Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7A
Service difficulty reports · 262
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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 = 'JT8D7A' 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 = 'JT8D7A' 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 CA990614086Generator · failed(CAN) IN CRUISE LT AC BUS LIGHT, GENERATOR OFF LIGHT, AC BUS LIGHT AND AC CROSS-TIE LIGHT ON. AIRCRAFT GROUND RUN CROSS-TIE CHECK TRIED, LOCK-OUT LIGHT ON, GENERATOR WOULD NOT COME ON LINE AND AC CROSS-TIE LOCKOUT LIGHT STAYED ON. AUDIBLE CLACKING FROM OVESDR CA990614092Receptical · failed(CAN) ON GROUND, MSY CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR NR 1 GALLEY POSITION OVEN FOUND TRIPPED, WHEN RESET, CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED AND VISABLE ARCING FROM OUTLET. OUTLET REPLACED.SDR CA990603027Controller · failed(CAN) UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE CABIN DURING TAKEOFF. CLIMBED TO 7,000 FEET, BUT CABIN PRESSURE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE IN AUTOMATIC MODE, MANUAL CONTROL NOT TRIED. BOTH NR 1 AND NR 2 CONTROLLERS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT CHECKED SERVICEABLE.SDR CA990603021Plate · loose(CAN) ON WALK-AROUND, FOUND SEVERAL SLICES ON SIDEWALL NR 4 TIRE. FOUND LOOSE SCREWS ON RIGHT MLG DOOR PLATE, SCREW RECOUNTERSUNK AND INSTALLED USING LOCKTIGHT.SDR AU990779Plate · corroded(AUS) FRAME REINFORCEMENT PLATE LOCATED AT STN 227.8 AT THE COCKPIT SIDEWALL CORRODED.SDR AU990773Skin · corroded(AUS) INTERIOR SKIN CONTAINED CORROSION IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1. BS 1192 - AREA OF CORROSION 25.4 MM BY 177.8 MM (1 INCH BY 7 INCH). 2. BS 1212 - AREA OF CORROSION 38.1 MM BY 101.6 MM (1.5 INCHES BY 4 INCHES). 3. BS 1232 - AREA OF CORROSION 38.1 MM BY SDR AU990780Floorbeam · corroded(AUS) FUSELAGE FLOORBEAM LOCATED AT STN 344 LBL 2 CORRODED.SDR AU990781Bracket · corroded(AUS) MAIN CARGO BARRIER LOWER FITTING SUPPORT BRACKET LOCATED AT STN 375 RBL 39 CORRODED.SDR AU990782Flange · corroded(AUS) MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT TIEDOWN TRACK FLANGE CORRODED AT BS 968, BS 1002, BS 1027, BS 1043 AND BS 1072 AT RBL 63.SDR AU990783Flange · corroded(AUS) MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT TIEDOWN TRACK FLANGE CORRODED AT BS 968, BS 1002, BS 1027, BS 1043 AND BS 1072 AT RBL 63.SDR AU990784Flange · corroded(AUS) MAIN CARGO COMPARTMENT TIEDOWN TRACK FLANGE CORRODED AT STN 847 RBL 63.SDR AU990785Bulkhead · corroded(AUS) E/E COMPARTMENT BULKHEAD LOCATED AT STN BS 350.2, BL RBL 36 CORRODED. AREA OF CORROSION 1935.48 SQMM (3 SQUARE INCHES).SDR AU990772Stiffener · corroded(AUS) RIGHT WING FRONT SPAR STIFFENER CONTAINED LEVEL 2 CORROSION.SDR AU990775Skin · corroded(AUS) LET ELEVATOR LOWER SKIN BULGED AND CORRODED BETWEEN SEVEN RIVETS AT STN 159 TRAILING EDGE.SDR AU990776Spar · corroded(AUS) RIGHT STABILIZER REAR SPAR UPPER CHORD BULGED AND CORRODED FOR APPROXIMATELY 177.8 MM (7 INCHES) BETWEEN STN 176 AND STN 186.SDR AU990777Beam · corroded(AUS) RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER TRAILING EDGE BEAM CORRODED FOR APPROXIMATELY 127 MM (5 INCHES) BETWEEN STN 200 AND STN 209.SDR AU990420022Engine · malfunctioned(AU) NR 2 ENGINE HAD A PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF. THE NR 1 ENGINE EPR WAS 1.95, THE NR 2 WAS 1.60, AND THE EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE WAS 100 DEGREES GREATER THAN THE NR 1 ENGINE. