U/A Canada PT6A-42
Service difficulty reports · 396
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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 = 'PT6A42' 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 = 'PT6A42' 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 AU981015Bearing · failed(AUS) LEFT ENGINE NR 4 BEARING CAGE FAILED. METAL CONTAMINATION OF OIL SYSTEM.SDR 98ZZZX2190Fuel Pump · failedDURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE RT ENGINE FLAMED OUT AND WOULD NOT RESTART IN-FLIGHT. AFTER A SAFE LANDING, THE ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY. HOWEVER, WHEN POWERED UP TO 100 PERCENT, THE ENGINE WOULD IMMEDIATELY FLAME OUT. INSPECTION REVEALED THE HIGH PRESSURE, ENGINESDR AU980751Windshield · cracked(AUS) PILOT'S WINDSCREEN OUTER PLY CRACKED. PART TOTAL CYCLES: 1,967.SDR AU980157Brake Disc · worn(AUS) RH OUTBOARD BRAKE ROTOR CRACKED. RH OUTBOARD WHEEL CRACKED AT BRAKE DRIVE LUG.SDR AU980043Wire · broken(AUS) LH MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH WIRE BROKEN.SDR AU971653Switch · mis installed(AUS) LH AND RH BLEED AIR SENSE LINES TRANSPOSED. LH LINE CONNECTED TO RH SWITCH AND VICE VERSA. A HOLE IN THE RH SENSE LINE ACTIVATED THE LH BLEED AIR WARNING. SEE MDR 97/1609 FOR MORE INFORMATION.SDR AU971609Switch · mis wired(AUS) LH BLEED AIR WARNING SWITCH PRESSURE LINE TRANSPOSED WITH RH SWITCH. RH BLEED AIR SENSE LINE CONTAINED A SMALL HOLE WHICH HAD ACTIVATED THE (INCORRECT) WARNING LIGHT. PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERROR.SDR AU971563Hose · failed(AUS) OXYGEN SYSTEM ON/OFF CONTROL CABLE FAILED. OXYGEN SYSTEM REMAINED ON FOR AN EXTENDED TIME CAUSING THE SUPPLY HOSE TO THE CASUALTY OXYGEN MASK TO RUPTURE AND ALLOWING THE OXYGEN SYSTEM TO DISCHARGE TO 0PSI.SDR AU971528Diode · shorted(AUS) FIRE AUDIO BOX DIODE SHORT CIRCUITED.SDR AU971516Switch · intermittent(AUS) LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK MICROSWITCH INTERMITTENT OPERATION.SDR AU971515Windshield · bird strike(AUS) BIRDSTRIKE ON RH WINDSCREEN. NIL DAMAGE.SDR AU971439Blade · fod(AUS) LH PROPELLER BLADE TIP BENT. BLOOD ON THE BLADE LEADS TO THE ASSUMPTION OF AND ANIMAL STRIKE.SDR AU970834Trim System · malfunction(AUS) ELEVATOR TRIM FAULTY - MAINTENANCE CHECKS COULD FIND NO FAULTSWITH THE TRIM SYSTEM - SUSPECT CAUSED BY ICINGSDR AU970833Rudder System · malfunction(AUS) RUDDER BOOST SYSTEM FAULTY - MAINTENANCE CHECKS OF SYSTEM COULD FIND NO FAULTSSDR AU970666Landing Gear · faulty(AUS) LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM FAULTY - UNABLE TO MOVE EMERGENCY EXTENSION LEVER - LANDING GEAR 60AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED - CIRCUIT BREAKER RESET, EMERGENCY SYSTEM DISENGAGED AND LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY - INSPECTION COULD FIND NO APPARENT DEFECTSDR AU970387Motor · shorted(AUS) HYDRAULIC POWER PACK ELECTRIC MOTOR COMMUTATOR SHORT CIRCUITEDSDR CA970528029Windshield · cracked(CAN) WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 15,000 FEET THE RIGHT HAND WINDSHIELD WAS SEEN TO CRACK AND DELAMINATE OVER A 2 X 3 SQUARE INCH AREA. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE WINDSHIELD, ADJACENT TO THE WINDSHIELD HEAT INPUT TERMINAL.SDR CA970401009Windshield · failed(CAN) AIRCRAFT HAD CLIMBED TO FL 230 WITH THE WINDSHIELD HEAT ON. SHORTLY AFTER THE HEAT WAS TURNED OFF A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND THE LT WINDSHIELD SHATTERED INTO A RIVER OF LATTICE-LIKE CRACKS ON THE INNER LAMINATIONS. WINDSHIELD HAD BEEN INSTALLED 18 MONTSDR AU970370Clip · cracked(AUS) CLIPS ATTACHING CHANNEL TO STRINGERS AT REAR PRESSURE BULKHEAD CRACKED ON LH SIDE - CLIP PNO 8050-30, PNO 8050-31, PNO 8050-32,PNO 8050-33 AND PN0 8050-36SDR CA970319002Actuator · failed(CAN) THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR UP. THE NOSE GEAR UNLOCKED BUT DID NOT GO UP. THE MAINS REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED. THIS AIRCRAFT HAD THE AVIA DESIGN LANDING GEAR STC SA4378WP ALTHOUGH THE MOTOR IS AN ORIGINAL BEECH PART NUMBER.SDR AU970192Hose · contaminated(AUS) RH AIRCONDITION SYSTEM ENGINE DRIVEN FREON COMPRESSOR SUCTION AND PRESSURE HOSES CONTAMINATED WITH RUBBER PARTICLES - SUSPECT DEBRIS FROM INCORRECT MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE - FORWARD AND REAR EVAPORATOR TRANSFER VALVES ALSO CONTAMINATEDSDR CA970318005Fuel Contrl Unit · faulty(CAN) ENGINE TORQUE AND TEMPERATURE CONTINUED TO INCREASE AS THROTTLE WAS RETARDED. PILOT SELECTED THROTTLE TO OFF POSITION, TEMPERATURE STILL INCREASED. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND FUEL CONTROL UNIT FAULTY. FCU WAS REPLACED.SDR AU970198Flap · damaged(AUS) LH OUTBOARD WING FLAP DAMAGED - SPAR BENT AND SKIN CREASED -INVESTIGATION FOUND A DEAD HARE ON THE RUNWAYSDR CA970228007Hp Bleed Valve · faulty(CAN) ON DESCENT THERE WERE TWO LOUD BANGS FROM #1 ENGINE AND A FLASH OF FLAME FROM THE ENGINE EXHAUST DUCT. AFTER FIVE SECONDS THIS EVENT REPEATED ITSELF. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS CARRIED OUT. POST FLIGHT INVESTIGATION FOUND THESDR AU970128Windshield · cracked(AUS) CO-PILOTS WINDSHIELD OUTER LAMINATION CRACKED IN TOP RH CORNER -WINDSHIELD WAS DELAMINATING PRIOR TO CRACKING (THE DELAMINATION WAS WITHIN MANUFACTURERS LIMITS)SDR AU970122Brake Disc · failed(AUS) RH OUTBOARD BRAKE DISC BROKEN - BROKEN PIECE OF DISC DAMAGED WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND BRAKE BACKPLATE - WHEEL JAMMEDSDR AU970103Wire · faulty(AUS) HF INSTALLATION SUSPECT FAULTY - INSUFFICIENT PROTECTION OF 22GAWIRE CONNECTING THE LAMP TO THE 15AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER - IF THE22GA WIRE SHORT CIRCUITS TO THE AIRFRAME IT IS SUSPECTED THAT THE 15AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD NOT TRIP ALLOWING THE WIRE TO THENSDR AU970121Brake Disc · failed(AUS) LH OUTBOARD BRAKE ROTATING DISC BROKEN - ONE SEGMENT CRACKED AND FELL OUT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO WHEELSDR 97ZZZX1889Idler Gear · failedPILOT REPORTED AIR COND INOP. MAINT SUSPECTED 'QUILL SHAFT' HAD SHEARED. REMOVED AND FOUND SHAFT IN SERVICEABLE CONDITION. REMOVAL OF ACCESSORY CASE FOUND IDLER GEAR HAD FAILED RESULTING IN LOSS OF DRIVE FOR AIR/COND COMP. NO REASON FOR FAILURE HAS BEEN DESDR CA970110004Lighting Panel · shorted(CAN) WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT SMOKE WAS NOTED COMING FROM THE RIGHT HAND SAT/COMM AUDIO PANEL LOCATED IN THE CABIN. CIRCUIT BREAKERS PULLED AND THE PANEL WAS REPLACED AFTER A SAFE LANDING.SDR 97ZZZX864Fuel Filter · froze upPRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN FOR FLUCTUATING TORQUE AND WP. UPON INSPECTION, DETERMINED THE RIGHT FUEL SEDIMENT BOWL (FIREWALL FILTER) CONTAINED A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF ICE CRYSTALS TO RESTRICT FUEL FLOW. DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED, AND REINSTALLED FILTER ELEMENTS/ASSESDR CA961223006Engine · making metal(CAN) DURING FLIGHT #2 ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR ILLUMINATED. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR INVESTIGATION. REPORT TO FOLLOW.SDR CA961218005Switch · failed(CAN) THIS AIRCRAFT'S ELECTRICAL LANDING GEAR SYSTEM HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT DID NOT COME ON WHEN THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THUS, THE PILOT HAD TO DO SEVERAL GEAR CYCLES AND A FLY-BY. HE LANDED OK. THE NOSE SDR CA961016007Exhaust Stack · cracked(CAN) EXHAUST STACK FOUND CRACKED ALONG THE OUTBOARD WELD SEAM, APPROXIMATELY 5, 1/4" LONG. THIS STACK HAD BEEN REPLACED IN MAY 1995.SDR AU961168Compressor Blade · fod(AUS) RH ENGINE COMPRESSOR FIRST STAGE BLADES DAMAGED BY FOD - AIRCRAFTHAD PREVIOUSLY OPERATED FROM GRAVEL STRIPSSDR AU961187Skin · delaminated(AUS) WING SKIN DELAMINATED - FOUND DURING INSPECTION IAW AD/BEECH200/43 AMDT5 (BEECH SB 2040 REV 3)SDR AU960591Fire Detector · contam-water(AUS) RH ENGINE FIRE DETECTOR ACTIVATED DUE TO MOISTURE ON THE SENSORS - FIRE BOTTLE DISCHARGEDSDR AU960625Switch · failed(AUS) LH MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK MICROSWITCH INTERNAL FAILURESDR AU960328Valve · faulty(AUS) PRESSURISATION SYSTEM LH FLOW PACK LOW ON FLOW - RH FLOW PACK SOLENOID STICKING CAUSING INTERMITTENT OPERATION - BLEED AIR DUCTFAIL LIGHT WIRE LOOSESDR 97ZZZX1014Control Rod · hung upLEFT ENGINE CRUISE POWER REMAINED STEADY AFTER PILOT PULLED BACK POWER LEVER TO BEGIN DESCENT. ENGINE REACHED HIGH TORQUE LIMIT AND HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN IN-FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ENGINE AND FOUND THE COTTER PIN ON THE CASTELLATED NUT RETAINING THE FCU SDR 96ZZZX1377Gearshaft · shearedPILOT REPORTED A LOW FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT FOLLOWED BY AN AUTOFEATHER ON LEFT ENGINE. PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENCE. UPON INVESTIGATION, NOTED THE OIL LEVEL LOW, THERE WAS OIL IN THE EXHAUST CASE, AND METAL PARTICLES AND FLAKES PRESENT INSDR AU960688Ring · missing(AUS) ENGINE POWER TURBINE DISC NO3 BEARING COVER PNO 3103204-01 MOVED REARWARDS CONTACTING THE 2ND STAGE POWER TURBINE DISC RIM PNO3029313 - SUSPECT RETAINING RING PNO AS3218-173 NOT FITTED AT LAST ASSEMBLY - PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERRORSDR 96ZZZX28Bearing · spalledDURING PRE-FLIGHT WHILE TURNING RIGHT PROPELLER, HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM POWER SECTION. INSPECTED CHIP DETECTOR AND MAIN OIL SCREEN AND FOUND SMALL QUANTITIES OF METAL. REMOVED POWER SECTION FOR REPAIR. FOUND NR 4 BEARING RACE STARTING TO SPALL. SDR CA951116025Blades · fractured(CAN)DURING CRUISE AT 13,000 FEET THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY TORQUE DROPPING TO "0". AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS MADE. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THE CAUSE OF THE INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN (IFSD) WAS DUE TO THE RELEASE OF 2 COMPRESSOR TURSDR 95ZZZX5256Engine · failedENGINE FAILED DURING LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT AT 13,000 FEET MSL. NO WARNING OR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO SUDDEN POWER LOSS. SECURED ENGINE AND LANDED. CAUSE OF FAILURE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. ENGINE IS TO BE RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER FOR INSPECTION AND SDR 95ZZZM222Vane Ring · failedON CLIMB-OUT AT 16,000 FEET, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. AFTER THE LOUD BANG, THE LEFT ENGINE TEMPERATURE STARTED TO RISE AND THE ENGINE STARTED LOOSING POWER. THE ENGINE WAS THEN SHUTDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDEN
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