Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-87
Service difficulty reports · 786
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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"
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 = 'DC987' 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 MEX2004044Disc · damagedDURING TRANSIT CHECK, MAINTENANCE FOUND DAMAGE OUT OF LIMITS, CAUSED BY FOD IN THE RT ENGINE FAN BLADES. TECHNICAL PERSONNEL WAS SENT TO HMO TO ATTEND THE DAMAGES. THE C1 DISK WS REPLACED AND ENGINE TESTED IAW MM 72-00-3, ALL CORRECT. (M)SDR MEX2004041Bungee Cylinder · damagedCAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE NLG RED LIGHT TURNE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES DURING CLIMB, CRUISE AND DESCENT. AT PLATFORM IT AWS PERFORMED A BITE TO THE PROXIMITY SWITCH UNIT IAW MM. TEST, OK, AFTER CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMB, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD IN THSDR MEX2004036Fcu · failedAIRCRAFT RETURN TO PLATFORM AS CONSEQUENCE OF ENGINE NR 1 SHOWS N2 46.5 PERCENT AND EGT 430. TRIM WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND PARAMETERS WERE WITHIN LIMITS. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, THE FCU AND PRBC WERE REPLACED IAW MM 73-20-01 AND 75-31-01, RESPECTIVELY. TEST CSDR MEX2004021Igniter Box · failedAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, THE RT ENGINE DID NOT START WHEN THE FUEL CONTROL WAS PUT ON, SHUTTING DOWN THE IGNITION AND THE START VALVE. THE IGNITION BOX WAS REPLACED AND SYSTEM TESTED IAW MM, ALL CORRECT.SDR MEX2004020Duct · brokenAIRCRAFT RETURNED DUE TO LIGHT OF TAIL CONE HIGH TEMPERATURE CAME ON, AFTER 3 MINUTES THAT THE ANTI-ICE PROTECTION WAS USED. AIRCRAFT WAS CARRIED TO THE HANGAR TO ATTEND REPORT. AT OVERNIGHT SERVICE, THE ANTI-ICE DUCT ASSY WAS REPLACED AND SYSTEM WAS TESTED SDR MEX2004003Proximity Sensor · malfunctionedFLT 6428 - MEX-LAS - CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING FLIGHT CONTROL TEST WITH THE RT RUDDER THE BLUE LIGHT OF 'RUDDER TRAVEL UNRESTRICTED' REMAINED ON. AT HANGAR, THE RUDDER PROXIMITY SENSORS WERE VERIFIED AND IT WAS DETECTED A TROUBLE IN ONE SENSOR TARGET. THESDR WX0300026Light · inoperativeDURING A ROUTINE SERVICE CHECK IN LAS, THREE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE RELAMPED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AS REQUIRED IAW AMM 33-53-00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)SDR MEX2003574Wire Harness · damagedFLT 605 - DFW-MEX - AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, DURING THE TAXI THE LIGHT OF 'RUDDER TRAVEL UNRESTRICTED' DID NOT COME ON. THE SYSTEM WAS REVISED AND THE WIRE BUNDLE OF THE PROXIMITY SENSOR D1-33 WAS FOUND WITH DAMAGES. THE WIRE BUNDLE WAS REPAIRED IAW MMSDR MEX2003572Coupler · leakingFLT 143 - PVR-MEX - DURING TRANSIT CHECK, OBSERVED HYDRAULIC LEAKAGE COMING FROM THE MLG COMPARTMENT. THE LT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM,WITH LOW LEVEL, WAS PRESSURIZED, OBSERVING AN HYDRUALIC LEAKAGE IN A CONNECTING