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND GROUND RUN SERVICEABLE.SDR AU990358Harness · failed(AUS) BURNED WIRE BUNDLE LOCATED IN THE FORWARD E/E COMPARTMENT AT STN 296-312 IN THE RT SIDE UNDER THE TOILET SERVICE DUCT. A TOTAL OF 68 WIRES REPLACED.SDR CA990330070Indicator · failed(CAN) FUEL SPILL FROM RIGHT WING VENT BOX DURING RE-FUELING, PASS AND CREW EVACUATED. LEFT WING FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR NOT WORKING. REPLACED BOTH LUGS ON FUEL QUANTITY PROBE.SDR CA990203018Combustion Can · failed(CAN) ENGINE INDUCTED IN THE SHOP FOR 12 STAGE HP COMPRESSOR DISC BEING TX'D. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE FOUND TWO COMBUSTION CANS (IGNITER CANS) WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF EXTREME BRITTLENESS AND AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF INTERGRANULAR CRACKS. THE TWO CANS WERE SCRASDR CA990115019Wheel · failed(CAN) AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, RECYCLED DOWN, ON NEXT RETRACT NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ON WITH OBVIOUS VIBRATION, QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURE CARRIED OUT, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WENT OUT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BLOCKS. REPLACED BOTH NOSE SDR CA990111049Apu · failed(CAN) INTERMITTENT SMOKE DETECTORS ON ONLY WHEN APU PROVIDING AIR CONDITIONING ON GROUND, NOTICEABLE ODORS IN CABIN. OK WITH GROUND COOLING FAN OR ENGINE AIR USED. APU REPLACED.SDR CA981130013Actuator · failed(CAN) UNABLE TO ARM SPOILERS ON APPROACH, QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURE CARRIED OUT. REPLACED AUTO SPOILER ACTUATOR.SDR CA981230053Spacer · fractured(CAN) NR 2 ENGINE HAD HIGH VIBRATION AFTER TAKEOFF. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AT 16,000 FEET. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE SPACER BETWEEN THE 3-4 STAGE OF THE TURBINE WITH A 4 PIECE MISSING. THE DAMAGE INITIATED FROM A CRACK IN THE TIE ROD BOLT HOLE INNER THSDR CA981019023Regulator · failed(CAN) IN-FLIGHT AIRCRAFT CROSS TIE LOCKOUT LIGHT CAME ON. CARRIED OUT QRH CK LIST WITH ONE RESET. LIGHTS STAYED ON, AIRCRAFT RETURNED. LT VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND GENERATOR REPLACED. GROUND RUN SERVICEABLE.SDR 98ZZZX3970Valve · malfunctionedFUEL HEAT VALVE, WHITTAKER CONTROLS P/N 320115, VALVE INSTALLED ON THE NR 3 ENGINE. FUEL HEAT VALVE PREVIOUSLY PLACED ON MEL, VALVE VIBRATED PARTIALLY OPEN, OIL TEMP HIGH, CREW MADE PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUT DOWN. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO ATLANTA. REMOVED AND RSDR CA981019022Controller · failed(CAN) DURING CLIMB THROUGH LEVEL 280, CABIN PRESSURE RED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. RAPID DEPRESSURIZATION DRILL CARRIED OUT, BUT CABIN REACHED 11,000 FEET. FLIGHT RETURNED TO BLOCKS. BOTH CONTROLLERS REPLACED SERVICEABLE.SDR CA981019025Combustion Case · cracked(CAN) DURING ENGINE DISASSEMBLY THE COMBUSTION OUTER CASE WAS FOUND CRACKED IN THE REAR FLANGE AT THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THE CRACKS WERE FROM THE HOLES AT THE