Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7B
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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 = 'JT8D7B' 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 = 'JT8D7B' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC
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SDR MWEA030318Fuel Control · malfunctionedCREW OBSERVED THE N2 SLOWLY DROP TO 40 PERCENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED ROD END AND PERFORMED ENGINE TRIM ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL. ALSO REPLACED FUEL CONTROL.SDR NACA20030107Pressure Switch · false indicationNR 3 ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO OIL FILTER BYPASS/LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. INSPECTED FILTER, CHECKED GOOD AND WAS REPLACED. REPLACED LOW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH. OP & LEAK CHECKED GOOD.SDR NACA20030103Pressure Switch · false indicationNR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT(BYPASS), FLICKERING DURING CLIMB. INSPECTED NR 1 ENGINE MAIN OIL FILTER. NO METAL FOUND, INSTALLED NEW FILTER. DEFERRED OIL FILTER BYPASS INDICATION. OIL FILTER ON 12 HOUR INPECTION INTERVAL I.A.W. 727 MEL 79-2.SDR CA030805003Support · cracked(CAN) DURING 'C' CHECK INSPECTION, NOSE WHEEL WELL SUPPORT FOUND CRACKED BS 294 RBL 12. REPAIR CARRIED OUT AS PER SRM.SDR CA030729013Warning Switch · out of adjust(CAN) JUST PRIOR TO DESCENT THE MAIN CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILUMINATED. THE CAPTAIN MADE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE MAIN CARGO DOOR WARNING SYSTEM WAS UNDER THE APPROVED MEL AT THE TIME. THE MEL HAD BEEN APPLIESDR CA030805004Control Cable · frayed(CAN) DURING INSPECTION OF THE STATION 870 AREA AT 'C' CHECK, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NR 3 ENGINE THRUST CABLE WAS FRAYED TO THE POINT OF ONE (1) STRAND REMAINING. THE CAUSE WAS IMPROPER ROUTING OF THE CABLE. THE CABLE WAS NOT ON THE PULLEY AND WAS CHAFING ON THSDR CA030729012Control Cable · frayed(CAN) DURING INSPECTION OF THE STATION 870 AREA AT C-CHECK IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NR 3 ENGINE THRUST CABLE WAS FRAYED TO THE POINT OF 1 (ONE) STRAND REMAINING. THE CAUSE WAS IMPROPER ROUTING OF THE CABLE. THE CABLE WAS NOT ON THE PULLEY AND WAS CHAFING ON THESDR CA030627018Actuator · failed(CAN) 'A' SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FAILURE T/O ABORTED AND A/C RETURNED TO BLOCKS. NR 6 SLAT ACTUATOR FOUND FAILED.REPLACED ACT AND A SYSTEM PUMP CASE DRAIN FILTERS INSPECTED/REPLACED. NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.SDR XNOA01132Probe · pluggedABORTED T/O AT 100 KNOTS DUE TO HIGH EPR ON NR 1 ENG. ALL PARAMETERS WERE LOW. ALL OTHER NR 1 ENG PARAMETERS DID NOT MATCH NR 2 AND NR 3. INSPECTED AND FOUND NR 1 ENG PT'S PROBE PLUGGED. CLEANED OUT PROBE AND INSTALLED NOSE DOME IAW B727 MM 71-10-41. PERFSDR DKE2004F00000Battery · malfunctionedATC WAS NOTIFIED OF A FIRE WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATION. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT. CARGO SMOKE DETECTION LIGHT IN THE FORWARD BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT ILLUMINATED WHILE ENROUTE. THE ONLY ITEMS IN THE COMPARTMENT WAS A FLY AWAY KIT. THE FLIGHT MANSDR 2003F00455Compressor · stalledFROM 31,000 FEET, ON DESCENT INTO BWI, NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL. ALL ENGINE READINGS APPEARED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKED NORMAL. (M)SDR CA030327007Switch · failed(CAN) AFTER TAKE OFF FROM FLAPS SELECTED FROM 5 DEGREES TO 2 DEGRESS, AMBER LEADING EDGE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON FWD PANEL. MAIN LEADING EDGE PANEL INDICATED NR 5 LE FLAP OUT. FUEL WAS DUMPED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEADING EDGESDR MWEA030143Packing · leakingEPR DROPPED DOWN TO DOWN SLIGHTLY ADVANCED THROTTLE, POWER CAME ON BACK AFTER A FEW MORE MINUTES, POWER STARTER FALLING AGAIN. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT PRESSURE AND DUMP VALVE LINE PACKING.SDR MWEA030136Fuel Control · out of adjustLEFT ENGINE HUNG AT ABOUT 45 PERCENT AND ROLLED BACK TO ABOUT 40 PERCENT. ADJUSTED IDLE AND DRAINED MOISTURE TRAP.SDR CA030312024Bungee Cylinder · frozen(CAN) AFTER DEPARTURE WHEN GEAR SELECTED UP, NOSE GEAR IND SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO YHM. MAINT REPLACED NLG POSITION AND LOCK SWITCHES (NOSE). AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND RETURNED AGAIN. CREW REPORTED GEAR REMAINED EXTENDED. MAINT FOUND NLG LOSDR ZAVR192XShaft · chafedTURBINE SHAFT APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET AFT OF THE SPLINED AREA, SHAFT SHOWS EVIDENCE OF TWISTING OR BLENDING THAT REMOVED MATERIAL.SDR CA030228013Gearbox · failed(CAN) DURING COLD WEATHER, PRE-DEPARTURE CHECK BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, THE STABILIZER TRIM SYSTEM WAS OPERATED. DURING OPERATION A VIBRATION AND NOISE WAS NOTICED. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES IN THE STABILIZER TRIM GEARBOX WERSDR CA030117007Uplock Switch · failed(CAN) ON FINIAL APPROACH INTO YYC WHEN GEAR DOWN SELECTED, NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. GEAR CYCLED, NO CHANGE. AFTER 2 MIN DELAY GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MANUAL EXTENDION INDICATION ALIGNMENT MARKS CONFIRMS GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. SYSTEM COULD NOT SDR XNOA01087Carbon Seal · leakingNR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DECREASED IN FLT. REPLACED WORN CARBON SEAL IN ACCESSORY GEARBOX AT FUEL PUMP DRIVE. LEAK & OPS CHECKS GOOD IAW MM 73-11-1.SDR CA020909003Skin · cracked(CAN) ON HEAVY C-CHECK, CRACKS NOTED AROUND FASTENER HOLE AT BS 488, STR 3 LT, IN FUSELAGE SKIN.SDR CA020909004Skin · cracked(CAN) ON HEAVY C-CHECK, FIVE CRACKS NOTED AROUND FASTENER HOLES AT BS 610-614, STR 3 LT, IN FUSELAGE SKIN.SDR CA020912010Skin · cracked(CAN) CRACK AT AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT SKIN, AFT LOWER CORNER AT FASTNER HOLES.SDR 2002F01043Blade · erodedAT C-CHECK, FOUND NR 3 ENGINE C-1 DISK BLADES DAMAGED AT LEADING EDGES. (M)SDR CA020809002Limiter · cracked(CAN) SYSTEM "A" HYDRAULIC FAILURE ON SHORT FINAL. MAINTENANCE FOUND OUTBOARD FLAP FLOW LIMITING VALVE CRACKED. REPLACED.SDR CA020726021Bracket · cracked(CAN) DURING A ROUTINE STRUCTURAL INSPECTION A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE NR 3 LEADING EDGE SLAT ACTUATOR INBOARD WING ATTACH FITTING. THE CRACK WAS FOUND ON A VISUAL INSPECTION AND CONFIRMED TO BE 3/4 OF A INCH USING NDT. THERE IS NO ALLOWABLE REPAIRS FOR THIS BRSDR GAI2002F00003Oil Cooler · leakingIN CRUISE, THE CREW NOTICE A SUDDEN PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER ON THE NR 2 ENGINE FOLLOWED BY A CONTINUED DECREASE IN PERFORMANCE WITH A CONSTANT FUEL FLOW. THE CREW MADE A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND DECLARED AND EMERGENCY THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED. AN UNEVENTSDR 0202242275Valve · damagedDURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT 100 KNOTS, THE NR 2 ENGINE FLAMED OUT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE PRESSURE AND DUMP VALVE. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.SDR CA020723007Bulkhead · cracked(CAN) DURING A ROUNTINE STRUCTURAL 1500 HOUR INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING CRACKS WERE FOUND. B.S. 178 PRESSURE BULKHEAD WL 166.5 RBL 5.5.SDR 219PA0003TransmitterLower than normal acceleration at T/O EPR 1.95 Engs do not seem to produce thrust per EPR setting. Inspected PT2 systems on #1 and #2 engines and found both EPR transmitters bad. R&R #1 eng & #2 eng EPR transmitter per MM77-11-07, Ops check of eng paramatersSDR 219PA0002Valve#2 engine would not produce calculated T/O thrust. T/O discontinued at approx. 60 kts.Verified. R&R'd #2 eng P&D valve IAW M/M73-12-1. Ops & Leak chks good. Also C/W work cardPAS-MF-25, JT8D eng. trim & data plate run. Ops chks good no defects notedSDR 02FDEA00314Turbine · damagedNR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. INTAKE HAD NO APPARENT DAMAGE, EXHAUST SHOWED THE TURBINE BLADES HAD DAMAGE AND POOLS OF OIL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE. OK FOR SERVICE.SDR CA020426003Regulator Valve · failed(CAN) NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESS RED LINED DURING T/O CLIMB. THROTTLE RETARDED TO IDLE, OIL PRESS BELOW RED LINE. A/C RETURNED TO BASE.OIL PRESS RELIEF/REGULATING VALVE REPLACED. ( O-RING FOUND DAMAGED, COMPLETE ASSY REPLACED)SDR GAIA02030BOPEngine · failedFLT 734 - FWA-DFW - ON CLIMB AT FL270, THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD THE NR 1 ENGINE MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. THE OIL TEMP INCREASED TO 120 AND THERE WAS A SHARP JUMP IN EPR. OIL PRESSURE DECREASED AND THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND SDR ABXA010872Wire · damagedNO IGNITION ON EITHER ENGINE. FOUND WIRES 1J6H24 AND 2J4D24 BURNT THROUGH THREE FEET LEFT OF PEDESTAL IN THE