COUPLE OF THE POWER TRANSFER SHUTOFF VALVE. THE COUPSDR MEX2003564Engine · bird ingestionAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE, AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY BIRDS, AND THE CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE LIGHT OF 'STRAINER FILTER CLOGGING' CAME ON. AT GATE, AIRCRAFT WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED FOR DAMAGES IN NLG, SLATS, FLAPS, ENGINES. STABILIZER AND RADOME, ALSDR MEX2003563Display · failedFLT 563 - MEX-TAP - CAPTAIN REPORTED THE DURING FLIGHT RIGHT IVSI WAS OCCASIONALLY OUT OF SERVICE. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND THE RIGHT IVSI AND BREAKER J-16 WERE REPLACED IAW MM 34-14-00 AND 20-25-00 RESPECTIVELY, ALL CORRECT. (M)SDR MEX2003562Pump · failedFLT 136 - MEX-AGU - AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO DURING ENGINE STARTING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE PUMP WAS REPLACED IAW MM 29-10-05, ALL CORRECT. (M0SDR MEX2003558Blade · damagedAIRCRAFT AIR TURN BACK, DURING CLIMB THE RIGHT ENGINE STALLED. AT PLATFORM, IT WAS DETECTED DAMAGES IN FOUR C1 BLADES AND IN 2 C2 BLADES. INSPECTOR AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL WERE SENT TO EVALUATE THE DAMAGES AND START THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. ENGINE WAS REPLACSDR MEX2003547Strut · leakingDURING THE AIRCRAFT DISPATCH AT GDL STATION, THE TECHNICAL PERSONNEL SAW A LITTLE LEAK IN THE STRUT OF THE RT MLG. AT STATION , PERFORMED A VERIFICATION OF THIS LEAK. THE STRUT SEALS WERE CHANGED AND THE MLG WAS TESTED IAW MM, ALL CORRECT.SDR MEX203546Tire · debondedAFTER LANDING WAS LISTED AN STRONG NOISE IN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. DURING REVISION OF THE MENTIONED AREA WERE FOUND SEVERAL DAMAGES IN THE NEARBY AREA OF THE LEFT MLG CAUSED BY A TREAD SEPARATION. AC WAS CARRIED TO THE HANGAR TO REPAIR THE FOLLOWING AFFECTEDSDR MEX2003541Strainer · cloggedAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE DUE TO THE 'RT OIL STRAINER CLOGGING' CAME ON. STRAINER ASSY RESTRICTOR UNITS LPG AND LP5 AND THE OIL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL SWITCH WERE REPLACED AND THE ENGINE WAS TESTED IAW MM 79-35-01, 79-36-01 AND 79-20-06, ALL CORRECT. (M)SDR MEX2003524Adc · failedAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO A DIFFERENCE OF 6 KNOTS BETWEEN VELOCIMETERS. AT PLATFORM THE SYSTEM WAS CHECKED, CONFIRMING CADC NR 1 FAILURE. CADC NR 1 WAS REPLACED AND TESTED IAW MM 34-16-01. ADDITIONALLY BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS CHECKED BY CONDITION, IAWSDR MEX2003519Switch · malfunctionedDURING TRANSIT CHECK, HYDRAULIC LEAKAGE WAS DETECTED IN THE SWITCH S1-168, SUCH SWITCH WAS BEHEADED. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS TESTED IAW MM 29-30-03. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, THE SYSTEM WAS CHECKED BY LEAKAGES, ALL OK.SDR MEX2003518Pump · failedAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DUE TO HIGHT TEMPERATURE ON RT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE RT HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS REPLACED. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE THE PTU AND RELIEF VALVE WERE REPLACED IAW MM 29-10-12 RESPECTIVELY.SDR MEX2003501Shutoff Valve · leakingDURING TRANSIT CHECK DETECTED A HYDRAULIC LEAK AT THE SPOILER SHUTOFF VALVE, RIGHT SIDE. VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 29-10-26, TESTS CORRECT. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE SYSTEM WAS TESTED IAW MM 29-10-26, ALL CORRECT. (M)SDR MEX2003493Engine · out of trimCAPTAIN REPORTED THAT AFTER ENGINES STARTING READINGS IN LT ENGINE WERE OUT OF LIMITS N2 AND EGT`S RISE TO 480. TECHNICAL PERSONNEL PERFORMED TRIM TO LT ENGINE AND IT WAS TESTED IAW MM 73-2-01, BEING PARAMETERS BETWEEN THEIR OPERATIONAL LIMITS.(K)SDR MEX2003492Engine · malfunctionedAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, AFTER LT ENGINE START, IT HAD HIGH TEMPERATURE INDICATIONS (447 WITHOUT BLEED AND 491 WITH BLEEDS). ENGINE WAS TESTED AND IT HAD 450 WITHOUT BLEED AND 460 WITH BLEEDS BEING WITHIN LIMITS IAW MM 72-00-00. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICSDR MEX2003468Receiver · failedAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, DURING TAXING. VOR FLAGS ON RDMI INSIGHT IN BOTH INSTRUMENTS. TX RX VOR/ILS WAS REPLACED BUT FAIL CONTINUED. RETURN TO SERVICE TEST WAS PERFORMED SHOWING 375 FAILURE CODE (VOR/DFGC FAILURE). AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR WHSDR MEX2003467Engine · damagedAIRCRAFT ARRIVED WITH ONE BLADE OF LEFT ENGINE C1 DISK WITH DAMAGES OUT OF LIMITS. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE THE LEFT ENGINE WAS REPLACED IAW MM 71-00-00, TESTS CORRECT.(K)SDR MEX2003448Switch · defectiveFLT 306 - ACA-MEX - AIRCRAFT RETURN TO PLATFORM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF RIGHT ENGINE REVERSE UNLOCKED LIGHT TURNED ON. REVERSE MECHANISM AND ACTUATOR WERE LUBRICATED AND REVERSE WAS OPERATED THREE TIMES NON REPRODUCING THE FAIL. FURTHER, AIRCRAFT RETURN TO PLATFSDR MEX2003433Control Valve · malfunctionedAIRCRAFT RETURN TO PLATFORM DUE TO DURING TAXI THE FOURTH ANTI-SKID LIGHT TURNED ON. CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE RESET AND ANTI-SKID BOX CONNECTORS WERE CLEANED NON REPRODUCING THE FAIL. AFTER WORKS, CAPTAIN REPORTED THE ANTISIDE LIGHTS TURNED ON AGAIN. DURING CHSDR MEX2003403Control Cable · failedAIRCRAFT AIR TURN BACK, WHEN AIRBORE RT ENGINE BECAME ACCELERATING, IT WASN`T ABLE TO CONTROL IT, THROTTLE AT IDLE AND ENGINE AT MAXIMUM TRUST AND ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. DURING REVISION WAS DETECTED WITHOUT RT CONTROL ACCELERATOR AND THE 53C CABLE WAS FOUND BRSDR MEX2003392Proximity Sensor · will not testAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM DURING TAXING, NOSE LANDING GEAR RED LIGHT CAME ON. THE BITE WAS PERFORMED TO PROXIMITY SWITCH, SENSOR AND CONNECTOR WERE CLEANED AND CHECKED IAW MM, ALL CORRECT.SDR MEX2003379Battery · overheatedFLT 519 - MEX-VSA - AIRCRAFT ARRIVED WITH CAPTAIN REPORT OF HOT BATTERIES AND SMOKE UNDER THE