Embraer EMB-135BJ
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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 = 'EMB135BJ' 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 = 'EMB135BJ' 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 U5QA202608060174Ballast · odorSTRONG ELECTRICLAL BURNGING ODOR EMINATING IN AFT LAV AREA. SOURCE UNKNOWN. REMOVED AFT LAV VANITY MIRROR DIFFUSER/SURROUND AND SIDE WALL PANEL. FOUND THE VANITY MIRROR LEFT SIDE AND BOTTOM FLUORESCENT TUBE INOPERATIVE. IAW WM 33-28-50-001 BOTH LAMPS POWERED SDR CWQA20260306001Bearing · failedDURING CRUISE CREW RECEIVED GEN 4 OFF BUS AND GEN4 BRG FAIL MESSAGES. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND SUBSEQUENT LANDING PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION FOUND #4 GENERATOR HAD A BEARING FAILURE WHERE INSTEAD OF SHAFT SHEARING AS EXPECTED, THE CSDR OEJA2025062500915Landing Gear · faultedAFTER TAKE OFF SELECTED GEAR HANDLE UP BOTH THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAINSHOWED UP BUT THE LEFT MAIN DID NOT, LEFT GGEAR SHOWED AMBER LIGHT FOLLOW BY RED INDICATING NOT UP AND LOCKED .CYCLED GEAR TWICE DID NOT CORRECT LOWERD GEAR RETURNED TO AIRPORT WITH A SAFE LANSDR 2025F00136Fire Detector · out of rangeAPU FIRE INDICATION IN FLIGHT @ AROUND 13K APU SOV PUSHED IN APU EXT BOTTLE PUSHED, CREW RESPONDED QUICKLY AND CORRECTLY VIA MEMORY ITEMS AND QRH UTILIZING THE FIRE EXTINGUISHING BOTTLE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD, GVI WAS PERFORMED PER AMM 05 INSPECTIONS, NO SDR K55A202503310728Electrical Sys · failedN728PH HAD AN UNPLANNED DIVERSION ON THE WAY FROM LAS VEGAS TO FARMINGDALE. THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED AND LANDED SAFELY IN ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA. TROUBLESHOOTING TO BEGIN BY WESTSTAR AOG SUPPORT TEAM AT 11AM EST.SDR 2025FA0000080Carbon Seal · leakingON CLIMB OUT 1200FT ALTITUDE NOTICED SMOKE FILLING THE CABIN.SDR OEJA202406060001Windshield · crackedDURING CLIMB OUT AT 30,000 LEFT PILOTS WINDSHEILD OUTER PANE CRACKED AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO RETURN TO KMSYSDR 2023FA0000549Cover · missingDURING INCOMING INSPECTION OF THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT, 1 COVER ON ENGINE NR 1 UPPER COWL FOUND MISSING, APPARENTLY FLEW AWAY DURING FLIGHT. SAME COVER ON ENGINE NR 2 UPPER COWL HAS BEEN FOUND DAMAGED.
ON BOTH COVERS, ONLY ONE FASTENER FOUND INSTALLED. LE UPON SDR 9JLA2022121630885Pressure Gauge · leakingTHE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE OXYGEN PRESSURE DROPPED 370PSI IN A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR. THE CREW OXYGEN INDICATOR WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE, THE O2 CAPILLARY LINE FROM THE INDICATOR WAS CAPPED AND OPERATIONS WERE CONTINUED PER MEL 35-11-00-2A. THE MAINTENANSDR OEJA202204050001Cabin Pressure · faultedCLIMBING IN THE MID 30'S THE CABIN STARTED TO CLIMB. WE LEVELED OFF AT 330 IT CONTINUED TO CLIMB. WE ASKED FOR 300 TO START THE APU. THE CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB. WE STARTED AN EMERGENCY DECENT TO 12000. WE DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. LA CENTER DECLARED