CAPTAIN'S CONSOLE. REPLACED THE DAMAGED SECTION OF WIRES AND OPS CHECKED BOTH ENGINE IGNITION SYSTEMS IAW DC-9 MM. NO DEFECTS NOTED.SDR GAIA02027AOPCompressor Wheel · failedFLT 2713 - MCO-FWA - DURING CRUISE AT 31,000 FEET, THE NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED. THE CREW SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO JAX AND THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED AND REPLACED C-1 DISK ON NR 2 ENGINE. PERFORSDR GAIA02027OPEngine · stalledFLT 2713 - MCO-FWA - DURING CRUISE AT 31,000 FEET. THE NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED. THE CREW SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO JAX AND THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. (M)SDR MWEA020129Engine · malfunctionedAT CRUISE ALT LEFT ENGINE MASTER CAUTION, LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOW ANNUNCIATOR ON. LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE IS ZERO. LEFT OIL TEMP IS 20 DEGREES CELSIUS AND QUANTITY IS 17-18 QUARTS. SHUT DOWN BY SELECTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE.SDR CA011219011Pump · failed(CAN) NR 3 ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN DURING T/O ROLL. T/O ABORTED AT 60 KNTS. NR 3 ENGINE FUEL PUMP RELACED. SN 4617 REMOVED.SDR CA011120012Lap Joint · corroded(CAN) WHILE CARRYING OUT AN EXTERNAL LOW FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION OF SPECIFIC LAP JOINTS. CORROSION WAS DETECTED AT STRINGER 24 RT AND LT FROM STA 259 TO 360 AND STRINGER 4 RIGHT STA 1130 TO 1183. AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN FERRIED ON A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMITSDR CA011109005Skin · corroded(CAN) DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION CORROSION WAS FOUND IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN ABOVE THE MAIN CARGO DOOR BETWEEN BS 500 AND BS 540 AND FROM STRINGER S-3L TO S-4R (LEVEL 3 CORROSION).SDR ABXA010536Engine · failedCLIMBING THROUGH FL 190, CREW HEARD A LOUD POP AND NOTICED THE LEFT ENGINE HAD DECREASED TO 1.35 EPR AND THE EGT HAD INCREASED TO 550. OPERATED ENGINE AT REDUCED POWER AND RETURNED TO LAND. REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE IAW DC-9 JOB CARD 9090010 AND DC-9 8A & 8B.SDR DHL2001720013Engine · failedINFLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE NR 1 ENGINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE IAW DHL B727 MAINT TASK MANUAL NR 1 ENG CHANGE WORKSHEET. RAN ENGINE PER JRH 7.9, OPS CHECKED GOOD.SDR 2002F00273Engine · malfunctionedON APPROACH TO ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 1000 AGL NR 3 ENGINE MOMENTARILY LOST POWER. FULL POWER WAS RESTORED WITH NORMAL ENGINE PARAMETERS AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ENGINE TO BE RMEOVED AND REPLACED DUE TO SUSPECTED INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGESDR CA011012013Frame · cracked(CAN) APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH CRACK AT FORWARD CARGO PIT DOOR CUTOUT FRAME LOCATED BS 540 BETWEEN S20 AND S21R AT DOOR STOP.SDR CA011012012Rib · cracked(CAN) DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION FOUND RT WING RIB CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 1.25 INCH, LOCATION AT WS 519 STR 6 LOWER FLANGE ATTACH POINT.SDR CA010907006Nut · split(CAN) ON RT MAIN LANDING GEAR FOUND TRUNNION NUT SPLIT ON ONE SIDE, ON THE RT SUPPORT ASSEMBLY TRUNNION.SDR CA011012010Frame · cracked(CAN) DURING INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND AT A TOOLING HOLE IN THE BS 632 FRAME ABOVE STRINGER 11 RT. CRACK LENGTH 0.50 INCH ON ONE SIDE OF TOOLING HOLE, OTHER SIDE 0.38 INCH IN LENGTH.SDR CA011012011Skin · cracked(CAN) 0.50 INCH CRACK FOUND IN RT ELEVATOR LOWER INBOARD SKIN.SDR EISA20010113Hydraulic Line · looseON HEADING TO JOIN THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE TO 31R AT JFK, SYSTEM 1 LOW LEVEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OBSERVED SYSTEM A HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DECREASING RAPIDLY PAST 2 TO LESS THAN 1 GALLON. REQUESTED A VECTOR OFF THE FINAL APPROACH COURSE TO COMPLETE THE SYSTEM A SDR DHL2001707009Bleed Valve · failedT/O THRUST LEFT MANIFOLD DUCT PRESSURE ROSE TO 100PSI DEFERRED PER MAINT. CONTROL 36-11-1 MB. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START ENGINES TO CHECK PRESSURIZATION, NR 1 ENG WOULD NOT START. NO DUCT PRESSURE DROP AND START VALVE OPEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. RESET C/B-
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