U/A Canada PT6A-20
Service difficulty reports · 197
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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 = 'PT6A20' 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 = 'PT6A20' 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 CA011002007Bleed Valve · failed(CAN) DROP IN ENGINE TORQUE, PROP LEVER PUSHED FORWARD, TEMPED OUT AT 35 LBS TORQUE.SDR CA010910003Compressor Wheel · failed(CAN) HOT START LACK OF POWER.HOT SECTION REMOVED FROM POWER OLANT. SERVICEABLE HOT SECTION INSTALLED AIRCRAFT RUN CARRIED OUT. FOUND SATISFACTORY. SHROUD P/N 3020259STATOR ASSY P/N 3018490SDR AUS20010885Engine · misrepaired(AUS) FOLLOWING REPAIR FOR OVERTEMP AND FOD IN THE USA THE RT ENGINE WAS FITTED AND PREPARED FOR STARTING. THE ENGINE WAS WOUND OVER WITHOUT LIGHTING UP AND AN INTERNAL RUBBING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE ENGINE WAS PARTIALLY DISMANTLED AND INSPECTION FOUND THE COMPRSDR CA010810007Fire Detector · intermittent(CAN) ON SHORT FINAL, THE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM ON THE LEFT ENG ACTIVATED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN THE ENG & CONTINUED WITH THE LANDING. NO OTHER INDICATIONS, SUCH AS SMOKE OR FLAMES, WERE NOTICED. ON INSPECTION THE LOWER AFT FIRE DETECTOR (NR 3) WAS FOUSDR AUS20010407Line · contaminated(AUS) ENGINE FAILED DUE TO LACK OF FUEL. INVESTIGATION FOUND AIR IN THE FUEL LINE BETWEEN THE FUEL HEATER AND THE FCU. SUSPECT CAUSED BYPOOR VENTING OF THE FUEL HEADER TANK. AD/PC6/42 (PC-6-SB-171) ISENTERED INTO THE LOG BOOK AS HAVING BEEN COMPLIED WITH BUT HSDR CA010423013Bolt · sheared(CAN) BOLT ATTACHING LUG TIE ASSEMBLY (C6UFM1038-27) SHEARED. SEE DHC 1 PC + 32-15-100, ITEM 470 OF DHC-6-100.SDR AU010223Governor · failed(AUS) PROPELLER REVERSE GOVERNOR IDLER GEAR BEARING COLLAPSED. METALCONTAMINATION OF ENGINE.SDR 20001222SH007Seal · leakingPILOT ABORTED FLIGHT DUE TO SMELL OF SMOKE IN CABIN. FOUND SUPERCHARGER SEAL LEAKING OIL INTO AIRCRAFT SILENCER. THIS MIXTURE OF OIL AND BLEED AIR CAUSED SMOKE TO ENTER CABIN. (X)SDR AU001209Bracket · failed(AUS) ENGINE GAS GENERATOR OUTER CASE BRACKET BROKE OF THE CASE LEAVING TWO HOLES OF APPROXIMATELY 9.525MM (0.375IN) IN THE CASE. THE BRACKET IS WELDED TO THE GAS GENERATOR CASE AND IS USED TOSUPPORT THE FORWARD FIRESEAL BULKHEAD ASSEMBLY.SDR CA001110003Pump · failed(CAN) FUEL PUMP FAILED. (X)SDR CA010110013Clamp · failed(CAN) DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING AT YELLOWKNIFE AIRPORT, THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO REDUCE POWER FROM CRUISE SETTING AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. AFTER LANDING THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED, AND RAN NORMALLY UNTIL POWER WAS BROUGHT UP. POWER ONCE AGAIN COULD NOT BE REDSDR CA001027017Arm · failed(CAN) THE SIX ATTACH HOLES ARE COUNTERSUNK TOO DEEP FOR THE INTENDED FASTENERS (PLT110-6) IF INSTALLED THIS ITEM COULD COME LOOSE RESULTING IN LOSS OF LT ELEVATOR CONTROL. CONCERNED ABOUT MOR IN SAME BATCH IN SERVICE. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTO COPY.SDR AU000615Terminal · faulty(AUS) DURING CRUISE, THE ENGINE T5 INDICATOR FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 500 DEGREES CELSIUS AND 630 DEGREES CELSIUS. INVESTIGATION FOUND A DEFECTIVE WIRING JOINT AT THE ENGINE TERMINAL. (X)SDR AU000702Exciter · failed(AUS) LEFT ENGINE IGNITION EXCITER FAILED. INVESTIGATION ALSO FOUND THAT AN ATTACHMENT POINT HAD FAILED. (X)SDR CA000926008Sleeve · missing(CAN) BOMBARDIER NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE CF-80-03R. SLEEVE MISSING FROM SWAGED AREA OF ROD