Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9
Service difficulty reports · 686
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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 = 'JT8D9' 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 = 'JT8D9' 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 SWAA021539Fire Loop · faultyDECLARED EMERGENCY, IN FLIGHT SHUT DOWN, NR 2 ENGINE FIRE BELL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHUT DOWN NR 2 ENGINE AND DISCHARGED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE LOWER FIRE DETECTOR LOOP AND ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR ACCY UNIT PER MM.SDR SWAA021490Engine · power lossAIR TURN BACK, AT ROTATION, NR 2 ENGINE LOST POWER. EPR INDICATION DROPPED FROM 1.89 TO APPROX 1.75. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE PER MM.SDR TSAA0253151Skin · crackedFOUND SKIN CRACK BELOW STRINGER 19 LAP JOINT AT BS 440. TRIMMED OUT DAMAGE AND VERIFIED USING HFEC. FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER, STRUCTURAL FILLER. REPAIR COMPLETED IAW WITH ECO 3288. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.SDR SWAA020966Gearbox · failedINFLIGHT SHUT DOWN, DECLARED EMERGENCY, DURING FLIGHT LOST NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE, SHUT ENGINE DOWN. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE PER MM.SDR EIA2002045Battery · dischargedEMERGENCY EXIT LIGHT, BATTERIES DO NOT HOLD A CHARGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED EMERGENCY BATTERY POWER SUPPLY PER MM. SYSTEMS OPS, NORMAL.SDR XNOA01046Engine · malfunctionedON TAKE OFF ALL EGTS APPEARED RED, ENG NR 2 N1 APPROACHED RED LINE. POWER BACK TO 1.66 TO GET INTO GREEN. AT ALT 260 AIRFRAME (315K) VIBRATION. INSPECTED ENGINES IAW B727 MM 71-00. ALL PARAMETERS IN LIMITS IAW B727 MM 71-00. FOUND LOOSE COOLING PACK INLETSDR COOSDR02053Angle · corrodedMID CARGO DOOR CUTOUT, STA 693 BETWEEN LONGERON 26R AND LONG. 28R, ANGLE PN: 5936469U1 CORRODED.SDR SWAA020635Engine · flamed outINFLIGHT SHUT DOWN, DECLARED EMERGENCY, NR 1 ENGINE FLAMED OUT DURING CLIMB, NO N2 INDICATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE PER MM.SDR 0200609617Compressor · stalledDURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT 105 KTS, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A COMPRESSOR STALL. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED PS3 FILTERS AND SADDLE DUCTS ON BOTH ENGINES. NO DEBRIS WAS FOUND. BOTH ENGINES WERE OPERATED TO TAKEOFF POWERSDR COOSDR02004Skin · delaminatedLEFT WING, OUTBOARD FOR FLAP PN 6521631261, SN PN 418, LOWER AND UPPER SKIN DELAMINATED.SDR COOSDR02003Skin · crackedRIGHT WING, OUTBOARD FORE FLAP PN 6521631144, SN BN78 LOWER SKIN CRACKED.SDR COOSDR02002Structure · delaminatedLEFT WING, OUTBOARD AILERON TRAILING EDGE PN 6521766, DELAMINATED.SDR EIA2002019Battery · inoperativeDURING CRUISE AT FL 330, AT APPROX 2015Z, THE NR 1 NAV FAILED. SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE CAPTAINS ADI TUMBLED THEN THE TRANSMITT FUNCTION OF THE RADIOS FAILED. REPLIES WERE MADE BY THE IDENT ON THE TRANSPONDER. ALL LIGHTS IN THE COCKPIT OTHER THAN THE MASTER SDR C7WA200202001Strut · fracturedFLIGHT CREW REPORTED (RIGHT GEAR DOWN LIGHT ON IN FLIGHT) POST FLIGHT INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE FOUND RT MLG SIDE STRUT UPPER SEGMENT FRACTURED AT WALKING BEAM ATTACH POINT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THIS PART REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.SDR 0200039960Control Valve · failedDURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT 100 KNOTS, THE RIGHT ENGINE EGT INDICATION ENTERED THE RED ARCH ZONE OF THE INDICATOR. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE PRESSURE RATIO BLEED CONTROL AND PERFORMED ENGINE BORESCOPE. OSDR PCS2002F00005Insulation · looseCAPTAIN REPORTED LOWER AFT BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON AFTER DEPARTURE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND PERFORMED AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE RESET INSULATOR AT FIRE LOOP. OPS CHECK NORMAL IAW.SDR PCS2002F00003Seal · damagedCAPTAIN REPORTED,(CABIN ALT EXCEEDED 10,000 FEET AT FL290 WITH 2 PACKS ON 4 BLEED OPEN AND CARGO HEAT OUTFLOW CLOSED. 