AN ESDR OEJA915HShutoff Valve · stickingWHILE CREW WAS AT FL300. CREW HAD A BLUE CASS MESSAGE OF "BLEED 2 VLV CLOSED". CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND DESCENDED TO FL250 PER THE CHECKLIST WITHOUT DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT KANSAS CITY, MO. AFTER 2 DAYS OF TROUBLE SHOOTING AND ENGINE RUNS, FOUNSDR 2022F00056None · noneCREW REPORTED AN INDICATION OF A CABIN CLIMB OF 2000 FPM AFTER RECEIVING A BLUE CASS MESSAGE BLEED 1 VLV CLOSED 1 HOUR AND 10 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT. CREW REQUESTED TO TOWER TO DECENT TO FL350 FROM FL390. AT FL350, THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH AND WAS ABLE TO RESET SDR 9JLA2021111630852Pump · leakingTHE BASE MAINTENANCE TEAM DISCOVERED UPON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE NO1 ENGINE HAD A STEADY FUEL DRIP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE NACELLE DRAIN TUBE. DRIP WAS REPORTED A STEADY 3-5 DROPS PER SECOND. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR DETERMINED THAT THE NO1 ENGINE METSDR 9JLA2021082524839Sensor · faultyTHE MAINTENANCE TEAM REPORTED THAT THE LEFT INBOARD BRAKE TEMP WAS FOUND INOP. THE MAINTENANCE TEAM TROUBLESHOT AND DETERMINED THE BRAKE TEMP SENSOR WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE. THE FAULTY TEMP SENSOR WAS REMOVED AND A NEW UNIT WAS INSTALLED. OPS CHECKS WERE SATISFACTSDR 7SJA2021060160002Valve · tornTOWER REPORTED VAPOR COMING FROM RIGHT WING O/B OF AILERON, STOPPED VENTING SECONDS LATER. NO REPORTED LOSS ON FUEL GAUGES. UPON ARRIVAL, THE FUEL VENT VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE TORN. VENT VALVE WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.SDR 9JLA2021060324827Control Servo · failedTHE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED RECEIVING AN AUTO-PILOT AND YAW DAMPENER FAIL MESSAGE; NEITHER WOULD ENGAGE. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR TROUBLESHOT DETERMINED THE ELEVATOR ACTUATOR SERVO WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEFECTIVE SERVO ACTUATOR AND INSTALLED AN OVERHAULED UNIT. FUNCTISDR 9JLA2021041423015Tire · failedTHE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED ON POST FLIGHT CHECKS THAT THE NO3 (RH INBD) TIRE HAD LOST THE OUTBOARD TREAD SECTION. IT WAS NOT NOTED IF THE TIRE SECTION DEPARTED ON TAKEOFF OR LANDING. THE MANUFACTURE OF TIRE WAS NOTIFIED OF TIRE FAILURE. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR RESDR CWQA20210212002Proximity Switch · corrodedDURING CLIMB JUST AFTER TAKE-OFF CREW SELECTED GEAR UP, GEAR DID NOT RETRACT, FOLLOWED BY LG AIR/GRD FAIL CAS MESSAGE. CHECKLIST FOLLOWED, EMERGENCY DECLARED, AND UNSCHEDULED UNEVENTFUL LANDING PERFORMED. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION FOUND NOSE GEAR WOW PROXIMITY SDR E0YA20202200201Valve · leakingAIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND MADE A LEFT BANK TURN. TOWER NOTIFIED OF FUEL COMING FROM LEFT WING DURING MANUERVER. CIRCLE BACK TO LAND AND ACCESS FUEL LEAK.SDR CWQA20200212001Connector · disconnectedDURING CRUISE, CREW NOTICED A LIGHT TO MODERATE ELECTRICAL ODOR IN CABIN GALLEY AFTER USING THE MICROWAVE (NO SMELL IN COCKPIT).
