U/A Canada PT6A-41
Service difficulty reports · 717
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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 = 'PT6A41' 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 = 'PT6A41' 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 CA980529017Cam · broken(CAN) WHILE CARRYING OUT LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TESTS WITH THE NOSE GEAR DOORS DISCONNECTED AS PER THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL, THE CLEVIS FOR THE GEAR DOORS WAS ACCIDENTALLY ROTATED TO THE HORIZONTAL POSITION. WHEN THE LANDI NG GEAR WAS RETRACTED IT CAUGHT THE CSDR CA980519021Valve · failed(CAN) NACELLE FUEL CELL OVERPRESSURIZED DUE TO FAILURE OF CHECK VALVE CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL. CHECK VALVE REPLACED AND A/C FLOWN FOR 60 HOURS WITH NO SIGNS OF FURTHER DAMAGE.SDR CA980504005Valve · loose(CAN) PILOT REPORTED THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL AND TORQUE PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. NR 1 ENGINE PROP RPM FROM 1900 TO 1500. N1 AND ITT WERE NORMAL. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN WITHIN MINUTES. POST- FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND NR 1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE TO BE SDR 98ZZZX2245Pump Housing · erodedOIL WAS FOUND ON COWL. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE AFT EXTERNAL SCAVENGE PUMP HOUSING WAS LEAKING OIL. PUMP WAS DISASSEMBLED AND FOUND CAVITATION EROSION WHICH CAUSED A PIN HOLE THROUGH THE HOUSING.SDR AU980424Switch · out of adjust(AUS) RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR `UP' POSITION MICROSWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.SDR AU980425Switch · out of adjust(AUS) FLAP UPLIMIT MICROSWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT CAUSING THE FLAP MOTOR TO FAIL.SDR CA980406049Connector · corroded(CAN) DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE LEFT HAND (LT) WINDSHIELD HEAT DID NOT WORK. TROUBLESHOOTING OF SYSTEM REVEALED WIRES H15B8 AND H23B8 AT CANNON PLUG J195 WERE CORRODED. WIRES REPAIRED AND TESTED SERVICEABLE.SDR CA971104007Piston Rod · leaking(CAN) MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR LEAKING FLUID BETWEEN PISTON ROD AND ACTUATOR HOUSING. DISASSEMBLY OF THE ACTUATOR REVEALED CORROSION ON ROD AFFECTED THE"O" RING CAUSING THE HYDRAULIC LEAK. NEW ACTUATOR INSTALLED.SDR CA980325053Valve · damaged(CAN) DURING MAINTENANCE, LEFT WING TIP FUEL CAP WAS REMOVED AND IT WAS NOTICED THE ANTI-SYPHON VALVE WAS DAMAGED. IT APPEARS THE NOZZLE FROM THE FUEL TRUCK SOME HOW TIPPED BACK, IN TURN, BENDING AND SPLITTING THE BODY OF THE ANTI-SYPHON VALVE. THE VALVE WASSDR AU980289Screw · defective(AUS) FUEL PUMP SCREWS FAILED TORQUE CHECK IAW ROMEC SB 101SB018.SDR CA980406046Engine · failed(CAN) DURING CLIMB, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT. THE NR 1 ENGINE OVERTEMPED. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE ENGINE HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE RESULTING IN ENGINE PARTS EXITING THE ENGINE THROUGH TSDR CA980521002Socket · failed(CAN) PILOT HEAT REPORTED AS INTERMITTENT. MAINTENANCE CHECK CONFIRMED WHEN WINDSHIELD HEAT SELECTED TO NORMAL OR HIGH, VOLTAGE DROPPED OFF TO ZERO VOLTS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT CONTACT SOCKET P/N 66259-1, 1C, IN J195 DC. POWER CONNECTOR WAS OVSDR AU980205Circuit Breaker · open(AUS) FLAP MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER INTERMITTENT OPEN CIRCUIT.SDR AU980220Gear · failed(AUS) RT ENGINE REDUCTION GEARBOX PLANETARY GEAR FAILURE. METAL CONTAMINATION OF GEARBOX. GEARBOX DECOUPLED FROM POWER TURBINE. SECOND STAGE TURBINE SHED ALL BLADES CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE.SDR AU980283Engine · failed(AUS) ENGINE POWER SECTION FAILED.SDR CA980330020Valve · malfunctioned(CAN) AFTER TAKEOFF IN MINUS 42 DEGREES CENTIGRADE