5.8 PSI DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE. MAINTENANCE FOUND MAIN CARGO DOOR SEAL DEPRESSOR DAMAGED IN NUMEROUS AREAS, PERFORMED REPAIR PER SRM. PERFORSDR BJN2001F00002Hydraulic System · failedDURING DESCENT NOTICED A SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LEVEL DROPPING . A SYSTEM LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONFIGURED AC FOR A SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FAILURE CONTINUED FLIGHT WITH B SYSTEM. APPROX 5 MINUTES LATER, LOW PRESSURE WARNING ILLUMINATED ON BOTH B SYSTSDR BJN2001F00003Hydraulic Line · chafedDURING DESCENT NOTICED A SYS HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LEVEL DROPPING. A SYS LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONFIGURED AC FOR A SYS HYDRAULIC FAILURE CONTINUED FLIGHT WITH B SYS. APPROX 5 MINUTES LATER, LOW PRESSURE WARNING ILLUMINATED ON BOTH B SYS LOW PRESSURE SDR GAI2001F00000Wire · dirtyAFTER TAKE OFF, THE FLIGHT CREW DISCOVERED THAT THE OUTBOARD FLAPS WERE STUCK AT THE 2 DEGREE POSITION. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. RESET ASYMMETRY CIRCUIT AND CLEANED CANNON PLUG SDR GTIA010906Megaphone · inoperativeFORWARD RIGHT EMERGENCY MEGAPHONE, INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD RIGHT EMERGENCY MEGAPHONE, IAW MM, OPS CHECKED GOOD.SDR GAIA01293OPShutoff Valve · stuckFLT 2015 - BIL-DEN - DURING CLIMB-OUT FROM BIL, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE SLOWLY RISING. A EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BIL AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. INVESTIGATION REVEASDR EISA20010075Garlock Seal · damagedNR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY LOSS IN FLIGHT AT RATE OF 3 GALLONS PER HOUR. AIR TURNBACK TO (IND). FOUND GARLOCK SEAL DAMAGED BEHIND HYDRAULIC A-PUMP. REMOVED AND REPLACED GARLOCK SEAL PER M/M 72-61, NO LEAKS NOTED.SDR 0101149615Control Unit · malfunctionedDURING TAKEOFF ROLL, TWO ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLS WERE HEARD BY THE FLIGHT CREW. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED WHICH ENGINE OR BOTH EXPERIENCED THE COMPRESSOR STALLS. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AT 120 KNOTS WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FUEL CONTROL UNITSSDR 0100619933Pump · failedDURING FLIGHT AT FL350, THE RIGHT ENGINE CEASED OPERATING. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURES, DIVERTED TO CLE, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP LOCATED ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.SDR AALA20010097Blade · crackedTUL - FOUND NR 1 ENGINE FAN BLADE CRACKED AT FIR TREE AS VIEWED FROM AFT SIDE OF DISH. REMOVED AND REPLACED FAN ASSY PER WORK CARD 11-17. (M)SDR 0100109968Valve · intermittentDURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE LEFT ENGINE LEFT ANTI-ICE VALVE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ABORTED TAKEOFF AT 100 KNOTS WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND OPERATED THE LEFT ENGINE LEFT ANTI-ICE VALVE. OPERAITONAL CHECK NORMAL.SDR AALA20002040Blade · brokenMIA - FLT 920 - EN ROUTE BAQ-MIA, DURING LANDING DETECTED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT NR 1 ENGINE WHEN LEFT SIDE THRUST REVERSER ENGAGED. LANDED MIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE. REPLACED FIRST STAGE TURBINE BLADE AT BLADE AIRFOIL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKSDR CA001107021Controller · failed(CAN) CAPTAINS NR 2 SLIDING WINDOW - EXTERIOR PANE SHATTERED ON CLIMB OUT. WINDOW HEAT SHORTED RESULTING IN SPARKS AND SMOKE FROM ARCING.WINDOW AND CONTROLLER REPLACED. TEARDOWN REPORT CONFIRMED THE WINDOW HEAT CONTROL FAILED.SDR 0003299924Engine · failedAFTER TAKEOFF, THE LEFT ENGINE QUIT WITH SLIGHT VIBRATION NOTED. THE FLIGHT CREW PERFORMED THE RED BORDER CHECK LIST, RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL.SDR MWEA00789Nose Cowl · dentedMCO - FLT 90 - ON APPROACH, HAD BIRD STRIKE ON LEFT ENGINE INLET. INSPECTED AND FOUND LEFT ENGINE INLET COWL RING DENTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT ENGINE COWL. (X)SDR EIA2000044Pump · inoperativeKSEA - FLT U823 - WITH RIGHT ENGINE THRUST LEVER AT FORWARD MECHANICAL STOP, EPR=1.80+- .04. RT N1 RPM INITIALLY AT 100 PERCENT, THEN DROPPED TO 94 PERCENT WHILE THRUST LEVER STILL AT STOP. POWER REDUCED FOR REJECTED TAKEOFF. REPLACED FUEL PUMP PER 73-11-1.SDR SWAA001052Engine · bird strikeAIR TURNBACK, IN FLIGHT ENG SHUT DOWN. BIRD STRIKE TO NR 1 ENG COMPRESSOR STALLED. C/W BIRD STRIKE INSP NO DEFECT NOTED. RAN ENG, OPS CK GOOD PER MM.SDR TSAA0073139Fcu · failedFLT 71 - OGG-HNL - THE NR 1 ENGINE