JASC 8530
Service difficulty reports · 4,341
Reports filed under 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section, newest first.
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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 jasc_code = '8530' 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 jasc_code = '8530' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC
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SDR 2017FA0000247Exhaust Valve · failedAFTER THE ACFT CRASHED, REMOVED COWLING AND FOUND THAT UPPER AND LOWER CRANKCASE SUSTAINED DAMAGE AT THE NR 4 CYLINDER. THE UPPER SECTION OF NR 4 CYLINDER, PISTON AND WRIST PIN WHERE MISSING FROM THE WRECKAGE. REMOVED WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE NR 4 CYLINDER FROMSDR NI6R201706110039Rocker Shaft · failedAFTER RETARDANT DROP, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED OIL STREAMING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE RH RADIAL ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, AND AN IFE DECLARED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE AND PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE ROCKER ARM FOR NR 12 CYLSDR 2017FA0000375Lifter · spalledTHIS ENG IS A FACTORY ENG WITH ONLY 192.7 HRS TT. OUR ACFT FLY ROUGHLY 400 HRS A YEAR. WE HAVE CHANGED OUR OIL TYPE SINCE THE LAST ENG CHANGE TO EXON ELITE 20W50 AND BEGAN USING CAMGAURD ADDITIVE TO PREVENT THIS DEFECT. MOODY AVIATION IN SPOKANE WA FLIES TWSDR 2017FA0000370Lifter · spalledLIFTERS WITH SEVERE SPALLING AND ONE CAM LOBE THAT WAS WORN OUT OF TOLERANCE DUE TO A VERY BAD LIFTER. THIS LIFTER IS FACTORY AND IS DEFECTIVE AT 192.7 HRS.SDR 2017FA0000369Lifter · spalledLIFTERS FOUND WITH SEVERE SPALLING AND ONE CAM LOBE THAT WAS WORN OUT OF TOLERANCE DUE TO A VERY BAD LIFTER. THIS LIFTERS IS FACTORY AND IS DEFECTIVE AT 192.7 HRS.SDR 2017FA0000366Lifter · spalledLIFTERS FOUND WITH SEVERE SPALLING AND ONE CAM LOBE THAT WAS WORN OUT OF TOLERANCE DUE TO A VERY BAD LIFTER. THIS LIFTER IS FACTORY AND IS DEFECTIVE AT 192.7 HRS.SDR 2017FA0000365Lifter · spalledLIFTERS WITH SEVERE SPALLING AND ONE CAM LOBE THAT WAS WORN OUT OF TOLERANCE DUE TO A VERY BAD LIFTER. THIS LIFTER IS FACTORY AND IS DEFECTIVE AT 192.7 HRS.SDR 2017FA0000337Lifter · spalledTHIS ENGINE IS A FACTORY ENGINE WITH ONLY 192.7 HOURS TT. OUR ACFT FLY ROUGHLY 400 HOURS A YEAR. WE HAVE CHANGED OUR OIL TYPE SINCE THE LAST ENGINE CHANGE TO 20W50 AND BEGAN USING ADDITIVE TO PREVENT THIS DEFECT. WE HAVE REPLACED SPALLED AND DEFECTIVE LIFTESDR 2017FA0000334Lifter · spalledTHE ENGINE IS A FACTORY ENGINE WITH ONLY 192.7 HOURS TT. OUR ACFT FLY ROUGHLY 400 HOURS A YEAR. WE HAVE CHANGED OUR OIL TYPE SINCE THE LAST ENGINE CHANGE TO 20W50, AND BEGAN USING ADDITIVE TO PREVENT THIS DEFECT. WE HAVE REPLACED SPALLED AND DEFECTIVE LIFTESDR HYIA20170510001Exhaust Valve · brokenPILOT REPORTED LEFT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH IN CRUISE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE NUMBER TWO CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE BROKEN AND PUSHROD BENT. ENGINE HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR TEARDOWN ANALYSIS; FURTHER DETAIL WILL BE PROVIDED UPON RECEIPT OF TEARDOWN REPORT.SDR HYIA20170503001Cylinder · brokenPILOT REPORTED SHUDDERING AND VIBRATION FROM LEFT ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CYLINDER ROTOCOIL BROKEN. CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, ADDITIONAL DETAILS TO BE CONVEYED UPON TEARDOWN ANALYSIS.SDR 2017FA0000352Connecting Rod · departedTHREW A CONNECTING ROD FROM EITHER NR 3 OR NR 4 CYLINDER THROUGH THE TOP OF THE CRANKCASE. DID NOT DISASSEMBLE ENGINE. SENT BACK TO MANUFACTURER.SDR 2017FA0000348Cylinder Head · crackedCRACKS IN THE HEADS ABOVE THE INTAKE PORT IN BOTH CYLINDERS. FUEL STAINING ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE HEAD. THIS IS THE THIRD AND FOURTH CYLINDERS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON THIS ACFT. THE EARLIER ONES WERE DONE ON 10/19/15 WITH 379 HOURS