CHECK LIST FOLLOWED, UNSCHEDULED LANDING PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
MAINTENANCE EVALUATION COULD NOT DUPLICATE ELECTRICAL ODOR, SDR Y9PA202001130001Windshield · crackedWINDSHIELD OUTER PANE CRACKEDSDR Y9PA2020011300266Windshield · crackedOUTER PANE OF THE WINDSHIELD ON CO-PILOT'S SIDE CRACKEDSDR Y9PA2020012023917Windshield · failedWHILE CRUISING AT 19,000 FEET THE COPILOTS OUTER WINDSCREEN SHATTERED AND A PRESSURE BUMP WAS FELT.SDR W6JA201906107033Static Inverter · failedAIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 38,000 FT WHEN AN ODOR WAS DETECTED WITH LIGHT SMOKE IN THE CABIN. SIMULTANEOUSLY THE CREW RECEIVED AN "AFT BAGG SMOKE" WARNING, WHICH RESULTED IN CREW DISCHARGING BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENSDR CA190308023Shaft · cracked(CAN) CRACKS WERE FOUND DURING THE MPI INSPECTION OF THE LOW PRESSURE TURBINE SHAFT OF ESN CAE313070. CRACKS WERE CONFIRMED WITH BINOCULAR INSPECTION 63X MAGNIFICATION. (TC# 20190308023)SDR BKEA20190208401Seal · leakingDEPARTED ON A PART 91 FLIGHT, ON CLIMB OUT, THROUGH 15,000, CABIN SERVER CAME INTO THE COCKPIT TO INFORM US OF A VERY LOUD SQUEAL THAT WAS COMING FROM THE EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS IN THE COCKPIT OF ANY PRESSURIZATION ISSUES (NORMAL DELTA SDR 7SJA2019F00115Target · looseTHE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT DUE TO AN ENGINE CHANGE. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED, MAINTENANCE JACKED THE AIRCRAFT, PULLED UP THE FIM AND FOUND THE NOSE GEAR SAFETY PROX SWITCH TARGET LOOSE AND NOT ACTUATISDR CWQA2018102900000Acm · failedDURING CLIMB JUST BEFORE FL190 CREW NOTICED A WHITE SMOKE FILLING THE CABIN. CHECK LIST FOLLOWED, SMOKE EVACUATION PROCEDURE, EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS PERFORMED, EMERGENCY DECLARED, AND UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT ALTERNATE AIRPORT PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENASDR 201805220000160Inverter · failedFLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR IN CABIN. FLIGHT CREW CONFIRMED NO SMOKE WAS PRESENT IN CABIN. LANDED AND WAS INSPECTED ON GROUND BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR BURNING. NONE DETECTED, MAINTENANCE SURVEYED AIRCRAFT AT BASE, SDR CWQA01192018Valve · faultyDURING CLIMB, CREW RECEIVED WING FUEL IMBALANCE MESSAGE, AND REPORTED RIGHT WING FUEL LEAK INFLIGHT. CHECK LIST FOLLOWED, EMERGENCY DECLARED, AND UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT ALTERNATE AIRPORT PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION FOUND EVIDENCE OF FUSDR 7SJA2017120400619Hydraulic System · leakingHYDRAULIC NR 1 SYSTEM, 'HYD 1 LO QTY' CAS MESSAGE ON MFD. WITH VISUAL VERIFICATION OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AFTER LANDING.SDR 2017FA0000609Hydraulic System · leakingWHILE TAXING OUT FOR DEPARTURE, RECEIVED A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM 2 LOW CAS MESSAGE, WHICH WAS VERIFIED ON THE MFD PAGE, RETURNED TO THE FBO AND VISUALLY CONFIRMED HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING.SDR 7SJA2018112100041A/C Pack · unsecureENROUTE, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMB UNABLE TO HOLD CABIN ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. FOUND THE A/C PACK UNSECURE.SDR WCEA20170322001Feeder Cable · burnedAPU FEEDER CABLE SPLICE WHERE THE OVERHEATING IS FOUND IS LOCATED BETWEEN FRAMES 66 & 67 UNDER CARGO FLOOR PANEL 271BF.SDR 2017FA0000014Outflow Valve · sluggishJANUARY 9, AIRCRAFT WAS IN TEB AND UPON TAXI OUT, CREW FELT A PRESSURE BUMP AND REPORTED AN ASSOCIATED CAS MESSAGE OF PRESS AUTO FAIL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FBO. A TECHNICIAN WAS DISPATCHED AND PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING PER FIM. NO FAULTS FOUND AND MESSAGE SDR 2016F00090Valve · misrepairedAFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE NR 1 AIR CONDITIONING PACK