Boeing DHC-6-300
Service difficulty reports · 655
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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 = 'DHC6300' 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 aircraft_model_key = 'DHC6300' 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 CA130218011Skin · corroded(CAN) OPERATOR HAS REPORTED CORROSION ON LOWER WING SKIN STR BETWEEN BS 135 & 147.5 AND BS 185 & 197.5. MFG HAS ISSUED REO6-57-V115 TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE.SDR CA130507005O-Ring · cracked(CAN) AT INSPECTION IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOME HYD FLUID LEAKING FROM THE FLAP ACTUATOR VALVE WHERE THE FITTING ATTACH. WE CLEAN IT UP AND SELECTED FLAPS UP AND DOWN AND NOTICED A FITTING O-RING LEAKING. WE REPLACED ALL FITTING O-RINGS AND TESTED IT SDR CA130206008Cable · damaged(CAN) OPERATOR HAS CARRIED OUT THE INSPECTIONS IAW SB V6/0022 AND HAS REPORTED THE CABLE IS DAMAGED WHERE IT CONTACTS THE FAIRLEAD, PN CSP135-2 LOCATED ON THE WING ROOT RIB. MFG ENGINEERING IS REVIEWING.SDR CA130206007Cable · damaged(CAN) OPERATOR HAS CARRIED OUT INSPECTION IAW SB V6/0022 AND REPORTED CABLE IS CONTACTING THE FAIRLEADS LOCATED ON THE WING ROOT RIB. ENGINEERING IS REVIEWING.SDR CA130206005Control Cable · chafed(CAN) AILERON CABLE FOUND CHAFED AT CONTACT POINT WITH FAIRLEAD PN CSP135-2 LOCATED ON WING ROOT RIB. ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING.SDR CA121218008Alternator · failed(CAN) DURING POST MAINTENANCE GROUND OPERATIONS, COMPASS SWING OF ACFT, BOTH ENGINES RUNNING AND GENERATORS ONLINE, ENGINE POWER WAS INCREASED FROM IDLE AS REQUIRED. SHORTLY AFTER THE POWER INCREASE, THE MAINTENANCE CREW DETECTED AN ODOR, BURNED AND OBSERVED SDR 2012FA0000779Oil Ring · leakingNEWLY INSTALLED FUEL FILTER O-RINGS LEAK CHECK OK DURING GROUND OPERATION, BUT BEGIN TO LEAK AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR FLIGHT TIME. WHEN THE SAME PN M25966/1-928 IS UTILIZED BY ANOTHER MFG, UTILIZING AN ASTM STANDARD FVMQ VS. THE PRECIX O-RING WITH A SPECIFICATION OSDR CA121127003Seal · leaking(CAN) ON A SCHEDULED RETURN FLIGHT, 20 MINUTES OUT FROM HOME BASE, THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STATED FLUCTUATING. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER, THE FLUCTUATIONS INCREASED AND THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE NR 2 ENGINE WAS THEN SHUTDOWN SDR CA121105021Seal · leaking(CAN) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON A SCHEDULED FLIGHT AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES THE NUMBER 2 OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STATED FLUCTUATING. AIRCRAFT TURNED AROUND FOR RETURN TO BASE AND APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER THE FLUCTUATIONS INCREASED AND THE LOW OIL PRESSURSDR 2012F00223Clevis Bolt · shearedIN FLIGHT PILOT REPORTED ACFT BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. RUDDER PEDALS SHOOK. NO ENGINE ANOMALIES NOTED NO OPEN DOOR INDICATIONS. FLIGHT WAS DISCONTINUED AND ACFT RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. UPON INSPECTION THE CLEVIS FORK THAT ATTACHES THE RUDDER GEAR TABSDR CA121221012Gear · damaged(CAN) ACFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. ACFT WAS DIVERTED DUE TO FLUCTUATIONS IN THE LT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. THERE WAS 2 CREW AND 14 PASSENGERS ON BOARD AT THE TIME. UPON DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE FLIGHT CREW AND THE FINAL DECISION TO LAND WAS MADE. WESDR 2012F00219Windshield Wiper · failedFLIGHT CREW WENT TO OPERATE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYS FOR GROUND TAXI. THE SYS WAS FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE AT THE TIME AND AN ACRID BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED. THE SYS POWER WAS TURNED OFF. THE SYS WAS THEN DEACTIVED AND DEFERRED IAW MEL 30-6. NO FURTHER FLISDR CA121003016Radar · odor(CAN) ENROUTE, THE CREW NOTICED A STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR, THE ACFT PROCEEDED TO LAND. AFTER LANDING THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR WAS FROM THE WEATHER RADAR INDICATOR, UNIT WAS REMOVED. THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE FROM THE INDICATOR IS PENDING A REPORT FROM REPASDR CA120927007Leg Assy · cracked(CAN) DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION THE LT MLG LEG WAS EXPOSED AND IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE LEG WAS CRACKED AT THE "Y" INTERSECTION OF THE TUBES. CRACK WAS CONFIRMED USING FLUORESCENT PENETRANT NDT. NO HARD LANDINGS WERE REPORTED DURING THE SERVICE OF THIS GEARSDR S9BA201209190002Bearing · failedLIMITED AILERON CONTROL AFTER TAKEOFF. R & R LT OTBD LOWER PULLEY RIGGED AILERON AND REMOVER RIGGING PIN IAW MM 27-00. BEARING ON PULLEY FAILED, PULLEY CAME OFF MOUNTING BRACKET.SDR CA120813021Rcr · shorted(CAN) CREW ATTEMPTED START NR 1 ENGINE, NO STARTER ENGAGEMENT, A NR OF ATTEMPTS, NO LUCK. MAINTENANCE DISPATCHED, FOUND NR 1 RCR BURNED UP. REPLACED RCR, ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO INDICATIONS TO CREW BEFORE FAILURE NO SMOKE, NO FIRE REPORTED.SDR CA120618007Exhaust Duct · cracked(CAN) DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS NOTICED ON THE EXHAUST DUCT, BETWEEN THE B FLANGE & C FLANGE OF THE POWER SECTION. THIS IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT, MORE TO COME ONCE THE POWER SECTION IS RECEIVED. TIMES & CYCLES SINCE NEW ARE APPROX.SDR S9BA201205200001Frame · corrodedINNER FUSELAGE BS 143.95 HAS CORROSION ON SIDE FRAME RIB AND HORIZONTAL STIFFENER. REMOVED CORROSION AND REPAIRED FRAME AND STINGER IAW SRM 53-10-21 AND RD 657-093.SDR CA120524003Fuel Control · malfunctioned(CAN) DURING FLIGHT, 40 SECONDS AFTER RETURNING THE FUEL CROSS FEED VALVE OF BOTH ENGINES FROM AFT TO NORMAL, THE ENGINE SHUT ITSELF DOWN. A RE-START WAS ATTEMPTED AND WAS SUCCESSFUL. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY, AFTER WHICH TROUBLESHOOTING LED TO THE REPLACEMENT OSDR CA120430010Display · smoke(CAN) ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT, SMOKE WAS FILLING THE COCKPIT, THE CREW SELECTED BATTERY MASTER TO OFF AND PROCEEDED TO OVERSHOOT THE RUNWAY, WITH THE SMOKE CLEARING UP, THE FLIGHT CREW MADE A SECOND APPROACH AND LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INVSDR CA120424001Valve · mismanufactured(CAN) FLAPPER PAD MATERIAL FOUND TO SWELL IN SIZE APPROXIMATELY .25" AFTER CONTACT WITH FUEL.SDR GCNA20120319001Centering Mech · obstructedPILOT REPORTED ON LANDING NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS FULL LEFT DEFLECTION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NOSE WHEEL CENTERING PIN STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. CAUSE WAS EXCESSIVE PAINT. REMOVED PAINT, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND NO FASDR CA120312011Seal · leaking(CAN) PERI SEAL LEAKAGE, PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED, ALLOW BLEED GAS DIRECTLY INTO ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE AREA OF THE BLEED AIR PIPE JOINT LT SIDE OF CABIN, STN 185, NO ELECTRICAL FAULTS RECORDED. INSULATION, WIRE BURNED.SDR CA120221005Tab · worn(CAN) ON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICE THAT THE BOTTOM HOLE ON THE RT INBD FLAP, OTBD HINGE AILERON TAB PLATE WAS WORN EXCESSIVE. A SET OF NEW PLATES, PN C6WA1122-27 AND C6WA1122-28 WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW BOLT.SDR CA111114004Sun Gear · fractured(CAN) DURING CRUISE AT FL110, THE CREW OBSERVED THE RT ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. APPROX 3 MIN LATER, THE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED, WHERE SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ESDR CA111011006Engine · smoke(CAN) DURING CLIMB, THE PILOT HEARD A NOISE FROM NR 2 ENGINE ACCOMPANIED BY SEVERE VIBRATION AND TORQUE FLUCTUATIONS. HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT DURING WHICH TIME A BURNING/SMOKE SMELL WAS DETECTED IN THE COCKPIT. THE ENGINE WAS SECURED UPSDR CA110923003Adapter · misinstalled(CAN) CONDITION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED BY ORGANIZATION 14 MARCH 2001. VERTICAL STABILIZER AFT ADAPTER FITTING FOUND INSTALLED WITH THE LOWER LT MATING SURFACE MACHINED CYLINDRICALLY INSTEAD OF SPHERICAL CONCAVE. DATE OF MFG FOUND STAMPED ON THE PART AT REMOVAL: SDR CA111007002Ring Gear · failed(CAN) IN CRUISE FLIGHT, CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. 2-3 MINUTES LATER OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO DROP AND BECAME ERATTIC. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND ACFT LANDED. A PRELIMINARY INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE POWER SECTION SUN GEAR HAD FAILED. THE GEAR WAS NOT PASDR CA110830008Engine · failed(CAN) DURING REVIEW OF SHOP EVENT REPORT, RECEIVED FROM AIR TAXI, AN EVENT ON PCE 41515 IN APRIL WAS DISCOVERED. DURING TAKEOFF THE PILOT HEARD A NOISE AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED UNEVENTFULLY. DAMAGED ON PCE 41515 WAS OBSERVED AND THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED ANDSDR CA110804003Window · departedJUST AFTER TAKEOFF AT 300 AGL THE RT CABIN EMERGENCY DOOR OUTER WINDOW (PN C3FS515-2) FELL OUT. THE ACFT RETURNED TO THE AIRFIELD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, A NEW WINDOW WAS INSTALLED. THE WINDOW WAS RETRIEVED BY GROUND CONTROL APPROX 6000 DOWN THE RUNWAY, THESDR S9BA20110007Sensor · contaminatedRIGHT FIRE PULL HANDLE ILLUMINATED AND FIRE BELL SOUNDED IN FLIGHT. OPENED COWLING AND DRAINED WATER. INSPECTED FIRE WARNING SENSORS, GROUND RAN, SATISFACTORY. NO DEFECTS NOTED.SDR GCNA035AMotor · faultyPILOT REPORTED A PASSENGER CONPLAINED OF "SMELL SMOKE". MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR MOTOR INOPERATIVE. MOTOR WAS REPLACED. NOTE: AIR CONDITIONER INSTALLED IN CABIN UNDER FLOOR.SDR S9BA20110006Fire Detector · contaminatedRIGHT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT CAME ON DURING TAKEOFF. INSPECTED RT ENGINE, WHEN OPENING THE LOWER COWLING A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER POURED OUT, INSPECTED FIRE DETECTORS AND ENGINE RUN NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW MM 26-00. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBJECT TO HEAVY RAIN ON PREVIOUS NIGHTSDR S9BA20110004Doubler · corrodedRT EXHAUST TRAIL DOUBLER CORRODED WS 131 AND WS 90.6 IS THE CENTER OF THE CORROSION. REPAIRED IAW EO-CFBBW-5-31-11, SRM 57-30, AND RD-57-213.SDR S9BA20110005Longeron · crackedRT ENGINE NACELLE OTBD LONGERON CRACKED. FOUND ON ROUTINE INSPECTION, REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT NACELLE OTBD LONGERON. FOUND ON ROUTINE INSPECTION.SDR CA110606015Cable · bindingUPON CARRYING OUT A SECONDARY INSPECTION OF THE S-TEC-65, AUTOPILOT INSTALLATION OF THE SERVOS, FOUND THAT THE SECONDARY OR RETURN PITCH SERVO CABLE WAS CAUGHT ON THE PITCH SERVO ON ONE OF THE SCREWS. THE WAY THAT THE CABLE BECAME CAUGHT ON THE PITCH SERVO SDR CA110627005Engine · damaged(CAN) UNCONTAINED EVENT DURING FLIGHT AT FL055, THE NR 1 ENGINE SUFFERED AN UNCONTAINED EVENT WHERE ENGINE PARTS EXITED THE ENGINE AND COWLING. THE ACFT FUSELAGE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE ACFT MADE AN EMERGENCY SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. NR 1 ON BOARD WAS INJURED. POSDR CA110810004Sun Gear · damagedIMPROPER MX USED REPLACEMENT GEARS INSTALLED IFSD, ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT THE PILOT REPORTED HEARING A LOUD BANG AND SUBSEQUENT POWER LOSS. PILOT SECURED NR 2 ENGINE AND FLIGHT CONTINUED AND LANDED SAFELY ON 1 ENGINE. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT WHERE SDR CA110516006Oil System · low pressure(CAN) IFSD DURING REVENUE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED TORQUE FLUCTUATION FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE ON 1 ENGINE. POWER LEVER WAS RETARDED TO IDLE BUT ENGINE HAD TO BE SHUTDOWN DUE TO ABNORMALLY HIGH ITT. THE FLOATPLANE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE MECHANIC NSDR CA110426008Bolt · failed(CAN) SINGLE REPORT FROM A FOREIGN OPERATOR WITH A PICTURE SHOWING EVIDENCE OF SURFACES CRACKS IN BOLT, PN C6WM1411-029. THE BOLT HAS 2712.3 HRS/2182 LANDINGS SINCE NEW APRIL 2004, 7 YRS. OTHERWISE THE CONDITION IS UNKNOWN. BOLT IS PART OF THE PRIMARY LOAD SDR CA110420012Connecting Rod · failed(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT HANGAR 11 FOR ITS "A" AND "E" INSPECTION. DURING THE WALK AROUND, IT WAS NOTICED THE LOWER GEARED TAB WAS AT FULL RT DEFLECTION. ON FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THE CONNECTING ROD WAS FOUND SHEARED FROM ITS EYE END, PN DSC6-4SDR S9BA20110003Screen · obstructedIN-FLIGHT SHUTDOWN OF RT ENGINE DUE TO TORQUE FLUCTUATION BETWEEN 45 TO 40, OIL PRESSURE COMING DOWN FAST AND T5 RISING TO 900C AT IDLE. R & R RT ENGINE IAW WC 72-00 LEAK CHECK AND GROUND RUNS NORMAL. THE ENGINE IN-FLIGHT SHUT DOWN ROOT CAUSE DETECTED AS THESDR CA110315005Engine · shutdown(CAN) IFSD ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS BETWEEN FEB. 28TH AND MAR. 4TH, DURING FINAL APPROACH, AS POWER WAS REDUCED, THE ENGINE SHUT ITSELF DOWN. EACH TIME, AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. TROUBLESHOOTING FOR THESE EVENTS FOCUSED ON THE FUEL SSDR S9BA20110002Engine · seizedLEFT PROPELLER DOES NOT TURN, LOCKED, CAUSED BY HOT START. REMOVED LT ENGINE AND PROPELLER. INSTALLED LT ENGINE AND PROP ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW WORK CARD 72-00. ENGINE RUNS SAT NO LEAKS NOTED.SDR CA110125009Engine · failed(CAN) ABORTED TAKE-OFF DURING TAKE OFF, THE PILOTS HEARD A NOISE FROM THE LEFT ENGINE AND THE TORQUE INDICATION ENGINE WENT TO ZERO. TAKE OFF ABORTED UNEVENTFULLY. POST EVENT INSPECTION FOUND THE INLET SCREEN DAMAGED WITH METAL PIECES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE COWLSDR S9BA20110001Mount · failedON TAKEOFF, LT ENGINE SURGED AND WAS ONLY PRODUCING 24 TORQUE, ABORTED. UPON SHUTDOWN, UNABLE TO PULL LT PROP LEVER PAST FEATHER DETENT. AND PROP SPINNER SITTING LOW. FOUND UPPER MOUNT FAILED. R & R MOUNT ASSEMBLY IAW MM 71-20. INSPECTED ADJACENT MOUNTS, VERSDR S9BA20100009Fire Loop · false activationLT FIRE BELL/ LIGHT ACTIVATED ON TAKEOFF. POWER WAS REDUCED AND INDICATION EXTINGUISHED. RETURNED TO BLOCKS. RAN LT ENGINE AT HIGH POWER SETTING FIRE WARNING ILLUMINATED. R & R BOTH 450C THERMAL FIRE SENSORS. GROUND TEST OK WORK PERFORMED IAW MM 26-10-00. OPSDR S9BA20100008Indicator · inoperativeDME INOPERATIVE, SMOKE CAME OUT OF UNIT. TURNED OFF UNIT. FLIGHT CONTINUED IAW MEL 34-4-11 KN 62A, SN 20640 TO BE SENT FOR TEARDOWN REPORT.SDR S9BA20100007Longeron · cracked(CLOSED) LT INBD LONGERON CRACKED AT NACELLE STA 47. (THIS WAS FOUND ON AS ROUTINE INSP)SDR CA101014001Terminal · looseDURING INSPECT OF THE REVERSE CURRENT RELAYS, IT WAS FOUND THAT DUE TO LOOSE FASTENING OF BATTERY TERMINAL BUS BAR, IT CREATED A SITUATION WHERE THE BUS BAR AND TERMINAL STUD INTERMITTENTLY CAME INTO AND OUT OF CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER. THE RESULT OF THIS WAS
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