ON THE PARTS.SDR 2017FA0000168Cylinder · crackedNUMBER 1 CYLINDER CRACKED, ON CLIMB OUT.SDR 2017FA0000152Cylinder · damagedAT INSPECTION ALL CYLINDERSS, HAD LOW DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE CHECK, FOUND GLAZING ON CYLINDERSS AND ALL EXHAUST VALVE GUIDES WERE WORN OUT. REPLACED.SDR HYIA20170403001Exhaust Valve · crackedPILOT REPORTED A VIBRATION FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE, 30-40 SECONDS INTO FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE NR 6 CYLINDER TO HAVE LOW COMPRESSION AND THE EXHAUST VALVE SHOWING SIGNS OF CRACKING. REPLACED THE CYLINDER AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.SDR 2017FA0000150Cylinder · crackedAFTER TAKE OFF, PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY VIBRATION AND LOSS OF POWER. SUCCESSFULLY RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE NR 1 CYLINDER HAD CRACKED APPROXIMATLY 75% OF THE CIRCUMFESDR 2017FA0000364Lifter · spalledBOTTOM SURFACE OF LIFTERS SPALLING CAUSING DAMAGE TO CAMSHAFT.SDR 2017FA0000363Lifter · spalledBOTTOM SURFACE OF LIFTERS SPALLING CAUSING DAMAGE TO CAMSHAFT AND METAL CONTAMINATION TO ENGINE.SDR 2017FA0000361Lifter · failedBOTTOM SURFACE OF LIFTERS SPALLING CAUSING DAMAGE TO CAMSHAFT AND METAL CONTAMINATION TO ENGINE.SDR 2017FA0000106Pushrod · scoredDURING THE PUSHROD INSPECTION FOUND THE NR 3, 4, 5, AND 6 PUSHRODS SCORED AND REPLACED.SDR 2017FA0000105Pushrod · scoredDURING INSPECTION OF PUSHRODS FOUND THE NR 5, 4, & 1 PUSHRODS WORN OUT OF TOLERANCE, BOTH PUSHRODS AND ROCKER ARMS REPLACED WITH NEW.SDR 2017FA0000104Pushrod · scoredDURING THE INSPECTION OF THE PUSHRODS, FOUND THE NR 2 PUSHROD AND ROCKER ARM SCORED BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED PUSHROD AND ROCKER ARM WITH NEW.SDR 2017FA0000103Pushrod · scoredDURING THE INSPECTION OF PUSHRODS FOUND TWO PUSHRODS AT THE NR 2 AND 6, SCORED BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED THE PUSHRODS AND MATING ROCKER ARMS WITH NEW.SDR N3XR201703160001Cylinder · crackedIMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSS ALONG WITH SEVERE VIBRATION. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE NR 2 CYLINDER CRACKED NEAR THE HEAD TO BARREL AREA ABOUT 270 DEGREES AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE.THE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND THERE WSDR 2017FA0000377Cylinder Head · crackedENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH IN FLIGHT, THE STUDENT BROUGHT THE PLANE BACK. START UP AND RUN UP REVEALED A DEAD CYLINDER. VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACK GOING FROM ONE SPARK PLUG HOLE TO WITHIN AN INCH OF THE OTHER AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE HEAD JUSSDR 2017FA0000094Pushrod · scoredDURING INSPECTION OF PUSHRODS, FOUND NR 5 EXHAUST PUSHROD SCORED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT PER SA-167A.SDR 2017FA0000092Pushrod · scoredDURING INSPECTION OF PUSHRODS, FOUND NR 4 CYLINDER EXHAUST PUSHROD SCORED, REPLACED PER SA-167A.SDR 2017FA0000090Pushrod · scoredDURING INSPECTION OF SA-167A FOUND THE NR 2 CYLINDER EXHAUST PUSHROD SCORED, REPLACED THE PUSHROD AND ROCKER ARM.SDR 2017FA0000089Shaft · scoredDURING THE SA-167A INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND SCORING ON THE VALVE ROCKER SHAFT. REPLACED ALL 12 IN THE ENGINE.SDR 2017FA0000087Pushrod · scoredFIVE PUSHRODS FOUND TO BE SCORED ON THE NR 5, 3 AND 4 CYLINDERS, FOUND DURING THE SA-167A INSPECTION.SDR 2017FA0000086Pushrod · scoredFIVE PUSHRODS FOUND TO BE SCORED ON THE NR 5, 3 AND 4 CYLINDERS, FOUND DURING THE SA-167A INSPECTION.SDR 2017FA0000400Spring · brokenENGINE DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK AT THE NR 4 CYLINDER, AROUND THE PUSH ROD TUBES. AFTER REMOVING THE VALVE COVER IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE SPRING THAT HOLDS THE PUSH ROD TUBES INTO THE CASE WAS BROKEN. WHEN THE SPRING CLIP BROKE, IT ALLOWED THE PUSH ROD TUBE TSDR 2017FA0000055Pushrod · scoredNR 2 EXHAUST, PUSHROD AND ROCKER REPLACED