED AND NSDR 9518479885Compressor · stalledNR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL ON TAKEOFF. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED, NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. SUSPECT STALL WAS THE RESULT OF SNOW AND SLUSH INGESTION. ENGINE PERFORMANCE CHECKED OK.SDR 95UAL900256Eel Cable · damagedAFT SECTION OF EMERGENCY ESCAPE PATH LIGHTING DAMAGED. THREE LIGHT SEGMENTS ARE INOP. REPLACED CABLE, CHECKS OK.SDR 9518299866Epr Ind/Trans · malfunctionedNR 1 ENGINE EPR DECREASED BY 0.10 ON TAKEOFF ROLL. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EPR INDICATOR AND TRANSMITTER. SUBSEQUENT RUNUP WAS SATISFACTORY.SDR 95UAL900244Circuit Breaker · burnedFOUND BURNED AND MELTED WIRE INSULATION STARTING AT APU GENERATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER (C803) AND RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES INTO WIRE BUNDLE (BLUE AND YELLOW PHASES). REPLACED APU GENERATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER AND REPAIRED WIRING TO THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. RAN APUSDR 95UAL900226Solenoid Valve · inoperativeAUTOPILOT AILERON CHANNEL INITIATES UNCOMMANDED BANKS IN HEADING HOLD MODE - POPS C.B.D.C. ALSO, CAUSES A 1000 FOOT CLIMB OR DESCENT. REPLACED B-SYSTEM AILERON SOLENOID VALVE AND PERFORMED LEAK CHECK. ALSO, PERFORMED AUTOPILOT FUNCTION TEST, ROLL CHANNEL CSDR 9516909853Tr Unlock Sw · failedNR 1 THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK WARNING ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. STAYED ON APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES THEN EXTINGUISHED. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO MSP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE REVERSER UNLOCK SWITCH. SUBSEQUENT FUNCTIONAL TESTSDR 95UAL900199Throttle Crank · looseCREW REPORTS NR 2 ENGINE WILL NOT REDUCE FROM CRUISE POWER SETTING WITH THROTTLE AT IDLE. ENGINE SHUTDOWN FOR LANDING AT SLC DUE TO NO RESPONSE FROM THROTTLE. FOUND THROTTLE CRANK ARM NUT AT CROSS SHAFT BACKED OFF. REINSTALLED THROTTLE CRANK ARM TO CROSS SHSDR 95UAL900190Circuit Breakers · hotAFTER PUSH-BACK ON ENGINE START, HAD A HOT ELECTRICAL SMELL FROM GALLEY AREA. SMELL CAME FROM AREA OF CIRCUIT BREAKERS ON FORWARD WALL OF AFT GALLEY. WALL WAS WARM PER FLIGHT ATTENDANT. ALL CIRCUIT BREAKERS PULLED AND COLLARED. OPENED CEILING PANELS, LOOKSDR 95UAL900158Fire Detector · inoperativeCREW DIVERTED EN ROUTE AND LANDED UNDER AMBER ALERT DUE TO APU FIRE WARNING INDICATION. DISCHARGED BOTTLE. REPLACED FIRE DETECTORS. ALSO, REPLACED FIRE BOTTLE, SQUIB AND INDICATOR DISK. CHECKS O.K.SDR 95UAL900143Control Cable · damagedAILERON CABLE ABSA-1 WAS FOUND WITH ONE STRAND OF CABLE INTACT. DAMAGED LOCATED ALONG THE AFT SPAR OF THE LEFT WING UNDER THE MLG WALKING BEAM OUTBOARD ATTACH POINT. THE CABLE WAS MISROUTED BETWEEN AN ADJACENT PULLEY BRACKET AND WING AFT SPAR VERTICAL STIFFESDR 96ZZZX113Compressor · damagedNR 1 ENGINE HAS C-1 AND C-2 DAMAGE. T7 LEADING EDGE DAMAGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE. LEAK AND OPS CHECKS GOOD.SDR 95UAL900115Fuel Control · malfunctionedABORTED TAKEOFF AT 90 KNOTS WHEN A/C VEERED TO THE LEFT WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER APPLIED. REPLACED THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT. THE FCU WAS OVERHAULED, BUT A SPECIFIC CAUSE OF FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.SDR 9513549869Oil Qty Ind Sys · malfunctionedCLIMBING OUT OF DTW, NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY INDICATION BEGAN DECREASING RAPIDLY. NOTING A RISE IN OIL TEMPERATURE, THE CREW DECIDED TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF THE ENGINE. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO DTW FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE OIL TEMPERATURSDR 95ZZZX4610Comb Chamber · crackedINSPECTION FOUND COMBUSTION CHAMBER OUTER CASE REAR FLANGE CRACKED BETWEEN BOLT HOLES. REF AD 87-11-07 AND ASB5676. TC: 26,507.SDR 9512149853Compressor · stalledNR 1 ENGINE EXPERIENCED COMPRESSOR STALLS ON TAKEOFF ROLL. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ENGINE AND PERFORMED A GROUND RUN-UP. THE ENGINE SYSTEMS CHECKED OK. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.SDR 95UAL900077Eel · inoperativeRIGHT OVERWING ESCAPE PATH AFT LIGHT NEAR AFT CARGO DOOR INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY.
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