INNER DIAMETER AND CONTINUED TOWARDS THE OUTER CASE WALL. THE COMBUSTION OUTER CASE WAS REPLACESDR CA981019028Controller · failed(CAN) AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT WITH RIGHT PACK OVERHEAT AND SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL. RIGHT PACK TEMP CONTROL VALVE WENT TO FULL HOT, WHEN COLD SELECTED VALVE RESPONDED CORRECTLY. TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER REPLACED.SDR CA981019029Controller · failed(CAN) ON DEPARTURE AT 2,500 FEET, THE RIGHT AIR CONDITION PACK OVERHEATED THEN FORWARD FIRE DETECTORS ANNUNCIATED, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO BLOCKS . REPLACED AUTOMATIC CABIN TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER.SDR CA981001007Actuator · failed(CAN) DURING TAKEOFF WHEN POWER APPLIED PRESSURIZATION CONTROL WAS HUNTING FOR PROPER POSITION. DURING CLIMB-OUT CABIN WAS MAX CLIMB, CABIN ALT SHOWED 2,500 FEET. LEVELLED OFF AT 7,000 FEET BUT NO CONTROL OVER PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM. REPLACED NR 1 CABIN CONTRSDR CA981019030Door · jammed(CAN) AT ARRIVAL GATE, FOUND LEFT MLG DOOR HANGING DOWN. FOUND DOOR JAMMED AND GEAR DOOR FOLLOW-UP EANCO CABLE JAMMING, AND FOLLOW-UP TORQUE TUBE RIVET SHEARED. PARTS REPLACED/REPAIRED. SYSTEM SERVICEABLE.SDR TWAA9815101Engine · bird strikeSHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, SMELLED INITIAL ODOR IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. RESEMBLED BURNING IN OVENS BUT MORE ACRID. LATER DESCRIBED AS CHEMICAL ELECTRICAL SMELL. FLT RETURNED TO STL. FOUND BIRD HAD BEEN INJESTED IN LT ENGINE AFFECTING THE PNEUMATIC SYSTEM. ACCOMSDR CA981001010Apu · leaking(CAN) ON ENGINE START, OIL SMELL REPORTED, AFT CABIN SMOKE ALARM CAME ON. AIR CYCLE MACHINE OIL LEVEL FOUND LOW. LEFT AIR CYCLE MACHINE AND APU REPLACED, SYSTEM SERVICEABLE.SDR CA980706027Outflow Valve · failed(CAN) ON CLIMB-OUT, AT 26,000 FEET, FLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CABIN DIFFERENTIAL AT MAXIMUM 8 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH. LEVELED OFF AT 280 WITH CABIN ALTITUDE AT 4,000 ABOUT 1,400 BELOW SCHEDULE, NO STANDBY LIGHT ON. SELECTED MANUAL TO REGAIN SCHEDULE, WHEN AUTOSDR CA980706030Oven Socket · failed(CAN) DURING APPROACH, AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WAS DETECTED COMING FROM THE GALLEY. THE GALLEY POWER WAS TURNED OFF, SMELL DISSIPATED AND A/C LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE FOUND OVEN POSITION NR 17 SOCKET BURNT. OVEN POSITION NR 17 SOCKET WAS REPLACED.SDR CA980629019Control Cable · stiff(CAN) ON LANDING ROLL, GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ON, LT GEAR DOOR OPEN CONFIRMED BY TOWER. MAINTENANCE CHECK FOUND CABLE OF LT MAIN GEAR DOOR SEQUENCE STIFF AND TORQUE TUBE RIVET SHEARED. CABLE CLEANED AND LUBRICATED, REPLACED DOOR AND RIVET, FOLLOW-UP CABLE RIGGSDR CA980629018Spacer · cracked(CAN) DURING DISASSEMBLY OF A TIME EXPIRED ENGINE, THE FRONT COMPRESSOR ROTOR THIRD TO FOURTH STAGE SPACER WAS FOUND CRACKED. THERE WERE 8 CRACKS EXTENDING FROM THE TIE ROD SLEEVE HOLES TO THE INSIDE, AND THERE WAS ONE SMALL CRACK STARTING FROM THE TIE ROD SLESDR CA980608021Apu · leaking(CAN) DURING CLIMB OUT, AN OILY SMELL WAS DETECTED IN BUSINESS CLASS SECTION OF PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. SMELL DISSIPATED