ENDS. ROD PURCHASED NEW AS A SPARE PART. (X)SDR CA000824019Rib · wrong part(CAN) PART IS STAMPED WITH P/N C6W1035-S14 BUT IT IS NOT THIS PART.SDR AU000557Strut · corroded(AUS) LEFT WING STRUT CORRODED IN AN AREA LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 355.6 MM (14 INCHES) OUTBOARD FROM THE LOWER ATTACHMENT FITTING ON THE AFT WEB. FOUND DURING INSPECTION IAW AD/DHC6/58 AND SB 6-474. (X)SDR CA000824018Spar · wrong part(CAN) PART IS STAMPED WITH P/N C6WM1147-27 BUT IS NOT THIS PART.SDR AU000563Fire Detector · faulty(AUS) RIGHT ENGINE GEARBOX FIRE DETECTOR FAULTY. LOW RESISTANCE.SDR CA000621009Attach Fitting · corroded(CAN) LEVEL 3 CORROSION FOUND ON PLATE BETWEEN ATTACH POINTS.SDR CA000530013Pump · jammed(CAN) HYDRAULIC HAND PUMP JAMMED.SDR CA000824017Rib · wrong part(CAN) PART IS STAMPED WITH P/N C6W1035-S14 BUT IS NOT THIS PART. PART IS CERTIFIED BY STAN GROTEK OF BOMBARDIER ON 24-0078 FORM. WRONG PART FOR THIS PART NUMBER APPLICATION.SDR CA000530012Beta Switch · failed(CAN) NR 2 ENGINE BETA BACK UNSERVICEABLE, PROPELLER REVERSES WITH NO BLUE LIGHT IN TEST MODE.SDR 20000620SH005Coupler · shearedEXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING CRUISE AT 4,500 FEET. AFTER SOME TROUBLESHOOTING ON THE GROUND, FOUND IT TO BE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, PARTICULARLY THE DRIVE COUPLING. THE SPLINES WERE DAMAGED (SHEARED) ENOUGH THAT IT ALLOWED TOO MUCH PLAY AND THE SDR CA000516017Actuator · seized(CAN) THE CREW ON A TRAINING FLIGHT NOTICED, AFTER A NUMBER OF TIMES CYCLING THE GEAR, THE GEAR HANDLE RED LIGHT REMAINING ON. AS THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED .MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR SEIZED IN THE PARTIALLYSDR CA000530023Rod · cracked(CAN) FLIGHT CONTROL ROD FROM BELLCRANK TO AILERON FOUND CRACKED. ROD REPLACED.SDR CA000419010Shunt · broken(CAN) BAKELITE BASE MOUNTING PADS CRACKED ALLOWING R/H LOADMETER SHUNT TO MOVE FORWARD ENOUGH TO ALLOW SHUNT WIRE TERMINALS TO TOUCH HEAT SINK CONTAINING REVERSE CURRENT DIODE.RT AMMETER INDICATION WAS INTERMITTANTLY LOST. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE LOADSDR CA000306009Armature · misoverhauled(CAN) PUMP WAS SENT FOR OVERHAUL. INTERNAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE ARMATURE HAD BEEN MODIFIED BY REDUCING THE ARMATURE SHAFT SIZE AND SUBSTITUTING THE ORIGINAL BEARING WITH A COMMERCIAL BEARING THAT HAD THE SAME OUTSIDE DIAMETER, BUT A SMALLER INSIDE DIASDR AU000305Pedal · broken(AUS) RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL BRAKE CONTROL OPERATING LEVER FAILED. PEDAL WAS FOUND TO BE A PRE-MOD TYPE.SDR CA990927041Actuator Nut · separated(CAN) THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THREADED INSERT OF THE ACTUATOR NUT (P/N 115-810029) HAD BEEN PULLED OUT ABOUT 1.50 INCHES; THUS, RESTRICTING THE PULLING ACTION OF THE ACTUATOR SCREW.SDR CA851022001Ignition Unit · failed(CAN) PRIMARY IGNITION VIBRATOR FAILED.SDR 99ZZZX3064Warning Light · illuminatedRIGHT ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS EN ROUTE TO PICK UP PASSENGERS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HOME BASE. DOM REMOVED CHIP DETECTOR AND FOUND TINY SLIVERS OF METAL ACROSS CONTACTS. SPECIAL OIL SAMPLE TAKEN AND SENT TO LAB. OSDR 99ZZZX2231Fuel Controller · failedFUEL CONTROLLER FAILED IN-FLIGHT AND DROPPED FUEL PRESSURE TO MIN-FLOW.SDR AU990419Turbine · damaged(AUS) LEFT ENGINE FAILED WITH AN EXPLOSIVE SOUND AND SPARKS FROM THE EXHAUST. INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE POWER SECTION.SDR AU990748Blade · failed(AUS) LEFT ENGINE FAILED. INVESTIGATION FOUND FAILURE OF ONE COMPRESSOR