Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-87
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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 = 'DC987' 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 = 'DC987' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC
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SDR ASMF200701004Relay · failedCAPTAIN REPORTED AHRS 1, 2 AND 3 BASIC MODE LIGHTS TURNED ON. AHRS 1, 2 AND 3 BREAKERS WERE RESEATED AND AHRS 1 AND 2 WORKED CORRECT BUT AHRS NR 3 FAILED, SO IT WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 34-38. AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED BUT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO THE SAME FAILURSDR ASMF200612001Pump · leakingAIRCRAFT RETURNED DUE TO RT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOST. DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE HYDRAULIC CONTAINER WAS EMPTY AND WITH A DRIP IN THE RT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND A BROKEN LINE IN THE RT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM MODULE AND (3) CLAMPS WSDR ASMF200611003Blade · fodDURING TRANSIT CHECK, A LEFT ENGINE BLADE WAS DETECTED DAMAGED WITH 1INCH LENGTH, 0.640 INCH WIDTH IN THE MIDSPAN AND 0.359 INCH DEPTH. THE FIRST STAGE BLADES SET WAS REPLACED IAW MM 72-33-21, PAGE 401 AND ENGINE VIBRATION CHECK WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 72-00-00, SDR ASMF200611002Csd · failedAIRCRAFT RETURNED DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE IN THE LT CSD AND APU DID NOT START AT 34,000 FEET. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, LT CSD AND HEAT EXCHANGER WERE REPLACED IAW MM 24-10-01 AND 24-10-03, AS WELL AS TRIM AND TEST WERE PERFORMED TO THE APU IAW MM 49-00-00, ALL SDR ASMF200610014Strake · damagedDURING TRANSIT CHECK, THE RIGHT FUSELAGE NOSE STRAKE WAS DETECTED DAMAGED WITH 1 INCH LENGTH X .7500 INCH WIDTH AND .1875 INCH OF DEPTH. RT FUSELAGE NOSE STRAKE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 53-30-01, TESTED CORRECT.SDR ASMF200610013Panel · leakingDURING TRANSIT CHECK, CAPTAIN REPORTED A FUEL LEAK ON THE RT WING. DURING MAINTENANCE CHECK, A LEAK WAS DETECTED IN THE RT WING UPPER PANEL. TWO NUTS WERE REPLACED IAW SRM 51-30-2 AND PANEL WAS SEALED AGAIN, TESTED CORRECT.SDR ASMF200610011Transmitter · failedAIRCRAFT REJECTED TAKEOFF AT 60 KNOTS, THE LT ENGINE DID NOT ACCELERATE MORE THAN 1.2 EPR’S, WITH THRUST LEVERS TOTALLY FORWARD, EGT INCREASED TO 570 DEGREE (C) AND N1 AND N2 WERE NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND ENGINE WAS TESTED IAW MM 71-00-00, ESDR ASMF200610010Wire · brokenAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, (RUDDER TRAVEL UNRESTRICTED) LIGHT REMAINED OFF. PROXIMITY SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND TESTED, BUT FAILURE CONTINUED. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND WIRING WAS CHECKED, DETECTING A SENSOR LINE BROKEN. WIRING SENSOR WAS REPAIRED SDR ASMF200610007Cadc · malfunctionedAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO (F/S FAIL) AND (TRI FAIL) FLAGS WERE SHOWN IN THE LT FLIGHT DIRECTOR. CADC NR 1 WAS RESEATED, BUT FAILURE CONTINUED, THE CADC NR 2 WAS RESEATED, ALL CORRECT. CADC NR 1 WAS REPLACED IAW MM 34-16-01, BUT (MACH) AND (LT ALTIMESDR ASMF200610003Wire · looseAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, THE PITOT STALL HEAT OFF (RUDDER LIMIT) LIGHT TURNED ON, AFTER ENGINES STARTED. THE RELAY R2-100 WAS CHECKED IAW MM 30-31-01, BEING CORRECT, BUT DURING RUDDER LIMITER PITOT TUBE REMOVAL, THE ELECTRICAL LINE OF CONNECTOR P1-361 WASDR ASMF200609003Wire · shortedCAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING WERE DETECTED SPARKS AND SMOKE, FROM THE ACCESS DOOR SYSTEM BOX ELECTRICAL WIRING (SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE CABIN OF PRESSURE ALARM CAME ON IN THE PASSENGERS CABIN). DURING TRANSIT CHECK, COCKPIT SECURITY DOOR LATCH AND OXYGEN MSDR ASMF200609002Wire · damagedCAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING ROLL, SPARKS AND SMOKE CAME APPARENTLY FROM THE ACCESS DOOR SYSTEM BOX (SIMULTANEOUSLY THE CABIN PRESSURE LOST ALARM CAME ON IN THE PASSENGERS CABIN). DURING TRANSIT CHECK, FLIGHT COMPARTMENT DOOR SAFETY CATCH AND OXYGEN MASDR ASMF200608021Structure · delaminatedDURING TRANSIT CHECK, LT ENGINE NOSE COWLING NOISE SUPPRESSOR WAS DETECTED DELAMINATED IN AN AREA OF 17 INCHES WIDTH X 25 INCHES LENGTH BETWEEN 6 AND 7 HOURS POSITION OUT OF LIMITS IAW MM 72-00-00 PAGE 642. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR. PENDING FINAL ACTIONSDR ASMF200608017Skin · ground damageDURING TRANSIT CHECK, AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY THE JET WAY. DURING MAINTENANCE REVIEW, A SCRATCH WAS DETECTED IN THE LEFT SKIN AT 218 STATION BETWEEN LONGERONS 14 AND 15. SCRATCH WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-04, FIGURE 38, ALL CORRECT.SDR ASMF200608016Blade · brokenDURING THE BOROSCOPIC INSPECTION RELATED TO THE EO 987211 R4 PERFORMED DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, WERE DETECTED SEVERAL BLADES WITH DENTS OUT OF LIMITS AND ONE BLADE BROKEN IN T2 SECTION. LT ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND TESTED IAW MM 71-00-02 AND 71-00-01, ALL CORRECSDR ASMF200608014Skin · damagedDURING TRANSIT CHECK, AIRCRAFT HAD A STRIKE ON THE FORWARD SERVICE DOOR BY A CATERING SERVICE TRUCK, PRODUCING A DAMAGE OF 4 X 3 INCHES LENGTH AND 0.085 INCHES DEPTH, BETWEEN LONGERONS 20 AND 21 AND STATIONS 168 THROUGH 180. THE DAMAGED AREA WAS INSPECTED BEINSDR ASMF200608015Connector · contaminatedAIRCRAFT RETURNED, (FIRE DETECTOR LOOP A), (APU FIRE) AND (LT CSD HIGH TEMPERATURE) LIGHTS TURNED ON, AUDIBLE ALARM WAS ACTIVATED, LT GENERATOR WAS INOPERATIVE AND CAPTAIN ACTIVATED FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLES. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND FIRE DETECTIONSDR ASMF200608012Control Valve · leakingCAPTAIN REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING, THE LT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS LOST AND LT REVERSE REMAINED EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO PLATFORM AND RECHARGED OF HYDRAULIC LIQUID, DETECTING A LEAK IN THE LT HYDRAULIC REVERSE VALVE CAP. THE LT HYDRAULIC REVERSE VALVE WASSDR ASMF200608009Tube · leakingAIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING, THE LT ENGINE (OIL PRESS LOW) LIGHT TURNED ON. CAPTAIN INFORMED THAT DURING CRUISE THE (OIL PRESS LOW) LIGHT TURNED ON, PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE AND LT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. DURING MAINTENANCE REVIEW, THE OIL SDR ASMF200608006Coupling · damagedAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, LT ENGINE DID NOT HAVE TURN IN N1, NEITHER PNEUMATIC SUPPLY AND THE STARTER VALVE LIGHT OPERATING CORRECT. DURING MAINTENANCE REVIEW, THE ENGINE STARTER COUPLE WAS FOUND DAMAGED. THE COUPLE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 80-00-00, TESTED COSDR ASMF200608005Coupling · damagedAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO THE LT ENGINE DID NOT HAVE TURN IN N2. DURING MAINTENANCE REVIEW, THE ENGINE STARTER COUPLE WAS FOUND DAMAGED. THE COUPLE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 80-00-00, TESTED CORRECT.SDR ASMF200607006Blades · damagedDURING TRANSIT CHECK, 2 BLADES OF LT ENGINE WERE DETECTED DAMAGED BY FOD. DAMAGES WERE 1.8750 INCH FROM BLADE ROOT TO MID SPAN, ONE WITH 0.040 INCH DEPTH AND .5625 INCH LONG, AND THE OTHER ONE WITH 0.030 INCH DEPTH AND .5625 INCH LONG. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THESDR ASMF200607002Cadc · failedAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, CADC FAIL WINDSHEAR INOP AND F/D FAIL LIGHTS TURNED ON. DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION, WHEN BOTH AIR DATA SYSTEMS WERE SELECTED TO CADC NR 1 POSITION, THE FAIL DISAPPEARED, BUT WHEN SYSTEMS RETURNED TO NORMAL POSITION, FAILURE APPESDR ASMF200607001Pressure Switch · failedCAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING DESCENT AT 10,000 FEET, BOTH LT AND RT AIR CONDITIONING SYS SHUTDOWN WITHOUT APPARENTLY CAUSE, AIRCRAFT WAS DEPRESSURIZED, BUT OXYGEN MASKS DID NOT ACTIVATE. BOTH PRESSURE CONTROLLERS WERE RESEATED, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS WERE CHSDR ASMF200606003Indicator · burnedCAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING DESCENT BOTH COMPASS OPENED, AUTO PILOT DEACTIVATED AND HEADING LIGHT AND AUTOMATIC ACCELERATORS SHUTDOWN. AHRU´S WERE CHECKED BY CONDITION AND LT AHRU WAS DETECTED WITHOUT SYNCHRONY AND OPENED MORE THAN 45 DEGREES. AHRU WAS INTERCSDR ASMF200605015Pump · failedAIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT GDL DUE TO THE AFT CENTER FUEL TANK BOOST PUMP WAS OUT OF SERVICE AND BREAKER POPPED OUT, LANDING WITH 5550 POUNDS IN THE LEFT TANK AND 3100 POUNDS IN THE RIGHT TANK. PUMPS WERE DEFERRED IAW MEL 28-2 AND AIRCRAFT WSDR ASMF200605014Hydraulic Line · leakingDURING TRANSIT CHECK IT WAS DETECTED A HYDRAULIC LEAK IN ONE LINE OF THE LEFT THRUST REVERSE CONTROL VALVE. FLEXIBLE LINE WAS INSTALLED, TESTED CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK THE FLEXIBLE LINE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 78-31-04, TESTED CORRECT.SDR ASMF200605012Door · ground damageDURING TRANSIT CHECK, AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK ON THE MAIN PASSENGERS DOOR BY MOBIL STAIRS. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED IAW SRM 51-02 AND DAMAGE WAS WITHIN LIMITS. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK AT MEX, FINAL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IAW SRM 51-02, FIG 1, ALL CORRECT.SDR ASMF200605011Engine · malfunctionedAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF DURING LEFT ENGINE START THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 510 DEGREES CELSIUS. DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION, FUEL WAS IN ENGINE CHAMBER NR 1. OVER TEMPERATURE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 72-00-00, AND ENGINE STARTESDR ASMF200605009Acm · failedDURING TRANSIT CHECK, LEFT AIR CONDITIONING PACK WAS DETECTED WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE, CABIN SUPPLY TEMPERATURE WAS 40 DEGREES CELSIUS. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK THE LEFT TURBINE COOLING WAS REPLACED IAW MM 21-51-01, TESTED CORRSDR ASMF200605005Engine · leakingDURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, A OIL LEAK WAS DETECTED ON LEFT ENGINE. DEOILER SEAL WAS REPLACED AND LEAK CONTINUED. AIR CODITIONING AND PRESSURIZATION TEST WERE PERFORMED AND OIL ODOR WAS DETECTED IN PASSENGERS CABIN AND RIGHT LAVATORY SMOKE ALARM WAS ACTIVATED. SDR ASMF200605002Warning System · malfunctionedAIRCRAFT RETURNED OF FLIGHT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF -L & R LANDING GEAR- LIGHTS REMAINED ON WITH MAIN LANDING GEAR LEVER IN UP POSITION. PROXIMITY SWITCH COMPUTER AND D1-25 AND D1-26 SENSORS WERE TESTED AND CHECKED IAW MM 32-60-04 AND MM 32-31-04, RESPECTIVELY, BSDR ASMF200604011Gcu · failedAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO AC CROSS TIE LIGHT TURNED ON. AT PLATFORM, THE RIGHT GCU WAS REPLACED IAW MM 24-20-04, TESTED CORRECT IAW MM 24-20-00.SDR ASMF200604007Transmitter · failedAIRCRAFT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE LEFT ENGINE DID NOT ACCELERATE WITH EPR'S ON 1.4 AND EGT'S LIGHT BLINKING. WATER TRAMP WAS DRAINED AND ACCELERATION CHAMBER WAS LUBRICATED IAW MM 73-20-03 AND 73-20-01. DURING ENGINES SDR AMF200604005Indication Sys · malfunctionedAIRCRAFT RETURNED OF FLIGHT AS A CONSEQUENCE OF DURING CLIMB RIGHT OIL TEMPERATURE INDICATOR SHOWED 135 GRADES AND INCREASED UP TO 145 IN 5 SECONDS, SO THRUST WAS REDUCED IN ORDER TO PREVENT HIGHER OIL TEMPERATURE. AT PLATFORM, RIGHT ENGINE TEMPERATURE SENSORSDR ASMF200604004Switch · damagedAIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AS A CONSEQUENCE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE STABILIZATOR. CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMB THE LIGHT OF -AP TRIM- TURNED ON. ABNORMAL PROCEDURE WAS ACCOMPLISHED, THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS D9, D10 AND D11 WERE RESEATED BUT THESDR ASMF200604002Circuit Breaker · failedAIRCRAFT AIR TURNED BACK AS A CONSEQUENCE OF LOST OF INDICATION OF THE RIGHT OIL PRESS, OIL TEMP, FUEL TEMP, HYD QTY, HYD PRESS AND FLAPS. THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE WERE CHECKED, FOUND THEM IN CLOSE POSITION. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER T-34 OSDR ASMF200603015Hydraulic Line · leakingAIRCRAFT RETURNED FLIGHT, AFTER TAKEOFF AND LANDING GEARS UP, THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC FLUID QUANTITY WENT DOWN TO 2 QUARTS. AFTER LANDING, THE BRAKES TEMPERATURE REACHED 350 °C AND GOT STUCK. DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION A RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LEAK WAS DETECTEDSDR ASMF200603011Actuator · leakingDURING TRANSIT CHECK IT WAS DETECTED A HYDRAULIC LEAK IN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR. THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM TESTED IAW M/M 32-32-00, BEING ALL CORRECT.SDR ASMF20060309Fcu · leakingA FUEL LEAK WAS DETECTED DURING APU STARTING. APU WAS DEFERRED IAW MM 49-1 AND AFT ACCESSORIES AREA WAS CHECKED, BEING CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT AND THE AIR CONDITIONING WATER SEPARATORS WERE REPLACED IAW MM 49-30-01 AND 21-20-02,SDR ASMF200603008Vhf Comm · failedAIRCRAFT REJECTED TAKEOFF AT 70 KTS AND RETURNED TO PLATFORM, VHF COMM NR 1 FAILED IN FORWARD 118.1 FREQUENCY. SYSTEM WAS TESTED IAW MM 23-20-00, BEING CORRECT. MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKES WERE CHECKED IAW MM 32-42-01, ALL CORRECT.SDR ASMF200603006Gpu · smokeAIRCRAFT ARRIVED TO MEX WITH APU AND HIGH PNEUMATIC PURGE OF LEFT AIR CONDITIONING OUT OF SERVICE AND DEFERRED, SO GPU WAS CONNECTED AND IT INDUCED SMOKE INTO THE CABIN WHEN BOTH AIR-CONDITIONING PACKAGES WERE CONNECTED. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR TO TESSDR ASMF200601017Start Valve · failedAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE LIGHT OF THE RIGHT START VALVE TURNED ON. THE START VALVE REPORT WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 80-1. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, THE RIGHT START VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 80-10-02, TESTED CORRECT.SDR ASMF200601016Indication Sys · malfunctionedAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF DURING LEFT ENGINE START, THE LEFT OIL QUANTITY INDICATOR WAS 12 QUARTS AND AFTER THE ENGINE STARTED THE INDICATION WAS 8 QUARTS. THE OIL QUANTITY LEVEL WAS CHECKED, THE ENGINE WAS CHECKED FOR LEAK AND THE OILSDR ASMF200601014Engine · failedAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, DURING TAXING CAPTAIN INFORMED THAT THE RT ENGINE DID NOT START, THERE WAS NO ROTATION OF N2. THE START VALVE WAS OPENED MANUALLY BUT THE STARTING WAS NOT POSSIBLE. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED BUT THE CONDITION CONTINUED. METALLIC DSDR ASMF200601010Starter · failedDURING TAXING CAPTAIN INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOT INDICATION OF THE LEFT ENGINE, RETURNING TO PLATFORM. DURING MAINTENANCE REVIEW, THE ENGINE STARTER AND ITS COUPLE WERE FOUND DAMAGED. BOTH ITEMS WERE REPLACED AND SYSTEM TESTED IAW M/M 80-10-01. DURING OVERSDR ASMF200601001Cadc · failedAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM BEFORE TAKEOFF. THE LT AIR SPEED INDICATOR WAS OUT OF SERVICE. THE LT CADC AND AIR SPEED INDICATOR WERE REPLACED IAW MM 34-16-01 AND MM 34-13-01 RESPECTIVELY, TESTED CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, AIRCRAFT ARRIVED WITH REPORT OSDR ASMF200512023Pump · failedDURING TRANSIT CHECK, THE AUXILIARY HYDRAULIC PUMP DID NOT SHUT OFF. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, THE RELAY 22-15 AND THE RT AUXILIARY HYDRAULIC PUMP WERE REPLACED IAW MM 29-21-00 AND MM 29-10-06 RESPECTIVELY, TESTED CORRECT.SDR ASMF200512021Switch · damagedDURING TRANSIT CHECK, THE AUXILIARY HYDRAULIC PUMP DID NOT SHUT OFF, DELIVERING 29 PSI WITH THE SELECTOR IN OFF POSITION. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT CHECK, THE WIRING WAS CHECKED; THE RULER S3-13 TERMINALS WERE CLEANED IAW WDM 29-21-0SDR ASMF200512013Blade · fodDURING TRANSIT CHECK, A BLADE OF THE LT ENGINE WAS DETECTED WITH DAMAGE BY FOD. INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED, DETECTING A CRACK OF 0.125 X 0.250 BEING WITHIN LIMITS IAW MM 72-00-00. THE LT ENGINE BLADE WAS REWORKED IAW 72-00-00 PAGE 618, TESTED CORRECT.
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