Pratt & Whitney JT8D-217A
Service difficulty reports · 235
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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 = 'JT8D217A' 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 = 'JT8D217A' 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 96ZZZM1074Compressor · stalledSLC - DURING CLIMB, SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE DUE TO COMPRESSOR STALLS. FOUND METAL PARTICLES IN ENGINE BLEED AIR DUCT AND CAPS. CHANGED ENGINE. ENGINE OPERATION THEN CHECKED NORMAL. (M)SDR 96ZZZX3633Bearing · failedENGINE EXPERIENCED LOUD BANG AND EPR AND RPM WENT TO ZERO. ENGINE WAS REMOVED WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE N2 GEARBOX. DISASSEMBLY OF THE GEARBOX REVEALED A FAILED BEARING. INVESTIGATION IS STILL UNDER WAY AT AVIALL.SDR CAL960641Bearing · failedTHE NR 2 ENGINE FAILED WHILE EN ROUTE FROM IAH TO TUS. A MUFFLED BANG WAS HEARD WITH THE EPR AND RPM DROPPING TO ZERO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO ELP WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE SDR WILL REMAIN OPEN FORSDR 96ZZZM1176Shroud Flange · wornSAN - FLT 308 - ON TAKEOFF, SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGINE, S/N 1217, DUE TO LOSS OF EPR AND INCREASE IN EGT. FOUND METAL PARTICLES IN TAILPIPE. REPLACED ENGINE, ENGINE OPERATION THEN CHECKED NORMAL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED SECOND STAGE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE VANES WORESDR CAL960618Stator Vane · failedTHE NR 1 ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AT FL 280 WHILE EN ROUTE FROM EWR TO MCO. THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A MUFFLED BANG. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO JAX WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND METAL IN THE NR 1 SDR CAL960593Oil Tube · leakingMSY - FLT 1865 - THE NR 1 ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE OIL WHILE EN ROUTE FROM PBI TO IAH. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO MSY WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LEAKING OIL TUBE TO NR 1 ENGINE. THE OIL TUBE WAS REPLACED WITH NEW SEALS INSTALLED. TSDR AALA960675Engine · defectiveIAD - FLT 217 - ON TAKEOFF FROM DCA, RIGHT ENGINE EGT INCREASED GRADUALLY TO APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREES CENTIGRADE HIGHER THAN LEFT ENGINE WITH ALL OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS NORMAL. DURING CLIMB-OUT, TRAILING AIRCRAFT REPORTED NOTING SPARKS IN EXHAUST FROM RIGHT SDR 96ZZZX2219Accessory Pad · crackedEWR - FLT 0480 - SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BWI. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO BWI WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM THE NR 1 ENGINE FRONT ACCESSORY PAD WHICH WAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES. THE FSDR 96ZZZX2131Engine · failedSTL - FLT 85 - DURING CRUISE, NR 2 ENGINE, SN 3240, OIL FILTER CLOG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENGINE WAS SHUT-DOWN AND SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED. ENGINE TOTAL TIME 28,723 HOURS; 14,781 TOTAL CYCLES. CHECK C-2D - 6/5/95 - MCI.SDR CAL960371T3 Blade · brokenTHE AIRCRAFT REJECTED TAKEOFF AT HIGH SPEED AFTER THE NR 2 ENGINE FAILED. THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD POP AND LOW N1. MAINTENANCE FOUND BLADES MISSING FROM COMPRESSOR WITH HEAVY DAMAGE TO TURBINE. THE NR 2 ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACESDR 96ZZZX1203Engine · failedSTL - FLT 414 - DURING CLIMB, LT ENGINE SURGED ACCOMPANIED WITH A DROP IN EPR. SHUT DOWN LT ENGINE, SN 3201. FOUND METAL PARTICLES IN TAILPIPE AND TURBINE BLADE DAMAGE. CHANGED LT ENGINE AND ENGINE OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL. ENGINE