Aerospatiale AS350B
Service difficulty reports · 626
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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 aircraft_model_key = 'AS350B' 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 aircraft_model_key = 'AS350B' 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 CA960502022Transmitter · failed(CAN) LOW FUEL WARNING IS WAY OUT OF LIMITS. GAUGE READS 20 PERCENT, LIGHT ON, AND ONLY 30 LITRES OF FUEL ACTUALLY ON BOARD. THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE 60 LITRES OF FUEL ON BOARD WHEN LIGHT COMES ON. FUEL QUANTITY TRANSMITTER REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERSDR CA960503102Tach Box · shorted(CAN) SENSOR BOX THAT ACTIVATES ENGINE BLEED VALVE FAILED IN FLIGHT. FAILURE CAUSES BLEED VALVE TO REMAIN OPEN CAUSING REDUCED AVAILABLE ENGINE POWER. FAILURE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL.SDR CA960503101Bleed Valve · shorted(CAN) VALVE FAILED DURING TEST FLIGHT OF NEW TACH BOX. VALVE WOULD NOT CLOSE AT HIGH POWER SETTINGS.SDR 96ZZZX2594Deflector · brokenENGINE NOISE DURING START-UP AND SHUT DOWN. REMOVED AND DISASSEMBLED MO5, 4, AND 3. FOUND COVER AND DEFLECTOR BROKEN AND RUBBING ON MO4 TURBINE DISC. THIS IS 2ND TIME THIS ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER HAS HAD A COVER AND DEFLECTOR BROKEN. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS A DIFFSDR 96ZZZX2593Cover · crackedENGINE NOISE DURING START-UP AND SHUT-DOWN. REMOVED AND DISASSEMBLED MO5, 4, AND 3. FOUND COVER AND DEFLECTOR BROKEN AND RUBBING ON MO4 TURBINE DISC. THIS IS 2ND TIME THIS ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER HAS HAD A COVER AND DEFLECTOR BROKEN. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS A DIFFSDR CA960502021Bevel Reduction · excess play(CAN) RADIAL AND AXIAL PLAY OF INPUT QUILL. REPORTED VIBRATION DURING POWER REDUCTION. NUT ON QUILL DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BACKED OFF BUT WASHER BEHIND NUT CAN BE MOVED FREELY.SDR 96ZZZX1920Hinge · wornTAIL ROTOR ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH 2 EACH NEW UNITS FROM KIT 350A33-2153-00, CORRECTED PROBLEM.SDR 96ZZZX1916Spherical Stop · wornMAIN ROTOR ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.SDR 96ZZZX1915Spherical Stop · wornMAIN ROTOR ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.SDR 96ZZZX1914Spherical Stop · wornMAIN ROTOR ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.SDR 96ZZZX1913Bearing · wornTAIL ROTOR ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH 4 EACH NEW UNITS FROM KIT 355A09-1036-01, CORRECTED PROBLEM.SDR 96ZZZX1912Hinge · wornTAIL ROTOR ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH 2 EACH NEW UNITS FROM KIT 350A33-2153-00, CORRECTED PROBLEM.SDR 96ZZZX1911Hinge · wornTAIL ROTOR ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH 2 EACH NEW UNITS FROM KIT 350A33-2153-00, CORRECTED PROBLEM.SDR CA960502016Door · incorrect assy(CAN) DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. LOWER WINDOW WAS NOT INSTALLED AS PER SB 52.08SDR CA960502017Compressor · failed(CAN) COMPRESSOR STALL IN FLIGHT AT 60 PERCENT Q. BOTH UNITS WERE ON A 50 HOUR TBO EXTENSION FOR OVERHAUL. MO2 AND MO3 REPLACED, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.SDR CA960502013Valve · defective(CAN) ENGINE MAKING A POPPING NOISE ON SHUT DOWN. TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THAT THE DRAIN VALVE RECENTLY INSTALLED HAD BEEN ASSEMBLED MISSING AN ORIFICE IN THE TEE FITTING.SDR CA960312028Compressor · failure(CAN) COMPRESSOR STALLED IN FLIGHT AT 60 PERCENT Q. COMPRESSOR WAS ON A 50 HOUR TBO EXTENSION. COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED, AND HELICOPTER RETURNED TO SERVICE.SDR 96ZZZX3952Hinge · wornLAMINATED HINGE HAS ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH 2 EACH NEW UNITS, CORRECTED PROBLEM.SDR CA960312022Fcu · internal failure(CAN) ENGINE DECELLERATED IN CRUISE TO 345 NR RPM. FCU REPLACED AND HELICOPTER RETURNED TO SERVICE.SDR 96ZZZX1972Skin · crackedDURING REPLACEMENT OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SKINS AFT, FOUND SKINS CRACKED AT THE UPPER, INBOARD ATTACHMENT