Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A
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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 = 'JT8D9A' 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 = 'JT8D9A' 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 VSTA9609004Power Supply · inoperativeNO FUEL FLOW AND NR 2 ENGINES BAD POWER SUPPLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER SUPPLY, OPS CHECKED GOOD.SDR VSTA9609006Blade · damagedNR 1 ENGINE FAN C1 BLADE DAMAGED. REPLACED 3 C1 FAN BLADES.SDR USAASB96194Engine · bird strikeBOS - FL 1153 - DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT INJESTED A LARGE SEAGULL INTO THE NR 2 ENGINE. CREW AND DISPATCH ELECTED TO DIVERT TO BOS AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSDR 96ZZZX5043Blade · failureENGINE EXHIBITED HIGH VIBRATION IN SERVICE. DISASSEMBLY INSPECTION REVEALED T-2 BLADE FAILURE AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE TO THE 2ND, 3RD, AND 4TH AIRFOILS. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.SDR 96ZZZX5044T-Duct · failureDISASSEMBLY INSPECTION OF ENGINE AFTER HPT BLADE FAILURE REVEALED FAILURE OF THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER SUPPORT/INNER C.C. CASE ATTACHMENT FINGERS. SUSPECT CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS RELATED TO SHORT TERM OPERATION OF MALFUNCTIONING ENGINE AFTER HPT BLADE FAILURE.SDR CA960924011Indicator · no picture(CAN) AIRCRAT HAD NO PICTURE ON WEATHER PPI. REPLACED PPI AND TRANSCEIVER. PPI REPLACED SECOND TIME.SDR CA961009006Detector Unit · intermittent(CAN) ON APPROACH MASTER CAUTION LIGHT AND #2 ENGINE OVERHEATING LIGHT ON. THE ENGINE OVERHEAT AND FIRE CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED. SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH CARRIED OUT, NORMAL LANDING. REPLACED FIRE DETECTION UNIT.SDR CA960919002Line · leaks(CAN) "A" SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS AIRCRAFT RETURNED, LEAK AT AFT STAIRWELL AREA RH SIDE, #2 HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURE LINE WAS TEMPORARY FIX, REPLACED.SDR ABXA9600621Oil Clog Light · illuminatedDURING FLIGHT, RIGHT OIL STRAINER CLOGGING ANNUNCIATOR CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RIGHT THROTTLE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE, LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, PRECAUTIONARY SHUT-DOWN OF RIGHT ENGINE WAS ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL SCREEN, MEGGED THE WIRESSDR CA960919004Probe · broken wire(CAN) #2 ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN CLIMB DUE TO OIL TEMPERATURE AT ALLOWABLE MAXIMUM. BROKEN GROUND WIRE AT PROBE.SDR CA960925004Battery · overheat(CAN) APU START UP MAIN AIRCRAFT BATTERY OVERTEMP/THERMAL RUNAWAY. SMOKE IN PASSENGER CABIN. CFR CALLED. REPLACED.SDR CA960826014Valve · open(CAN) AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE AFTER OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATION IN CLIMB OUT. FOUND FUEL HEAT VALVE PARTIALLY OPEN. REPLACED.SDR CA960925006Valve · sticking(CAN) ON CLIMB #1 ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE INCREASED TO 126 DEGREES CELSIUS. BY INCREASING POWER TO MAX CONTINUOUS IT CAME TO 120 DEGREES CELSIUS. DURING DESCENT FUEL FLOW AT 7500 PPH TEMPERATURE REMAINED AT 120 DEGREES CELSIUS. OIL TEMPERATURE BULB AND PLUG CHESDR CA960826001Boss Nut · loose(CAN) ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOSS IN FLIGHT. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND AIRCRAFT DIVERTED. POST FLIGHT INSPECITON FOUND BANJO BOLT LOOSE ON THE OIL BYPASS BOSS. BANJO BOLT TIGHTENED AND ENGINE GROUND RUN SERVICEABLE.SDR CA960827007Bulb · burnt(CAN) AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE ON TAKEOFF. FOUND E & E DOOR OPEN, DOOR CLOSED. FOUND DOOR INDICATION LIGHT ON FLIGHT DECK BRUNED OUT. REPLACED.SDR CA960827008Wire · shorted(CAN) LH WING BODY OVERHEAT LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER, AIRCRAFT DIVERTED. WIRE HAD CHAFED THROUGH AND WAS SHORTING OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WIRE CONNECTED TO D866 OF SENSING ELEMENT M276 "OVHT DET SECTION 58" AT THE APU SHROUD AREA. REPLACED.SDR USAAD96113Oil Press Sw · leakingFLT 458 - LGA-ROC - DURING CRUISE, APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROC, THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. OIL QUANTITY BEGAN TO DECREASE, AND OIL TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO RISE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT ROC. SSDR CA960812008Bearing · corroded(CAN) NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK IN THE UP POSITION. RETRACT CYLINDER UPPER ATTACH CASTING OUTER RACE DEFORMED AND CASTING CORRODED. CORROSION REMOVED AND BEARING REPLACED.SDR CA960826003Bearing · corroded(CAN) NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK IN THE UP POSITION. RETRACT CYLINDER UPPER ATTACH CASTING OUTER RACE DEFORMED AND CORRODED. CORROSION REMOVED AND BEARING REPLACED.SDR CA960826012Engine · failed(CAN) DURING CLIMBOUT, THE START VALVE OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED, #3 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, OIL PRESSURE STARTED TO DROP, FOLLOWED BY A DECAY IN N1 AND N2 WITH AN INCREASE IN EGT. ENGINE FAILURE AND SHUTDOWN DRILL AND CHECKLIST ACCOMPLISHED. AIRCRSDR ORJA9647Relief Valve · inoperativeDURING TAXI, LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW 40 PSI. SHUT DOWN ENGINE, RETURNED TO GATE. REPLACED LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VLV IAW WITH MM 79-20-03. OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)SDR EIAA9627Throttle Linkage · looseDEN - LEFT ENGINE THROTTLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO POWER REDUCTION ON DESCENT, PERFORMED ENGINE SECURING CHECKLIST. FOUND LEFT ENGINE FCU THROTTLE LINKAGE ATTACH BOLT BACKED OUT. INSPECTED BOLT, NUT AND LINKAGE ATTACH POINT. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REATTACHED LINKASDR 9616859613Epr Transmitter · failedDURING TAKEOFF, THE NR 1 ENGINE EPR INDICATOR BECAME INOPERATIVE. CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE EPR TRANSMITTER, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.SDR CA960808106Fuel Control · faulty(CAN) ON TAKEOFF, ADVANCED THRUST LEVERS TO NORMAL SPOOL UP POSITION, ENGINE ACCELERATION NORMAL, CONTINUED TO ADVANCE THRUST LEVERS, #2 ENGINE ACCELERATION WAS A LITTLE SLOWER THAN #1 ENGINE, THEN AS THRUST LEVERS ADVANCED, #2 ENGINE ASSUMED CONTINUOUS POWER SDR CA960801007Pump · leaking(CAN) DURING CLIMB A SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. AIRCRAFT LANDED USING B