FUSELAGE. DURING REVISION DETECTED BATTERIES AND BATTERIES CHARGER WITH OVERHEAT. THE BATTERIES AND BATTERY CHARGER WAS REPLACED IAW MM 24-30-01/02, ALL CORRECT. (SDR MEX2003344Strainer · failedAIRCRAFT RETURN TO PLATFORM DU TO FILTER OBSTRUCTED LT ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE FILTER AND ALARM WERE REPLACED AND ALARM WAS CHECKED IAW MM 79-35-00/01 AND 71-00-01 RESPECTIVELY, ALL TESTS CORRECT.SDR MEX2003314Line · brokenDURING TRANSIT CHECK WAS DETECTED POTABLE WATER LEAK, DRAINING TO THE ELECTRIC/ELECTRONIC COMPARTMENT. TCAS AND FDAU WERE WET. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR. DURING REVISION WAS DETECTED NIPPLE AND SUPPLY LINE BROKEN THE 218 STATION. THE NIPPLE AND SUPPLSDR MEX2003296Indicator · malfunctionedFLT 419 - IAH-MEX - AIRTURN BACK, LOST NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS INDICATIONS. REFUEL WAS PERFORMED AND AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF WITHIN PROBLEMS. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, ALL CORRECT. (M)SDR MEX2003287Tube · cloggedFLT 440 - GDL-MTY - AIRCRAFT RETURN TO PLATFORM, DURING TAXIING THE CLOGGING LIGHT OIL ENGINE NR 2 ON. THE RESTRICTORS LP5 AND LP6 WERE CLEANED, BOTH ENDS LP5 AND LP6 TUBES WERE SERVICED WITH AIR PRESSURE TO REMOVE ANY CONTAMINATION AND THE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSSDR MEX2003277Sensor · malfunctionedAIRCRAFT AIR TURN BACK, DURING FLIGHT THE LIGHT FWD STAIRWAY DOOR COME ON. THE FWD STAIRWAY DOOR SENSOR WAS CHECKED IAW 52-61-00, AND BITE WAS PERFORMED TO PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLERS IAW 21-32-03, ALL TESTS CORRECT.SDR MEX2003297Thermostat · failedFLT 523 - MEX-VER - AIRCRAFT ARRIVED WITH CAPTAIN REPORT OF 'L ICE PROTECT TEMP HI AND R AIR CON TEMP HI' LIGHTS. THE ELECTRONIC THERMAL LEFT SW WAS REPLACED IAW MM 21-31-4. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE THE ANTICIPATOR AND THERMOSTAT RIGHT SIDE AND ELECTRONIC THSDR MEX2003322Connector · looseMEX-MTY - FLT 920 - AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, BOTH ANTI-SKID LIGHTS CAME ON. DURING REVISION, DETECTED THE INTERIOR LEFT CONNECTOR VALVE LOOSE. THE WIRING WAS CHECKED AND CONNECTOR WAS CLEANED AND RECONNECTED IAW 32-43-00, ALL TESTS CORRECT. (M)SDR MEX2003327Control Valve · failedFLT 263 - REX-MEX - RETURNED TO PLATFORM. DURING TAXI, ANTI-SKID LIGHTS CAME ON, BREAKERS WERE RESEATED IN-CORRECTLY. DURING REVISION ON CONNECTOR, DETECTED FAILURE OF DUAL PRESS CONTROL VALVE. THE CONNECTOR WAS CLEANED IAW 32-43-02, ALL TESTS CORRECT. DURSDR MEX20030321Thrust Reverser · malfunctionedFLT 605 - DFW-MEX - AIRCRAFT RETURN TO PLATFORM, DURING TAXI THE RIGHT ENGINE REVERSE UNLOCKED INDICATOR LIGH TON. DURING REVISION THE LIGHT WAS OFF AND REVERSE WAS OPERATED THREE TIMES, ALL CORRECT. THE REVERSE WAS DEFERRED UNDER MEL 78-1. AT MEX, SWITCH RSDR MEX2003258Wire · failedDURING FUELING SERVICE, WAS DETECTED THE REFUELING CONTROL PANEL OUT OF SERVICE. DURING REVISION WAS DETECTED THE BREAKER E-5 OF PANEL P-11 DAMAGED. THE REFUELING CONTROL PANEL WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 28-41-6. THE REFUELING CONTROL PANEL WIRING WAS REPAIRED IASDR MEX2003257Light · intermittentAIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE, TAIL CONE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. LIGHT TEST, SAFETY MECHANISM AND SW OF TAIL CONE WERE CHECK IAW MM 52-70-11, ALL TESTS CORRECT. (M)SDR MEX2003249Turbine · failedAIRCRAFT ARRIVED WITH CAPTAIN REPORT 'DEFICIENT AIR CONDITIONING'. DURING REVISION THE LEFT TURBINE COOLING WAS DAMAGED. REPORT WAS DEFERRED IAW MEL 21-1, LEFT AIR CONDITION OUT SERVICE. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE THE LEFT TURBINE COOLING WAS REPLACED IAW MM SDR MEX2003246Fairing · damagedAFTER MAKING HIS ROUTINE CHECK-UP TO BE IN POOR CONDTIONS, RIGHT WING NR 4 INBOARD FLAP ACCESS FAIRING, CANOE, DEEP SCRATCHES, PAINT CHIPPED, HAD A SMALL AIR BUBBLE ON THE SURFACE AND IN NUMEROUS PLACES THE WAS CHIPPED OFF. IN ATTENTION TO THE REPORTS THE FAISDR MEX2003231Nose Cowl · dentedDURING TRANSIT CHECK WAS DETECTED NOSE COWLING ENGINE RIGHT WITH DENT OUT OF LIMITS OF APPROXIMATELY 2.0 OF DIAMETER. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE NOSE COWLING WAS REPLACED IAW MM, ALL CORRECT.SDR MEX2003226Indicator · failedMEX-SLC - FLT 486 - AIRCRAFT PERFORMED UNSCHEDULED LANDING, DURING CRUISE EFIS NR 2 FAILED AFFECTING VOR NR 2 AND ADI NR 1 AND DURING APPROACH BOTH TEMP OIL INDICATION CAME ON. BREAKER AHSRS 2 WAS RESET, EDP WAS TESTED AND ADDITIONALLY TEMP OIL SENSOR WERE CLSDR MEX2003225Thermocouple · damagedFLT 101 - HMO-CUL - AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE DUE TO ENGINE NR 1 DID NOT HAVE EGT INDICATION. DURING REVISION FOUR, THERMOCOUPLE PROBES WERE DAMAGED. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE SUCH THERMOCOUPLE PROBES WERE REPLACED AND TESTED IAW MM 77-21-00, ALL CORRECT. (MSDR MEX2003223Switch · failedFLT 426 - MEX-IAH - AIRCRAFT ARRIVED WITH CAPTAIN REPORT OF LIGHTS ANTI-SKID COME ON. DURING REVISION, THE SWITCH S1-130 WAS OUT OF SERVICE. THE SWITCH S1-130 WAS REPLACED IAW WDM 32-41-00 AND LIGHTS ANTI-SKID COME OFF. THE CONTROL BOX WAS TESTED IAW MM 32-SDR MEX2003197Switch · failedAFTER TAKEOFF ON CUU STATION TAIL COMP TEMP HIGH LIGHT COMES ON. DURING OVERNIGHT SERVICE, TAIL COMP OVERHEAT SENSORS WERE REPLACED IAW MM 36-20-02 AND WIRING SENSORS WERE VERIFIED IAW WDM 36-23-00, ALL TESTS CORRECT. (M)SDR MEX2003185Generator · failedAIRCRAFT ARRIVED WITH REPORT RIGHT GENERATOR OUT OF SERVICE, GENERATOR WAS REPLACED AND AFTER ENGINES STARTING CAPTAIN INFORMS THAT SAME CONDITION CONTINOUS. AIRCRAFT ARRIVED BY ITS OWN IMPULSE TO THE POSITION S-7, ENGINES WERE SHUTDOWN AND WIRING WERE VERIFISDR MEX2003172Lock · brokenTHE RADOME RIGHT LOCK WAS BROKEN BY F.O.D. THE RADOME LOCK WAS REPLACED IAW MM 53-51-02, TEST CORRECT.SDR MEX2003171Csd · failedDURING TAXING, THE CSD TEMPERATURE INDICATES 380 DEGREES ON ENGINE NR 2. THE CSD, AC GENERATOR AND CSD EXCHANGER WERE REPLACED IAW MM 24-10-01. MM 24-10-01 AND MM 24-10-03, RESPECTIVELY, TEST CORRECT.
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