AFTER LEFT HAND AIR CONDTIONER PACK TURNED OFF. MAINTENANCE CHECK REVEALED AUXILIARY POWER UNIT WAS CONTAMINATING LEFT AIR CONDITIONER PACSDR CA980608036Audio Panel · inoperative(CAN) LOSS OF VHF COMMUNICATION ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT, SOME TRANSMISSIONS TOO WEAK TO BE READ BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THREE BROKEN WIRES ON CAPTAIN'S AUDIO CONTROL PANEL CONNECTOR.SDR CA980512017Receptacle · malfunctioned(CAN) ELECTRICAL SHOCK FELT WHEN REMOVING OVEN GALLEY TROLLEY FROM RECEPTACLE, POSITION NR 17. TROLLEY REMOVED FOR FURTHER TESTING AT ACCESSORY SHOP. VISUAL INSPECTION OF RECEPTACLE CARRIED OUT, NO ARCING SIGNS PRESENT. RE-INSPECTED IN APRIL AND FOUND 3 PHASDR CA980417014Switch · failed(CAN) DURING TAXIING OUT FOR TAKEOFF, SMOKE AND FIRE OBSERVED COMING FROM OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL PANEL IN COCKPIT. EMERGENCY EVACUATION DRILL CARRIED OUT AND PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER DISCHARGED INTO FIRE AREA AND FIRE EXTINGUISHED. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION RSDR CA980424015Oven · malfunctioned(CAN) ELECTRICAL FUMES DETECTED ON CLIMB-OUT. ELECT FIRE DRILL CARRIED OUT. GALLEY POWER SWITCHED OFF. SMELL DISSIPATED WITHIN ONE MINUTE. GALLEY OVEN 16 FOUND TO BE THE CAUSE. FAULTY RECEPTACLE CHANGED.SDR CA990203014Compressor · damaged(CAN) ON TAKEOFF, POWER LEVERS BROUGHT TO 1.4 EPR FOR RUN-UP, ALL OKAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 85-95 KNOTS, THE NR 2 ENGINE HAD A POWER LOSS. EGT INITIALLY AT 700 CELCIUS, ON SHUTDOWN EGT AT 800 CELSIUS. FIRE TRUCKS CALLED. INSPECTION FOUND HEAVY DAMAGE TO THE HSDR CA980402007Engine · power loss(CAN) ON TAKEOFF POWER LEVERS BROUGHT TO 1.4 EPR FOR RUN-UP, ALL OKAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 85-95 KNOTS, NR 2 ENGINE HAD A POWER LOSS AND THE EGT INITIALLY AT 700C, WENT TO 800 C. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND FIRE TRUCKS WERE CALLED. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS REPLACED. RESULSDR CA980305013Control Valve · inoperative(CAN) AIRCRAFT RETURNED DUE TO PRESSSURIZATION FAULT. CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB PAST 11,000 FEET, OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. LEFT PACK WATER SEPARATOR TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE FOUND INOPERATIVE WHEN PACK IN OPERATION. VALVE REPLACED AND CHECKED SERVICEABLE.SDR AU971497Sensor · fod(AUS) NO1 ENGINE P2 INLET BLOCKED BY A WASP.SDR CA971208009Windshield · failed(CAN) DURING FLIGHT, FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. VISION WAS OBSTRUCTED AND ELECTRICAL ARCING WAS OBSERVED. MAINTENANCE ACTION INVOLVED REPLACING WINDSHIELD AND HEAT CONTROLLER.SDR CA971125009Air Cyc Machine · inoperative(CAN) AFTER TAKEOFF, FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED SMOKE IN CABIN. QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK (QRH) DRILL CARRIED OUT AND SMOKE CLEARED WITHIN ONE MINUTE. RT PACK REMAINED OFF FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE ACTION INVOLVED CHANGING RT CYCLING MACHINE AND COSDR CA971113030Door Frame · corroded(CAN) AFT CARGO DOOR FRAME AT BS 1110 STRINGER 26 RIGHT TO 27 RIGHT WAS FOUND CORRODED. REPAIRED. AIRCRAFT TT: 43,882 HOURS.
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