RPM GAGE IMMEDIATELY DECREASED TO ZERO THE MOMENT THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY. DID NOT ATTEMPT A RESTART, ACCOMPLISHED NORMAL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE FUESDR SWAA000424Engine · vibrationAIR TURNBACK/INFLIGHT, ENGINE SHUTDOWN, DURING CLIMB A BANG SOUND FOLLOWED BY A STRONG VIBRATION OUT OF NR 1 ENG AS WELL AS EGT IND OVERTEMP AND ENGINE FLAME-OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENG PER MM.SDR 0000479960Turbine · damagedDURING CLIMBOUT, THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A LOUD BANG FROM THE LEFT ENGINE WITH AN ASSOCIATED LOSS IN N1 AND EPR INDICATIONS. COM PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED AND THE LEFT ENGINE WAS RETARDED TO IDLE. THE EGT INDICATION STABILIZED TO 380 DEGREES CELSIUS WITH ALLSDR EISA2000016Engine · leakingNR 2 ENGINE OIL LOSS IN FLIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF ENGINE. (M)SDR TWAA0000302Duct · failedNUMBER 3 ENGINE FIRE WARNING SOUNDED DURING FLIGHT. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND FIRE WARNING STOPPED. REPLACED 13TH STAGE AIR DUCT AND THE SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGED EIGHTH STAGE MANIFOLD AND ENGINE COWLING. CHECK-C 9-8-99 MCI.SDR 20001130SH005Engine · surgesMKE - FLT 279 - DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, RIGHT ENGINE HAD A COMPRESSOR SURGE. DISCONTINUED TAKEOFF. MTC INSPECTED INLETS AND EXHAUST, NO DEFECTS NOTED. MTC THEN RAN ENGINE. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS NOTED. (X)SDR 20001130SH006Engine · surgesMKE - FLT 279 - DURING TAKEOFF AT 90 KNOTS, LEFT ENGINE HAD A BAD COMPRESSOR SURGE. DISCONTINUED TAKEOFF. MTC INSPECTED INLETS AND EXHAUST NO DEFECTS NOTED. MTC THEN RAN ENGINES. NO ABNORMAL INDICATIONS NOTED. (X)SDR TWAA9917302Fuel Pump · failedTHE LEFT ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, PRIOR TO FLAP RETRACTION. FLIGHT RETURNED TO STL. REPLACED THE ENGINE FUEL PUMP. CHECK-C 4-26-99 MCI.SDR 9904999611Engine · failedDURING CLIMBOUT PASSING 10,000 FEET, THE RIGHT ENGINE EXPERIENCED A FLAME-OUT. THE FLIGHT CREW INITIATED EMERGENCY CHECK LIST PROCEDURES, RETURNED TO MKE, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED THERE WERE NO RELIGHT OF THE RIGHT ENGINE AND AN OVESDR 9904369944Engine · failedON TAKEOFF, THE LEFT ENGINE LOST ALL OIL PRESSURE. THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DECREASE WAS NOTICED BY THE FLIGHT CREW DURING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MEM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE. OPERATIONAL CHSDR 9903909911Engine · failedAFT LEFT LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR SOUNDED WITH PASSENGER REPORTING STRANGE ODOR IN BACK OF CABIN. FLIGHT WAS RETURNED TO BHM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED HEAT EXCHANGERS.SDR 9903519948Duct · brokenAFTER TAKEOFF, THE LEFT ENGINE FIRE WARNING HANDLE AND TWO LOOP INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE FIRE WARNING BELL SOUNDED. FLIGHT CREW NOTED THE FIRE WARNING CEASED WHEN THROTTLES WERE RETARDED TO IDLE POWER. FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURES, DECLARESDR 9903389940Tire · failedON TAKEOFF APROXIMATELY AT ROTATION SPEED, THE RIGHT ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED, EGT AND EPR INDICATIONS FLUCTUATED, AND A BURNING RUBBER SMELL WAS REPORTED IN THE CABIN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, COM PROCEDURES FOLLOWED AND THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO DLH AND LANSDR 99ZZZX3508Compressor Disk · damagedPART PRESENTED A BORE DISTORTION CAUSED BY FIRE.SDR TWAA9909302Valve · failedDURING FINAL APPROACH, THE RIGHT ENGINE FLAMED OUT. FOUND FUEL LEAKING AT THE PRESSURIZATION AND DUMP VALVE FITTING. REPLACED THE DUMP VALVE, THE SEAL AND THE FITTING. CHECK-C 11-13-98 STL.SDR 9902399610Fuel Control · out of adjustDURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT 100 KNOTS, THE RIGHT ENGINE WOULD NOT REACH TARGET EPR INDICATION. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE TRIMMED THE FUEL CONTROLS FOR THE LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.SDR EISA99134Fuel Pump · failedRIGHT ENGINE FAILED NEAR V2 SPEED 115 KNOTS FOLLOWING NORMAL TAKEOFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL PUMP, ENGINE DRIVEN IAW MM 73-10-1 AND 73-20-1. LEAK CHECK AND TRIM PER 71-00-0. (M)
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