DUE TO BEING OUT OF LIMITS.SDR PCPR201701031Stud · backed outDURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED EXHAUST STUD BACKED OUT OF NR 2 CYLINDER ASSEMBLY.SDR 2017FA0000053Pushrod · scoredINSPECTION REVEALED NR 5 CYLINDER, EXHAUST AND INTAKE, NR 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST AND INTAKE AND NR 4 CYLINDER EXHAUST AND INTAKE PUSHRODS SCORED BEYOND LIMITS AND REPLACED.SDR 2017FA0000052Pushrod · wornINSPECTION SHOWS 10 OF THE PUSHRODS HAVE WEAR. THE MAINTENANCE PROVIDER SAID THE 10 PUSHRODS, ROCKER ARMS AND ALL OF THE VALVE ROCKER SHAFTS NEED TO BE REPLACED. ON 10 AUGUST 2012, TAC TIME 578.9 NR 3 CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. DURING THE CHANGE ABNORMAL WEAR WASDR 2017FA0000051Pushrod · out of limitsDURING INSPECTION OF PUSHRODS, FOUND 6 PUSHRODS AND 6 ROCKER ARMS OUT OF LIMITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SA-167A, PARTS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.SDR HYIA20170208002Valve Guide · damagedPILOT REPORTED ENGINE MANIFOLD PRESSURE ERRATIC DURING TAKE OFF ROLL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE EXHAUST VALVE GUIDE ON THE NR 5 CYLINDER DAMAGED.SDR 2017FA0000043Pushrod · scoredNR 1 INTAKE AND EXHAUST SCORED, NR 4 INTAKE AND EXHAUST SCORED, AND NR 5 EXHAUST SCORED, PARTS REPLACED PER SA-167A.SDR 2017FA0000042Pushrod · scoredNR 2 EXHAUST PUSHROD AND ROCKER SCORED AND REPLACED PER THE SA-167A.SDR HYIA20170208001Valve Guide · damagedPILOT REPORTED RIGHT ENGINE SURGE 1 INCH MANIFOLD PRESSURE DURING TAKE OFF POWER USE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE NR 3 CYLINDER ASSEMBLY, AS WELL AS THE NR 1 & NR 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST AND INTAKE HYDRAULIC LIFTERS. FURTHER DISASSEMBLY OF THE CYLINDER ASDR 2017FA0000034Shaft · scoredDURING THE INSPECTION OF THE PUSHRODS IAW SA-167A. FOUND SCORING ON THE ROCKER ARM SHAFTS ON ALL 6 CYLINDERS AND REPLACED ACCORDINGLY.SDR 2017FA0000031Pushrod · scoredNR 2 AND 6 PUSHRODS AND ROCKER ARMS REPLACED FOR EXHAUST SIDE DUE TO SA-167A INSPECTION. SCORING IS OBVIOUS AND TRANSLATED TO ROCKER ARM AS WELL. REPLACED PARTS AS NECESSARY.SDR 2017FA0000028Pushrod · unserviceablePUSHRODS INSPECTED PER SA-167A AND FOUND THAT ALL PUSHROD ENDS EXCEED THE LIMITATIONS OF THE SA AND ARE ORDERED AOG TO REPLACE ALL PUSHRODS AND ROCKER ARMS.SDR 2017FA0000019Cylinder · crackedNR 1 CYLINDER HAD CRACK PROTRUDING AROUND THE OUTSIDE CYLINDER FINS BY THE CYLINDER HEAD. THIS WOULD NOT MAKE PROPER COMPRESSION AND WAS ROUGH RUNNING.SDR HYIA20170124002Exhaust Valve · burnedPILOT REPORTED THE LEFT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, AND CHT SHOWING 175 ON LEFT ENGINE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE CYLINDER NR 3 EXHAUST VALVE BURNT AND THE NR 4 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE BROKEN; BOTH CYLINDERS HAS A TOTAL TIME IN SERVICE OF 1382.SDR HYIA20170124001Exhaust Valve · burnedPILOT REPORTED THE LEFT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, AND CHT SHOWING 175 ON LEFT ENGINE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE CYLINDER NR 3 EXHAUST VALVE BURNED AND THE NR 4 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE BROKEN. BOTH CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUSDR 2017FA0000016Cylinder · crackedPILOT REPORTED PARTIAL POWER LOSS WITH A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE DURING TAKEOFF ROLL OUT. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND CLEARING PROCEDURES WERE ATTEMPTED. ENGINE PROBLEMS NEVER CLEARED. DURING INVESTIGATION, THE NR 2 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AROUND THE INTAKE SDR 2017FA0000015Cylinder Head · crackedENGINE WOULD RUN ROUGH AT ALL POWER SETTINGS. AFTER INSPECTION FOUND THE NR 3 CYLINDER ON THE RT ENGINE CRACKED FROM THE TOP SPARK PLUG HOLE EXTENDING AROUND TO THE BOTTOM SPARK PLUG HOLE. CRACK IS VISIBLE FROM EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF CYLINDER ASSY.
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