AND BLOWING SNOW, THE LANDING GEAR TOOK 3 CYCLE ATTEMPTS TO RETRACT. SUBSEQUENT RETRACTIONS WERE NORMAL AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED WARMER CLIMATES. BEFORE LANDING AT HOME BASE, AND GEAR EXTENSION, A NOISE SISDR CA980330019Bleed Valve · faulty(CAN) DURING CLIMB THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS TEMPERATURE LIMITED. THE NR 1 ENGINE POWER LEVER WAS STAGGERED 1 INCH BEHIND ITS NORMAL POSITION. FLIGHT CONTINUED AT REDUCED POWER TO NEXT AVAILABLE AIRPORT. NO FAULT FOUND ON GROUND RUN, BOTH BLEED VALVES (P/NS 3100922SDR CA980330018Intake · cracked(CAN) DURING DAILY INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RAM AIR RECOVERY VANE P/N 81-3103-109 WAS LOOSE AND THE NACELLE AREA WHICH SUPPORTS THE VANE WAS CRACKED. NACELLE CRACKS WERE REPAIRED PER STANDARD REPAIR PRACTICES AND NEW VANE INSTALLED.SDR AU980064Battery · leaking(AUS) ELT BATTERIES LEAKING. FOUND DURING BATTERY CHANGE.SDR 99ZZZX390Stator · failedRIGHT ENGINE FAILED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. LABRATORY REPORT FROM P & W CONTRIBUTED ENGINE FAILURE TO 1ST STAGE COMPRESSOR STATOR FAILURE. STATOR AIRFOIL FAILED DUE TO HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE.SDR 98ZZZX453Ct Vane Ring · crackedON 12-31-97, REPAIR STA (RUHR840H) PERFORMED AN HSI FOR IFL GROUP INC., ON ENGINE, SN 81488, REPLACING CT VANE WITH AN OVERHAULED ONE. 10.8 HOURS LATER, HAD A 40 DEGREE INCREASE IN ITT. IFL SPLIT THE ENGINE AND FOUND SOME TIP RUB AND THAT THE CT VANE HAD DEVSDR CA980113018Chain Keeper · missing(CAN) NOSE GEAR AFT CHAIN MASTER LINK MISSING AND ADJACENT LINK BENT, ONLY HELD ON BY ONE HOLE. REPAIRED/REPLACED.SDR AU971578Tachometer · defective(AUS) DURING AN INSPECTION OF A TURBINE TACHOMETER PRIOR TO TESTING,THE FRONT LENS WAS FOUND TO SHOW EVIDENCE OF MOISTURE CONTAMINATION (FOGGING). FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE CASE HAD BEEN SEALED WITH RTV TYPE SEALANT AND NOT HERMETICALLY SOLDER SEALESDR AU971614Tach Generator · failed(AUS) RH ENGINE N1 TACH GENERATOR DRIVE SHAFT SHEAREDSDR AU971573Transmitter · failed(AUS) DURING FLIGHT THE LT ENGINE FUEL FLOW GAUGE REDUCED INDICATION FROM 550 PPH TO 100 PPH AND DIDN'T ALTER WITH POWER CHANGES. GROUND INVESTIGATION FOUND THE LT FUEL TRANSMITTER WAS FAULTY.SDR 98ZZZX1372Filter Housing · crackedPILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AFTER 1:30 HOURS INTO FILIGHT. FOUND OIL FILTER HOUSING CRACKED.SDR AU971513Spring · faulty(AUS) RUDDER BOOST CABLE TENSION SPRING STRETCHED. INCORRECT TENSION ON THE CABLE ALLOWED THE RUDDER BOOST ACTUATOR ARM TO JAM UNDER THE LIP OF THE BULKHEAD. THE BULKHEAD WAS ALSO DAMAGED.SDR CA971015062Engine · failed(CAN) DURING CLIMB OUT THE PILOT SAW FLAMES PULSING FROM NR2 ENGINE, ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST FLIGHT BORESCOPE INSPECTION FOUND NO ABNORMALITIES. FUEL NOZZELS AND THE OIL FILTERS SDR AU971550Bearing · seized(AUS) AIRCONDITIONER BELT SNAPPED. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE AIRCONDITIONING COMPRESSOR WAS TIGHT TO TURN AND BINDING. THE ASSEMBLY WAS STRIPPED AND ONE THRUST BEARING WAS FOUND WELDED AND SEIZED.SDR CA970909003Connector · failed(CAN) DURING TROUBLESHOOTING A FAULTY RADAR, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD CONNECTOR HAD HEATED AND MELTED THE CONNECTOR MATERIAL (PLASTIC) THEREBY ALLOWING SOME CONNECTOR PINS TO MAKE CONTACT AND CAUSE A SHORT.SDR 97ZZZX3995Coupling Shaft · shearedRIGHT HAND ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN-FLIGHT DURING DESCENT INTO 1B1 AS A RESULT OF A SHEARED DRIVE SHAFT (ACCESSORY GEARBOX).SDR CA970715015Windshield · cracked(CAN) THE LEFT HAND WINDSHIELD OUTER LAMINATION CRACKED IN CRUISE FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. NO CAUSE OF CRACKING ESTABLISHED.SDR CA970916003Planetary Gear · separated(CAN) DURING FLIGHT A CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT CAME ON NR2 ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND METAL IN THE OIL FILTER. THE ENGINE WAS SENT FOR INVESTIGATION AND DISASSEMBLY OF THE REDUCTION GEARBOX SDR CA970710002Exhaust Stack · cracked(CAN) LEFT HAND EXHAUST STACK WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE WELD BETWEEN THE DEICE TUBE AND THE MAIN BODY OF THE STACK. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS INSPECTING THIS AREA.SDR 97ZZZX2905Clamp · missingFUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER IS MOUNTED TO ENGINE WITH 2 STAINLESS LINES PN 3032010 AND PN 3026779 B1; AND, IF SUPPORT CLAMP PN 30006614 IS NOT INSTALLED, LINES WILL CRACK AT WELDS CREATING A HEAVY FUEL LEAKING ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ONTO WING.SDR AU970694Bearing · failed(AUS) RH ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT (FCU) FAULTY - BEARING FAILED - FCU TO FUEL PUMP DRIVE COUPLING SHEAREDSDR AU970552Battery · failed(AUS) MAIN BATTERY LOW VOLTAGESDR CA970527006Uplock Switch · malfunctioned(CAN) PILOTS REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE LIGHTS REMAIN ON IN THE UP POSITION. INVESTIGATION FOUND A DEFECTIVE RIGHT LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH. A CONTINUITY CHECK FOUND HIGH RESISTANCE. SWITCH REPLACED.SDR AU970503Fire Detector · faulty(AUS) RH ENGINE FIRE WARNING SYSTEM FIRE DETECTOR FAULTY - SUSPECT MOISTURE INGRESS AS RAIN FELL DURING THE PREVIOUS NIGHTSDR AU971458Transceiver · faulty(AUS) HF RADIO SCRATCHY AND WEAK ON TRANSMIT.SDR CA970513024Connector · corroded(CAN) AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOTS SELECTED GEAR UP, BUT THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT CYCLE UP, TWO MORE SELECTIONS, BUT THE GEAR WOULD NOT CYCLE UP AND THE HYD PUMP RED LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON. STILL HAD THREE GREEN GEAR SAFE LIGHTS. FLY-BY TOWER CONFIRMED GEAR SDR HAIHEEA9582Engine · noisyENGINE MAKING NOISE. TIME SINCE REPAIR 0:00.SDR CA970505001Transducer · failed(CAN) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED THE #1 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE READING ZERO, NO CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATION AND ALL OTHER PARAMETERS READING NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. POST FLIGHT INVESTIGATION FOUND THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER TO BE FAULTY. THSDR 97ZZZX1745Pump · shaft failedENGINE WENT TO IDLE CUT OFF IN-FLIGHT. (FLAME OUT.) MAIN ENGINE PUMP SEIZED. ENGINE SHAFT BECAME WORN AND ROUNDED OFF SPLINES.SDR CA970408007Bleed Air Detect · failed(CAN) DURING CLIMBOUT THE BLEED AIR DETECT ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. MAINTENANCE FOUND A PREVIOUS REPAIR HAD FAILED. THE TUBING WAS REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SDR CA970523004Selector Valve · failed(CAN) GEAR WOULD NOT DROP WHEN SELECTED. GEAR DROPPED WITH EMERGENCY PROCEDURE. WITH AIRCRAFT ON JACKS, THE GEAR WOULD CYCLE UP, BUT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE HAD TO BE RELEASED MANUALLY TO GET THE GEAR TO DROP. POWER WAS FOUND GOING INTO THE VALVE BUT WAS NOT SHIFSDR 97ZZZX1328Pump · seizedLEFT ENGINE ROLLED BACK TO IDLE CUT-OFF IN FLIGHT. (FLAME OUT.) MAIN ENGINE FUEL PUMP SEIZED CAUSING ROUNDING OFF OF SPLINE ON PUMP AND DRIVE COUPLING. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED TO INCREASE FREQUENCY OF INSPECTION FOR THIS COMPONENT.SDR AU970210Detector · faulty(AUS) RH ENGINE FIRE DETECTORS (3OFF) FAULTY - DETECTOR AMPLIFIER ALSO REPLACEDSDR AU970216Windshield · cracked(AUS) PILOTS WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES - WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS OPERATING AT THE TIMESDR AU970161Battery · malfunction(AUS) BATTERY CHARGE LIGHT ILLUMINATED - BATTERY REMOVED TO BATTERY SHOP - INVESTIGATION COULD FIND NO FAULTS WITH THE BATTERY
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