AREA. REPLACING THE SKINS DETAILED ABOVE DUE TO OTHER DEFECTS, BUT HAPPENED TO FIND THESE CRACKS. RECOMMEND CLOSER ATTENTION TO THE AREA ADJACENT THE SDR 96ZZZX1971Skin · crackedDURING REPLACEMENT OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SKINS AFT, FOUND SKINS CRACKED AT THE UPPER, INBOARD ATTACHMENT AREA. REPLACING THE SKINS DETAILED ABOVE DUE TO OTHER DEFECTS, BUT HAPPENED TO FIND THESE CRACKS. RECOMMEND CLOSER ATTENTION TO THE AREA ADJACENT THE SDR CA960502015Servo · rough(CAN) R/H HYDRAULIC SERVO COUPLING WITH COLLECTIVE SERVO IN ROUGH FLIGHT CONDITIONS.SDR 96ZZZX2526Hinge · wornTAIL ROTOR ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH 2 EACH NEW UNITS FROM KIT 350A33-2153-00. CORRECTED PROBLEM.SDR AU960442Oil Jet · unapproved part(AUS) DURING ENGINE INSPECTION FOLLOWING AN AIRCRAFT WIRE STRIKE, THE PINION OIL NOZZLE WAS FOUND TO BE THE INCORRECT PART NUMBER ITEM FOR THE TURBINE TO GEARBOX CONFIGURATION - THE TURBINE HAD BEEN MODIFIED IAW ALLISON 250C30 SBS 72-3158 AND 72-3193 - THE OILSDR AU960154Bearing · failed(AUS) MAIN ROTOR MAST BEARING FAILED - EVIDENCE OF EXTENSIVE PITTING AND BRINNELLING WITH CORROSION ALSO PRESENT - SUSPECT CORROSIONINITIATED BY CONDENSATION - AIRCRAFT IS IDLE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME - METAL CONTAMINATION OF MAIN TRANSMISSIONSDR CA960312016Transmtitter · failed(CAN)LOW FUEL LIGHT ON ALL TIME, REGARDLESS OF FUEL QUANTITY. TRANSMITTER OVERHAULED 75 HOURS PREVIOUSLY.SDR CA960126016Gyro · malfunction(CAN)GYRO WILL NOT HOLD A HEADING, TIME THIS INSTALLATION 119.5 HOURS.SDR CA960126015Frequency Adapte · worn(CAN)EXCESSIVE 3 PER VIBRATION CAUSED BY WORN FREQUENCY ADAPTERS.SDR CA960126014Blade · wont track(CAN)EXTREME DIFFICULTY WITH TRACKING OF MAIN ROTOR BLADE. COULD NOT GET BLADE BALANCED WITH MAXIMUM BALANCE PLATES INSTALLED.SDR 96ZZZX2525Hinge · wornTAIL ROTOR ELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH 2 EACH NEW UNITS FROM KIT 350A33-2153-00. CORRECTED PROBLEM.SDR CA960126013Clamp · cracked(CAN)STARTER GENERATOR HALF CLAMPS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. HALF CLAMPS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.SDR 96ZZZX500Fuel Control · defectiveFUEL CONTROL FAILED TO MEET FLIGHT MANUAL AND MM NR RPM GUIDE LINES. AT FLAT PITCH AND DURING FLIGHT, RPM WAS TOO HIGH. REPLACED WITH REPAIRED UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.SDR CA951130008Control Tube · bearing loose(CAN)SPHERICAL BEARING FOUND LOOSE IN CONTROL TUBE.SDR CA951130007External Stop · corrosion(CAN)EXFOLIATION CORROSION ON OUTBOARD SIDE OF STOP.SDR 96ZZZX2127Hinge · wornELASTOMERICS WORN BEYOND SERVICEABLE LIMITS. REPLACED WITH 2 EACH NEW UNITS FROM KIT 350A33-2153-00, CORRECTED PROBLEM.SDR 96ZZZX1488Shaft · corrodedSTARTER SHAFT RECEIVED IN UNACCEPTABLE CONDITION. EXCESSIVE CORROSION. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.SDR CA951122012Hinge · separating(CAN)TAIL ROTOR VIBRATION. FOUND ELASTOMERIC TO BE SEPARATING.SDR CA951122010Transmitter · failed(CAN)LOW FUEL LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE, FUEL QUANTITY TRANSMITER ASSEMBLY REPLACED.SDR 95ZZZX6621Rod · wornON 100-HOUR INSPECTION, LOOSENESS OF BEARING WAS FOUND. CAUSE - NORMAL WEAR.SDR 95ZZZX6530Rod · wornDURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION, LOOSENESS OF BEARING WAS FOUND. SUSPECTED CAUSE, NORMAL WEAR.SDR HEEA956003Skynav 5000 · defectiveDISPLAY LIGHTS ARE TOO DIM TO READ. LIGHTS DIM ACCORDING TO SPECS. FUNCTION CHECKS GOOD.SDR 95ZZZX6978Indicator · reads lowINDICATES 8 KNOTS LOW RMA NR R004613.SDR 95ZZZX6980Shock Absorber · leaksSHOCK ABSORBER LEAKS. RMA NR 4004602.SDR 95ZZZX6979Bearing · looseBEARING UNSTAKED. RMA NR 4004596.SDR 95ZZZX6985Fuel Control · defectiveSLOW/HUNG STARTS AT 1ST PEAK, THEN GOES HOT DURING 1ST START OF DAY ONLY.SDR 95ZZZX6984Hose · bracket crackedMOUNT BRACKET CRACKED.SDR 95ZZZX6982Lining Support · wornBRAKE LINING WORN TO MINIMUM.SDR 95ZZZX6983Igniter · inopIGNITER INOP.SDR 95ZZZX6990Gyro · failedATTITUDE GYRO TUMBLES. NEEDS OVERHAUL.SDR 95ZZZX6995Ball Joint · wornBALL JOINT BEARINGS WORN. NORMAL WEAR. REPLACED 3 EACH.
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