CONTROL VALVE WITH A REPAIRED VALVE, DURING THE OPS CHECK OF THE VALVE, IT CAUSED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO OPEN, FAILING THE TEST. A REVIEW OF THE TEARDOWN REPORT INDICATED THAT THE VALVE REPAIR WAS REQUIRSDR WC72015060800003Sleeve · failedAFTER RE-INSTALLING THE LT AND RT HEAT EXCHANGERS THAT WERE REMOVED FOR CLEANING THE COUPLINGS WERE INSTALLED TO CONNECT THE DUCTWORK BETWEEN THE HEAT EXCHANGER AND THE ACFT. DURING THE LEAK CHECK OF THE HEAT EXCHANGERS WITH BLEED AIR APPLIED IT WAS FOUND THASDR GQVA2014FA0000644Manifold · gougedTHE BRAKE SYSTEM MANIFOLD ON THE MLG STRUT ON THE LT AND RT MLG WERE FOUND GOUGED. REPLACEMENT OF BOTH MANIFOLDS AND SUPPORT CLAMPS.SDR AOYA20141011001Warning System · activatedWHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 17,000 FEET MSL IN ICING CONDITIONS, EXPERIENCED A NR 1 BLEED LEAK MSG & A NR 1 BLEED LEAK CAPSULE LIGHT ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL PANEL. PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURE, WHICH TURNS OFF THE NR 1 BLEED AIR & ISOLATES IT FROM THE ANTI-ICE SYS. ACCOSDR Y9PA20140916001Actuator · faultyLEFT OTBD FLAP ACTUATOR WAS CHANGED AT A SCHEDULED MX EVENT & UPON ARRIVAL TO HOME BASE FLAPS STUCK AT 20'. FOUND FLAP ACTUATOR EXTREMELY TIGHT ON LANDING. R & R LT OTBD FLAP ACTUATOR.SDR JGVR201408120001Hinge Fitting · crackedRUDDER FRONT SPAR HINGE BRACKET FOR UPPER PUSH-PULL ROD IS CRACKED APPROX. 2.5". CRACK WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE L8 INSPECTION. SUSPECT THAT THE DAMAGE OCCURRED FROM THE WIND PUSHING THE RUDDER TO THE RT, AGAINST THE RT STOP, REPEATEDLY WITH THE GUST LOCK OFSDR WCEA2014FA0000422Sensor · malfunctionedONE HOUR INTO A FLIGHT, ENROUTE, RIGHT ENGINE N2 INDICATION ROLLED BACK 10 PERCENT. CREW FOLLOWED COCKPIT PROCEDURES AND DESCENDED TO FL15. LANDED ACFT UNEVENTFULLY.SDR 7SJ2014F00000Support · crackedDURING MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR OPERATION, THE DOOR GOT HUNG UP AND WOULD NOT OPEN. ONCE IT WAS OPENED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DOOR STEP ACTUATION SUPPORT WAS CRACKED. THE AREA WAS INSPECTED FOR FURTHER DAMAGE, NONE WAS FOUND. PART WAS REPLACED AND DOOR OPERASDR AMPA2014F00019Control Unit · defective"FLAP LOW SPEED" EICAS MESSAGE DISPLAYED DURING CLIMBOUT AT APPROXIAMTELY 1,000' AGL FOLLOWED BY "FLAP FAIL" EICAS MESSAGE. FLAP SYSTEM OPERATION COMPLETELY INHIBITED. ACFT DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FAULTY FECU, PN 363100-1011, SN 5282 WAS CONFISDR DJFA20131111001Oil System · overservicedDURING TAKE-OFF, CREW REPORTED LIGHT SMOKE HAZE IN THE CABIN WITH BURNING OIL SMELL. ACFT RETURNED TO FIELD SAFE. THE NR 2 ENG OIL OVER SERVICED. SYS WAS PURGED & CLEANED.SDR EW7A201310300254Unknown · smokeSMOKE IN COCKPIT AFTER TAKEOFF ALONG WITH ODOR OF OIL. ACFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.SDR Y9PA201306180002Sleeve · tornDURING PREFLIGHT, AFTER STARTING APU, EICAS WARNING INDICATED NR 1 AIR CONDITIONING PACK WAS INOP, OUTSIDE NOISE SOUNDED LIKE A DUCT HAD COME OFF. MEL'D NR 1 AIR CONDITIONING SYS IAW COMPANY PROCEDURES, FLEW ACFT BELOW 23,000 FEET TO MRO FACILITY. FOUND RUBBSDR CWQA20130517Flapper Valve · detachedTOWER INFORMED CREW THAT THEY WERE LOSING FUEL AFTER TAKEOFF. CREW CONFIRMED FUEL COMING OUT OF THE RT WING VENT. FUEL STOPPED FLOWING FROM VENT AFTER FIVE MINUTES. ACFT PERFORMED UNSCHEDULED LANDING SAFELY. MX EVALUATION REVEALED A DETACHED FLAPPER VALVE,SDR DJFA20130423001Power Supply · burnedCREW REPORTED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM AFT PASSENGER CABIN NEAR THE EMERGENCY EXIT OVERHEAD LIGHTS. MX FOUND TWO LIGHTING POWER SUPPLIES HAD FAILED AND REPLACED BOTH UNITS.SDR DJFA20130103001Display · odorCREW REPORTED A EICAS CHECK MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. MX FOUND THE NR 4 DISPLAY UNIT HAD FAILED AND REPLACED THE UNIT.
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