TOTAL TIME: 31,874 HRS; SDR AALA961029Fuel Nozzle · failedFLT 9147 - AFTER T/O, A BANG WAS HEARD AND RT ENG FAILED. RETURNED TO SAT AND LANDED W/O INCIDENT. FOUND EXHAUST TAILCONE AND BEARING HOUSING MISSING, AND ENTIRE AFT TURBINE DESTROYED. REPLACED NR 2 ENG ASSY. SYS GRD CHK'D NORM OPS. ALL 3RD AND 4TH STAGE SDR 96ZZZX1236Fuel Control · failedSTL - FLT 296 - DURING APPROACH, NR 2 ENGINE, SN 3232, SPUN DOWN. COMPLETED SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST. FOUND INTERNAL MALFUNCTION IN FUEL CONTROL, MFG PN 769606-16. REPLACED FUEL CONTROL AND ENGINE OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL. ENGINE TT: 31,831 HOURS; 16,687 CYCLESSDR CAL951080Support Shelf · brokenEWR - FLT 0428 - TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT LESS THAN 60 KNOTS AFTER TOWER REPORTED SPARKS WERE COMING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE TAILPIPE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE NR 1 ENGINE AND FOUND DAMAGE TO THE 6TH STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADES. THE NR 1 ENSDR 95ZZZM751Bushing · failedICT - DURING CRUISE, NR 1 ENGINE, S/N 3210, SPOOLED DOWN. SHUT DOWN ENGINE. FOUND INTERNAL MALFUNCTION IN N-2 ACCESSORY GEARBOX, MFG P/N 758300. CHANGED ENGINE AND ENGINE OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL. INVESTIGATION OF SPOOL DOWN OF NR 1 ENGINE, REVEALED A BUSHSDR CAL950950Blade · brokenFLT NR 423 - ELP - THE NR 1 ENG FAILED WITH AN ENGINE FIRE WARNING INDICATION WHILE EN ROUTE FROM IAH TO LAX. THE FAILURE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY VIBRATION AND LOSS OF THE LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO ELP WSDR AALA952162Fuel Pump · failedABQ - FLT 1262 - AFTER TAKEOFF ABQ DURING CLIMB-OUT, RT ENGINE FLAMED OUT. ACCOMPLISHED ENGINE SHUT DOWN PROCEDURE AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ABQ AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CHECKED ENGINE INLET, EXHAUST AND FUEL PUMP FILTER WITH NO DEFECTS OR DISCREPANIES NOSDR CAL950740Blade Lock · fracturedFLT NR 149 - PHL - THE NR 1 ENG FAILED WHILE IN FLIGHT AT 31,000 FEET. THE ENGINE INDICATIONS AFTER FAILURE WERE, EGT 800, N1 20 PERCENT, N2 49 PERCENT, AND OIL PRESSURE AT 8 PSI. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO PHL WHERE IT LASDR CAL950649Fuel Pump · leakingDFW - FLT 0140 - THE NR 1 FUEL QUANTITY DECREASED FROM 6500 TO 1350 WITHIN 15 MINUTES WHILE ENROUTE FROM LAS TO IAH. THE CROSSFEED PROCEDURE WAS USED AND THE NR 2 FUEL QUANTITY DECREASED FASTER THAN FUEL QTY DISPLAYS COULD INDICATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTEDSDR 95ZZZX4256Filter · dirtyICT - FLT 65 - DURING CRUISE, SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENGINE, SN 1206, DUE TO HIGH OIL PRESSURE AND INCREASING OIL TEMPERATURE. REPLACED ENGINE OIL FILTER AND ENGINE OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE. ENGINE OPERATION AND LEAK CHECK NORMAL. ENGINE TOTAL TIME: 21,726 HOURS; SDR CAL950622Nr 3 Bearing · failedFLT NR 0204 - STL - THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL STRAINER CLOG LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB-OUT. THE CHECK LIST WAS COMPLIED WITH, BUT THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALL OTHER PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO STL WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDESDR 95ZZZM296Turbine Blade · failedAFTER TAKEOFF SHUT DOWN RIGHT ENGINE, DUE TO LOUD BANG AND N1 ROLLED BACK TO 62 PERCENT. FOUND METAL PARTICLES IN EXHAUST PIPE. REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE. ENGINE OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL. S/D INVESTIGATION INTO ENGINE STALL AND METAL IN EXHAUST PIPE, REVEALED SDR CAL950591Stator Support · failedFLT NR 0554 - MCO - THE NR 2 