SYSTEM. FLUID FROM #2 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP REPALCED. #1 PUMP REPLACED AS PRECAUTION.SDR CA960801006Flow Limiter · failed(CAN) ON APPROACH A SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DECREASED TO ZERO. LANDING CARRIED OUT USING B SYSTEM. FLAP FLOW LIMITER HAD FAILED, REPLACED.SDR VSTA9607004Bleed Valve · missingEPR CHECK READINGS NR 2 ENGINE UNSATISFACTORY, 13TH STAGE COMPRESSOR BLEED VALVE BROKE LOOSE FROM NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR CASE. ENGINE CHANGE REQUIRED.SDR CA960729003Hinge · cracked(CAN) ON COMPLIANCE WITH AD 96-10-06, A 12 INCH CRACK WAS DETECTED ON THE FORWARD LOWER GALLEY LOWER HINGE. REPLACED.SDR 9615699944Oil Pres Reg Vlv · malfunctionedDURING DESCENT, THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DECREASED TO 20 PSI AND LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL PROCEDURES AND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF LEFT ENGINE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ORIGINAL DESTINATION AND LANDEDSDR CA960725102Capacitor · burnt(CAN) DURING FLIGHT CREW REPORTED LEFT SIDE WINDOW HEATER DID NOT WORK . WORKED AFTER CB RESETTHIRTY MINUTES AFTER ARRIVAL CREW REPORTED ELECTRICAL SMOKE AND SMELLL ON THE FLIGHT DECK LH SIDE WINDOW HEATER WIRE BROKEN AT THE LOWER WINDOW TERMINAL STRIP. LH SISDR 96UAL900523Hyd Fluid · lostCREW REPORTS, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF 'A' SYSTEM HYDRAULICS ON FLAP RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF. RECEIVED LEADING EDGE AMBER INTRANSIT LIGHT AND NUMBER THREE FLAP LIGHT ON OVERHEAD PANEL.SDR CA960711008Breaker · burnt(CAN) AIRCRAFT RETURNED AFTER ENGINE START DUE #1 GENERATOR WOULD NOT GO ON LINE. REPLACED BUS TIE BREAKER.SDR 9614999969Fuel Flow Ind · malfunctionedDURING CRUISE FLIGHT, LEFT ENGINE FUEL FLOW BEGAN ERRATIC FLUCTUATIONS BETWEEN 4,000 LBS AND 6,000 LBS. A PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED LEFT ENGINE SDR CA960719101Cells · melted(CAN) ON WALKAROUND CREW REPORTED HOT PLASTIC BURNING SMELL IN CABIN. FOUND BATTERY OVERHEATED. REPLACED.SDR GTIA96NK175Fuel Control · out of trimLOG PAGE 07467. ABORTED TAKEOFF. NR 1 ENGINE WOULD NOT PRODUCE TAKEOFF POWER MAX EPR 1.93 MAX N1 94.1 PERCENT, N2 100.1 PERCENT. CHECKED PT2 LINES FOR LEAKS, BLEW OUT (CLEANED). PERFORMED ENGINE TRIM RUN PER MM 71-00. ALL INDCATIONS CHECK NORMAL. LOCAL TSDR AWXA960331Engine · bird strikeLAS - FLT 0981 - ABORTED TAKEOFF. BIRD STRIKE ON TAKEOFF ROLL. LEFT HAND FORWARD PART OF A/C. C/W AWA FORM 382 FOD INSPECTION PARAGRAPH A, SECTIONS 1 AND 2. FOD DID NOT ENTER ENGINE AND NO DAMAGE NOTED. (X)SDR CA960729004Clamp · failed(CAN) LOST HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AND PRESSURE ON "A" SYSTEM ON TAXI AFTER LANDING. BOTH ENGINES SHUT DOWN. HYDRAULIC LEAK FROM RETURN FILTER. NEW FILTER HOUSING CLAMP AND SEAL INSTALLED, LEAK CHECK CARRIED OUT SERVICEABLE.SDR AWXA960320Engine · overtempPHX/ONT - FLT 2622 - AIR TURNBACK. NR 1 ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE CLIMBED TO 118 DEGREES AT CRUISE, 123 CELSIUS ON DESCENT, 140 CELSIUS FOR 10 MINUTES AT 110 FEET. POWER UP TEMPERATURE NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE PER R5M71003, RIGGED PER CARD F5M7SDR EIAA9619Fitting · brokenKTN - AFTER TAKEOFF, RIGHT ENGINE EPR REDUCED TO 1.6 (FROM 2) AND EGT CLIMBED TO 565 C. N1 DROPPED FROM 95 PERCENT TO 85 PERCENT. OIL PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. RETURNED TO PAKT. FOUND PS4 MANIFOLD FITTING ON PRBC BROKEN IN HALF. REPLACED FITTING. PERFORMED ENSDR CKSA96064Engine · flamed outNR 2 ENGINE FLAMED OUT AT FL370 WHILE CROSS FEEDING FROM ENGINES NR 1 AND NR 3. NR 2 ENGINE BOOST PUMPS OFF, NORMAL INFLIGHT RESTART WITH BOOST PUMPS ON. INSPECTED ENGINE IAW MM CHAPTER 72-00, OPS CHECKED GOOD ON ENGINE RUN.SDR 9614899925Transmitter · malfunctionedNR 1 EPR INDICATION FROZE AT 1.55 ON TAKEOFF ROLL. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE EPR TRANSMITTER WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT.SDR 9614589910Bleed Ck Vlv · leakingNR 2 ENGINE FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES DURING TAKEOFF AND CLIMB. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED A LEAKING 8TH STAGE BLEED CHECK VALVE WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT.SDR 96UAL900460O-Ring Seal · deterioratedON TAKEOFF, NR ONE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WENT TO 85 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH. IN CLIMB, OIL TEMPERATURE INCREASED. REDUCED POWER AND OIL QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO . LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT FLASHED. RETURNED TO FIELD. SMOKE FROM ENGINE REPORTED BY TOWER. SHUT DOWNSDR AU960922Floorbeam · corroded(AUS) LEVEL 2 CORROSION ON LOWER `T' OF FLOORBEAM AT FUSELAGE STN 937.SDR AU960923Angle · corroded(AUS) LEVEL 2 EXFOLIATION CORROSION AT BOTTOM OF `T' ANGLE (ATTACHMENT ANGLE) OF FUSELAGE TO CANTED PRESSURE PANEL IN RH WHEEL WELLSDR CA960624002Wire · misinstalled(CAN) ON GROUND AND BOTH GENERATORS TRIPPED OFF WITH STANDBY POWER AS WELL, THEN ALL RETURNED TO NORMAL. ON TAXI SAME THING HAPPENED. ON DESCENT NEXT FLIGHT SAME, LOSS POWER BETWEEN 500' AND 200' BEFORE ALL POWER RETURNED TO NROMAL. REPLACED GENERATOR POWER CSDR 96ZZZX4918Bearing · failedJFK - FLT 766 - INVESTIGATION OF NR 3 ENGINE, S/N 1545, SHUT DOWN DUE TO OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATION REVEALED THE NR 3 BEARING, MFG P/N 57796, RIVETS FRACTURED LIBERATING METAL PARTICLES INTO OIL SYSTEM. THE NR 3 BEARING WAS REPLACED AND ENGINE REPAISDR SWAA960501Oil Filter · contaminatedNUMBER 2 ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT, THROTTLE RETARDED, NO HELP. CREW PERFORMED ENGINE SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT BHM. INSPECTED, REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 MAIN OIL FILTER. FOUND MINOR SDR CA980707032Tire · failed(CAN) ON TAKEOFF ROLL BETWEEN V1 AND V2, ABNORMAL VIBRATION WAS NOTICED. ON CLIMB JUST AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, A-HYD PRESSURE WAS LOST. A/C RETURNED AND LANDED. ONCE STOPPED, THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS WERE NOTED: NR 1 MAIN WHEEL FUSE PLUG RELEASED DUE TO DISSDR SWAA960471Engine · bird strikeIMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, FELT AND HEARD LOUD BANG TO AIRCRAFT WITH ASSOCIATED FUMES IN COCKPIT. INSTRUMENTS REMAINED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHX AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRDSTRIKE TO NR 1 ENGINE INLET. PERFORMED BIRDSTRIKE I
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