Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG
Service difficulty reports · 32
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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 = 'DA40NG' 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 = 'DA40NG' 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 QEMY2026102100882Seal · crackedTHE SEAL-INTERSTAGE HPT ROTOR HAS CRACKS IN 4 LOCATIONS ON THE BAYONET TABS. THE CONDITION IS NOT SERVICEABLE OR REPAIRABLE. TO BE REPORTED I AW AMC-20 8A (J) ANY DEFECT IN A LIFE-CONTROLLED CRITICAL PART
THAT CAUSES ITS RETIREMENT BEFORE THE COMPLETION OF ITSDR 2025FA0000413Ecu · faultedPILOT REPORT: COMING BACK IN ON LIFT ARRIVAL, FELT ENGINE SHUDDER FOLLOWED BY DUAL ECU FAILURE. ECU A KEPT COMING ON AND OFF. INTERMITTENT POWER LOSS, HEADING TO 2R2. COMING INTO LAND AT 2R2, HAD LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. MAINTENANCE FINDINGS: FOUND ROCKER COVER PSDR 2025FA0000188Pin · crackedCRACK FOUND ON NLG TRUNNION PINSDR 2025FA0000187Bearing Shaft · brokenNOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN STARTING TO TAXI AFTER RUNUP.SDR 2024FA0000750Piston · crackedENGINE POWER & RPM LOSS IN FLIGHT. FUMES COMING THROUGH AIR VENT. EMERGENCY LANDING INTO KHFY. FOUND #1 PISTON CRACKED. TERMINATING ACTION FOR AD2024-05-01 WAS TAKEN ON 2/8/2024 AT 722.1 ETT. AD 2024-05-01"FUEL INJECTOR CHANGE" WAS COMPLIED WITH ON 3/10/202 ATSDR 2025FA0000185Bearing Shaft · brokenNOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAXI. FOUND NOSE GEAR BEARING JURNAL BROKEN.SDR 2024FA0000446Piston · crackedPILOT REPORTED ON CLIMBING TO ALTITUDE, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER APPROX, 25% AND OSCILLATION OF POWER AND RPM. STARTED TO SMELL ODD SMELL LIKE BURNING, DUAL ECU A & B FAILURE POPPED UP. ENOUGH POWER REMAINED TO ALLOW RETURN, AFTER LANDING PLANE STARTED TO SHASDR 2024FA0000141Rod Bolt · shearedUNUSUAL CLANGING SOUNDS HEARD DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT. IMMEDIATELY TURNED TO BASE AND GAINED ALTITUDE TO ASSURE SAFE LANDING AT JNX. AFTER 2 MILES, A DUAL ECU FAIL BECAME ACTIVE DUE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE. CONTINUED FLIGHT AT IDLE. AT 3 MILES FROM BASE, OIL PRESSDR 2023FA0000854Piston · brokenTHE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE AT APPROXIMATELY 7500’ WHEN THEY EXPERIENCED SOME ENGINE ROUGHNESS, A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND THE ENGINE QUIT. THEY LANDED AT THE GEORGETOWN, SC AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30PM. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL ON THE AIRCRAFT, A HOLE IN THE SSDR 2023FA0000767Piston · failedPILOT REPORTED PARTIAL ENGINE POWER LOSS AND OIL LOSS. INSPECTED ENGINE AND FOUND THE #4 PISTON CRACKED/HOLESDR 2023FA0000435Engine · mismanufacturedREPEATED ENGINE ROUGHNESS ISSUES - (1) ENGINE ROUGHNESS W/ OSCILLATING RPM AND VERY AGGRESSIVE JOLTING AT 75% CRUISE POWER. ANY POWER ABOVE 75% STARTING JOLTING AGGRESSIVELY AGAIN. (2) ENGINE ROUGHNESS AT 2,000FT. RPM WENT INTO THE RED, PULLED POWER BACK. WENTSDR 2023FA0000432Engine · mismanufacturedPILOT REPORTED ENGINE ROUGHNESS ON TAKEOFF WITH LOAD AND RPM OSCILLATIONS.SDR 2023FA0000431Engine · mismanufacturedPILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS ENGINE ROUGHNESS AND VIBRATIONS DURING TAKEOFF, NOTICED MOST AROUND 700 FEET AGL. THEY ALSO REPORTED PROP OVERSPEED.SDR 7L7R2021110100001Gear · failedENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB OUT. SAFE RETURN TO AIRFIELD. FOUND TEETH MISSING ON HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND CAMSHAFT. REPLACED THE ENGINE AND FUEL PUMP.SDR 2020FA0000447Actuator · inoperativeON TAKEOFF, DUAL ECU FAILURES NOTED ON PFD, BUT NO LOSS OF POWER. REDUCED POWER TO 92% AND CLIMBED TO SAFE ALTITUDE AT WHICH POINT ONLY ONE ECU FAILURE PERSISTED AND ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY THROUGH LANDING. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND WASTEGATE ACTUATOR INOPERABSDR 2020FA0000343Actuator · deterioratedWASTEGATE ACTUATOR FAILS CAUSING ECU OVERBOOST FAIL CODES. WHEN THE ACTUATOR IS PRESSURE TESTED IT IS FOUND TO LEAK AIR DUE TO A LEAKING DIAPHRAGM. ACROSS A FLEET OF NINE DA40NGS AND DA42NGS ABOUT 25 OF THESE ACTUATORS HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OVER THE PAST SDR 2020FA0000304Ahrs · malfunctionedIN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT IN VMC, THE G1000 NXI PHASE II AHRS DISPLAYED A RED X AND THE AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED. THE PFD SHOWED FAILED ATTITUDE AND HEADING WITH THE MESSAGE AHRS ALIGN: KEEP WINGS LEVEL. THE GPS CONTINUED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. AFTER 32 SECONDS, THE SDR 2020FA0000205Actuator · inoperativeON TAKE OFF. DUAL ECU FAILURE NOTED ON PDF. PILOT LANDED SAFELY. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND WASTEGATE ACTUATOR INOP. REPLACED ACTUATOR, GROUND RUN AND DATA DOWNLOAD GOOD. NO ISSUES ON NEXT FLIGHTS. I AM NOTING THIS TO MAKE THE FAA AWARE THAT THIS SAME ISSUE HAS OCSDR 2020FA0000294Actuator · inoperativeON TAKEOFF, DUAL ECU FAILURES NOTED ON PDF. ABORTED TAKEOFF. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND WASTEGATE ACTUATOR INOP. REPLACED ACTUATOR, GROUND RUN, AND DATA DOWNLOAD GOOD PER MECHANIC. NO ISSUE ON ALL SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED REGARDINSDR 2020FA0000302Ahrs · warning messageIN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT IN VMC, THE G1000 NXI PHASE II AHRS SUDDENLY WENT OFFLINE. THE AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED. THE PFD SHOWED FAILED ATTITUDE AND HEADING WITH THE MESSAGE "AHRS ALIGN: KEEP WINGS LEVEL." GPS CONTINUED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. I MANUALLY KEPT THE PSDR CA190724007Actuator · failed(CAN) PILOT REPORTED DUAL ECU FAILURE DURING TAKE-OFF, FAILURE CODE 1E12. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WASTE GATE ACTUATOR WOULD NOT HOLD PRESSURE. A NEW ACTUATOR WAS INSTALLED AND ADJUSTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC# 20190724007)SDR CA190711002Hose · damaged(CAN) DURING FIRST ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THIS AIRCRAFT IN DIAMOND CANADA AMO, THE FUEL WAS SUMPED AND FINE BLACK DEBRIS WAS NOTED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FUEL TANKS IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT LH & RH FUEL INTERCONNECT HOSES WERE COLLAPSING. (TC# 20190711002)SDR CA190705004Hinge Bracket · broken(CAN) DURING THE FLIGHT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND PASSED OVER THE AIRCRAFT TAIL SECTION. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRFIELD OF DEPARTURE(DTMB) AND MADE A SAFE LANDING. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE SEPARATED DOOR PN:DA4SDR CA190605007Hose · disintegrated(CAN) DURING SCHEDULED 100 HOUR INSPECTION SMALL BITS OF RUBBER WERE FOUND IN GASCOLATOR, FUEL TANKS REMOVED AND LH & RH INTER-CONNECT HOSES WERE FOUND DEFECTIVE. (TC# 20190605007)SDR CA190531012Hose · degraded(CAN) FUEL TANK INTERCONNECT HOSE FOUND FAILING IN LH MAIN FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY OF LH WING, INNER LAYERS OF RUBBER APPEAR TO BE SEPARATING. INSPECTION OF RH TANK FOUND NO DEFECTS. (TC# 20190531012)SDR CA190529016Hose · disintegrated(CAN) FUEL TANK INTER-CONNECT HOSE IS DEGRADING/DELAMINATING, INNER LAYER OF MULTI-LAYER HOSE IS COMING AWAY FROM OTHER LAYERS AND CONTAMINATING FUEL TANK. (TC# 20190529016)SDR 2019FA0000167Hose · deterioratedAIRCRAFT ARRIVED FOR INSPECTION OF LEFT WING FUEL LEAK. REMOVED WING AND REMOVED TANK FROM WING. FOUND LEAK TO BE CAUSED BY A CRACK AROUND A RIVET IN THE TANK. UPON REMOVING COMPONENTS FROM TANK TO INSTALL ON NEW TANK IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RUBBER CONNECTISDR CA190524019Fuel Tank · leaking(CAN) SMALL CRACK FOUND AROUND SPOT WELD FOR TANK RIB CAUSING FUEL LEAK. (TC# 20190524019)SDR CA190515006Support Plate · cracked(CAN) DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION BOTH RH AND LH MLG SUPPORT BRACKETS FOUND CRACKED. (TC# 20190515006)SDR CA190501014Shaft · sheared(CAN) GOVERNOR HAS INTERNAL LATCH FAILURE DURING INITIAL GROUND RUNS. FOUND GOVERNOR SHAFT SHEARED OFF WHEN GOVERNOR REMOVED. AIRCRAFT HAS ZERO TIME IN SERVICE. (TC# 20190501014)SDR CA190617006Support Bracket · cracked(CAN) DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION BOTH RH AND LH MLG SUPPORT BRACKETS FOUND CRACKED.SDR CA190313014Door · detached(CAN) REPORT OF PASSENGER DOOR DETACHMENT ON A DA40NG (S/N 40.N019) WHILE IN FLIGHT. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. (TC# 20190313014)
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