ENGNIE FAILED WITH A LOUD POP AND FLAME SEEN IN THE EXHAUST DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT 60 KNOTS. THE TAKEOFF WAS REJECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE. TEARDOWN REVEALEDSDR CALA950591Engine · failedMCO - FLT 0554 - THE NR 2 ENGINE FAILED WITH A LOUD POP AND FLAME SEEN IN THE EXHAUST DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT 60 KNOTS. THE TAKEOFF WAS REJECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE. THE SDR WILL REMAIN OPSDR 95ZZZX3411Blade · failedDEN - FLT 427 - DURING DESCENT, SHUT DOWN LEFT ENGINE DUE TO SPOOLED DOWN WITH INCREASING EGT. FOUND METAL PARTICLES IN TAILPIPE. CHANGED ENGINE, S/N 1205. ENGINE OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL. ENGINE TOTAL TIME: 21,594 HOURS; 10,979 CYCLES. OP-15 - 12-3-94 -SDR 95ZZZW784Compressor · failedFLT 280 - LAX - AFTER TAKEOFF NR 2 ENGINE STALLS. REDUCED POWR NR 2 ENGINE. FOUND METAL PARTICLES IN TAILPIPE. REPLACED ENGINE S/N 1422. ENGINE OPERATION CHECKS NORMAL. S/D - INVESTIGATION INTO ENGINE S/N 1422 COMPRESSOR STALLS, REVEALED A 6TH STAGE COMPRSDR CAL950246Stator Support · broken outIAD - FLT 0712 - PILOT REPORTED NR 1 ENGINE FAILURE WHILE EN ROUTE FROM IAD TO BOS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO IAD WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AFTER BORESCOPE OF THE 6TH AND 7TH STAGE COMPRESSOR SECTION FOUND SDR CAL950213Blade · failedMIA - FLT 0292 - A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND THE NR 1 ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN DURING A CLIMB OUT OF MIA AT 18,000 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO MIA WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE SDR WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR PART SDR ASAA9580007Turbine · failedOAK - FLT 439 - CREW REPORTED NR 1 ENGINE FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF, NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE DUE TO TURBINE FAILURE. VENDOR TEARDOWN REVEALED 8TH STAGE STATOR SUPPORT FLANGE FAILED. (W)SDR 95ZZZX1400Engine · failedSTL - FLT 223 - DURING CLIMB, HAD SMOKE IN CABIN. SELECTED FULL RATE CABIN PRESSURE AND FULL COLD, AND CABIN CLEARED. FOUND OIL IN 8TH STAGE AIR DUCT OF LEFT ENGINE SN 1215. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE. ENGINE TOTAL TIME: 18,588 HOURS; 9,630 CYCLES. CHECK C-1D -SDR 95ZZZX893Retaining Nut · not tightSTL - FLT 223 - DURING CLIMB, HAD SMOKE IN CABIN. SELECTED FULL RATE CABIN PRESSURE AND FULL COLD, AND CABIN CLEARED. FOUND OIL IN 8TH STAGE AIR DUCT OF LT ENGINE, SN 1215. REPLACED LT ENGINE. ENGINE TOTAL TIME: 18,588 HOURS; 9,630 CYCLES, CHECK C-1D - 1-3SDR 95ZZZX1397Engine · failedMCI - FLT 119 - DURING CLIMB, RT ENGINE LOST POWER. SHUT DOWN ENGINE. FOUND METAL PARTICLES IN TAILPIPE. REPLACED ENGINE SN 3257. ENGINE TOTAL TIME: 19,850 HOURS, 10,375 CYCLES. CHECK C-2D - 1 13-94 - MCI.SDR 95ZZZX839Engine · failedMCI - FLT 119 - DURING CLIMB, RIGHT ENGINE LOST POWER. SHUT DOWN ENGINE. FOUND METAL PARTICLES IN TAILPIPE. REPLACED ENGINE SN 3257. ENGINE TOTAL TIME: 19,850 HOURS; 10,375 CYCLES. CHECK C-2D - 1-13-94 - MCI.SDR 95ZZZX895Turbine Vane · shiftedMCI - FLT 119 - DURING CLIMB, RT ENGINE LOST POWER. SHUT DOWN ENGINE. FOUND METAL PARTICLES IN TAIL PIPE. REPLACED ENGINE, SN 3257. ENGINE TOTAL TIME: 19,850 HOURS; 10,375 CYCLES. CHECK C-2D - 1-13-94 - MRI. INVESTIGATION INTO ENGINE, SN 3257, LOSS OF PSDR 95ZZZX974Module · blade damageFLT 410 - DURING FLIGHT, PILOT REPORTED A BANG ON NR 2 ENGINE. PILOT REDUCED POWER AND MADE A QRF. LANDING PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENTS. AT THE BASE, ENGINE WAS BORESCOPED BEFORE ANY ATTEMPT TO RESTART. DAMAGE FOUND ON 6TH, 7TH, AND 13TH STAGES COMPRESSOR G
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