TURBINE BLADE DUE TO FATIGUE. DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE OTHER BLADES.SDR CA990715015Line · leaking(CAN) AIRCRAFT PARKED FOR 5 MONTHS. ON INSPECTION, NOTED THAT FUEL WAS RUNNING DOWN STRUT. FUEL WAS NOTED COMING FROM STEEL BRAIDED LINE. TYPE 601 LINE MFD 2Q90.SDR 99ZZZX1944Coupling · crackedFATIGUE CRACKS DETECTED IN MAGNETIC INSPECTION.SDR CA990219014Turbine Wheel · spalled(CAN) DURING TAKEOFF, THE PILOT NOTICED A TEMPORARY TORQUE INCREASE FROM NR 2 ENGINE. THE THROTTLE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE AND THE FLIGHT WAS ABORTED. DURING ENGINE RUN DOWN, THE NR 2 PROPELLER WAS SLOWING DOWN IN AN ERRATIC MANNER. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUNDSDR CA990210001Data Plate · mismarked(CAN) STARTER/GENERATOR REMOVED FOR OVERHAUL. THE DATA PLATE WAS STAMPED AS A 23048-006, HOWEVER, IT IS ACTUALLY A-018 (BEECH EQUIVALENT IS 100-389005-11). WHEN PHYSICALLY INSPECTED, IT HAD THE WRONG BRUSHES INSTALLED. THE DASH 006 IS A 200 AMP GENERATOR WSDR CA990119003Bracket · cracked(CAN) CRACK FOUND ON THE LEFT INBOARD ELEVATOR SUPPORT BRACKET. THE CRACK RADIATED FROM THE LOWER RIGHT BOLT HOLE TO THE WEB OPENING.SDR CA990111018Liner · failed(CAN) DURING FLIGHT, NR 1 ENGINE SURGED AND A BANG WAS HEARD, BUT ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. THE CABIN THEN FILLED WITH SMOKE, BLEED AIR VALVES WERE CLOSED. THERE WERE TWO MORE SURGES AND BANGS WITH THE FUEL FLOW RISING. THE ENG WAS SHUTDOWN AND ACFSDR AU981661Wing Tip · lightning strike(AUS) DURING CRUISE, LIGHTNING DISCHARGED ONTO THE LEFT HAND WING TIP. INVESTIGATION FOUND DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE OUTBOARD WING TIP PLASTIC FAIRING AND MINOR TRAILING EDGE DAMAGE AT THE EXIT POINT LOCATED ON THE LEFT HAND WING TRAILING EDGE APPROXIMATELY 3SDR CA981230019Connector · contaminated(CAN) JUST AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN GEAR SELECTED UP, THE GEAR STAYED DOWN AND THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED OK. THE RIGHT GEAR SAFETY SWITCH CANNON CONNECTOR WAS DISCONNECTED AND CLEANED.SDR CA981230001Spreader Bar · broken(CAN) WHILE ADJUSTING THE FLOAT FLYING WIRES, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FLOATS WOULD SPRING OUTWARD AND AFT. SPREADER BAR FOUND BROKEN. FRACTURE WAS INSIDE THE FLOAT AND COULD NOT BE SEEN WITH FLYING WIRES ATTACHED. FLYING WIRES WERE HOLDING FLOATS TOGETHER.SDR CA981202002Bracket · corroded(CAN) ELEVATOR HINGE BRACKETS FOUND WITH EXFOLIATION CORROSION. LESS THAN HALF OF THE MATERIAL REMAINING.SDR CA981202003Rib · corroded(CAN) HEAVY CORROSION FOUND ON THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CENTER RIB. SPOT WELDS WERE DELAMINATED THREE-QUARTERS OF THE LENGTH OF THE PART.SDR CA981207021Skin · cracked(CAN) CRACK FOUND ON SKIN UNDER LOWER VHF BLADE ANTENNA. SERVICE BULLETIN 6/305 IN REGARD TO THIS AREA HAD NOT BEEN CARRIED OUT.SDR AU981551Control Cable · broken(AUS) ELEVATOR TRIM CABLE BROKEN AT TRIM DRUM.SDR CA981125027Armature · wrong part(CAN) THE WRONG ARMATURE WAS FOUND IN THE STARTER/GENERATOR DURING OVERHAUL. THE ARMATURE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A 23048-1031. THE ARMATURE USED BELONGS TO AN APC 250SG SERIES STARTER/GENERATOR AND IS NOT APPROVED FOR THE LSI LUCAS STARTER/GENERATOR.SDR 99ZZZX1369Ignition Exciter · failedUNIT RECEIVED AS OVERHAULED UNIT AND INSTALLED ON RT ENGINE OF C-90 KINGAIR. UNIT FAILED AFTER ONE START. FROM APPEARANCE OF EXTERIOR OF EXCITER, IT MAKES YOU WONDER WHAT THE INTERIOR LOOKS LIKE. FAULTY, SLOPPY OF SOLDERING ON EXTEIROR OF CASE. TAGS ON THE
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