MD Helicopters 369E
Service difficulty reports · 230
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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 = '369E' 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 = '369E' 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 2015FA0000613Blade · out of balanceDURING A MAINTENANCE GROUND RUN OPERATION A HIGH LATERAL VIBRATION WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE ACFT WAS SHUTDOWN. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT WATER HAD ENTERED THE BLADE DURING A HEAVY RAINFALL THE NIGHT BEFORE. ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE THE WATER WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND THE SDR DCGA2015FA0000520Engine · making metalENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING TOUR FLIGHT. THE PILOT LANDED ACFT AND CALLED MAINTENANCE. MAINTENACE FOUND METAL FLAKE MEASURING LESS THAN .03125 ON UPPER AND LOWER ENGINE CHIP PLUGS. AFTER CLEANING THE PLUGS A 30 MINUTE GROUND RUN WAS PERFORMED AND THSDR 2015FA0000494Engine · making metalDURING GROUND RUN AFTER THE FIRST START OF THE DAY THE ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE UPPER AND LOWER ENGINE PLUGS AND FOUND 1 SLIVER ON THE UPPER PLUG. A 30 MINUTE GOUND RUN WAS PERFORMED AND THE PLUGS WERE RECHECKED AND FOUND CLEANSDR CA151014004Guide · chafed(CAN) DURING A 100 HR INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STRUT FAIRING GUIDE HAD WORN A GROOVE INTO THE STRUT. JUST BELOW THE ELBOW. THE GROOVE IS DETERMINED TO BE BEYOND REPAIR.SDR 2015FA0000313Chip Detector · shortedPILOT RECIEVED A TAIL GEARBOX DIM CHIP LIGHT IN FLIGHT. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL UNSCHEDULED LANDING AND CALLED MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC EXAMINED THE GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR AND FOUND IT CLEAN. THE MECHANIC REPLACED AN INTERNALLY SHORTING CHIP DETESDR K2D2015F00000Pump · failedDURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN UNSCHEDULED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE IN AN OPEN FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOLLOWED HELICOPTER MM TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES AND FOUND THE MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION OILSDR K2DA2015FA0000256Pump · failedDURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ELIMINATED. AN UNSCHEDULED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE IN AN OPEN FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOLLOWED MM TROUBLE SHOOTING PROCEDURES AND FOUND THE MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION OIL PUMP FAULTSDR K2DA20150602001Pump · failedDURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION LOW OIL PRESS LIGHT ELIMINATED. AN UNSCHEDULED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE IN AN OPEN FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOLLOWED MM TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES & FOUND THE MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION OIL PUMP FAULTY. REPSDR DCGA2015FA0000217Turbine · out of tolerancePILOT REPORTED CHIRPING NOISE FROM ENGINE AT END OF DAY SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED TURBINE ASSY FOR SUSPECT N2 RUBBING.SDR HQPR2015FA0000080Drive Gear · failedDURING FLIGHT PILOT NOTICED A N2 PERCENT ROTOR/ENGINE TACHOMETER FLUCTUATION. OPERATING PERCENT IS 103.0 PERCENT AND WOULD INCREASE 1 TO 2 PERCENT ABOVE OR 1 TO 2 PERCENT BELOW DEPENDING ON THE POSITION OF THE COLLECTIVE WHEN APPLYING OR DECREASING POWER DEMASDR CA141016002Blade · debonded(CAN) TAIL ROTOR BLADES, L/E STRIPS FOUND DEBONDED AT BLADE TIPS. EDGE OF L/E STRIP SEPARATED FROM AIRFOIL. BOTH BLADES REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND REPLACED BY NEW UNIT SAME PN.SDR 2014FA0000586Chip Detector · contaminatedDURING A RTB FLIGHT AT 700 AGL, ACFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A FOOTBALL FIELD DURING A NONSTOP FLIGHT DUE TO MASTER CAUTION LIGHT WITH A CORRESPONDING ENGINE CHIP INDICATION. NO ABNORMAL ENGINE PERFORMANCE WAS NOTED AND ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURES AND PRESDR K2DA20140701001Pressure Switch · faultyMAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION LOW OIL PRESS LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT PREFORMED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. TRANSMISSION OIL PRESS SWITCH INOPERATIVE. REPLACED PRESS SWITCH RAN ENG, OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD & LEAK CHECKED GOOD, RETURNED TO SERVICE.SDR CA140605008Hose · leaking(CAN) AFTER FLIGHT, THE OIL RESERVOIR WAS NOTICED TO BE LOW AND EXCESSIVE OIL WAS FOUND ON THE BOTTOM OF THE HELICOPTER. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE ENGINE RETURN LINE FROM THE EXTERNAL FILTER TO THE OIL COOLER HAD A LEAK COMING THROUGH THE STEEL BRAIDED LINE COVSDR K2DA20140427001Shaft · wornTRANSMISSION OIL PRESS LIGHT DURING FLIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING PREFORMED. TRANSMISSION OIL PUMP INPUT SHAFT NOT PROPERLY SEATED & WORN. REPLACED INPUT SHAFT PN 10807-2 IAW MD CSP-COM-5 CH 63-20-25. PERFORMED GND RUN & LEAK CHECK. RETURNED TO SERVICE.SDR DCGA2014042500280Wire · shortedPILOT REPORTED AN ENGINE CHIP LIGHT. THE CHIP LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED WHEN CHIP PLUGS WERE REMOVED AND CLEANED. DURING OPS CHECKS THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. MAINTENANCE ULTIMATELY DISCOVERED A SHORTING WIRE IN THE LOWER ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR CONNECTOR. THE BAD PSDR HEFR201404290001Bearing · failedOPERATOR EXPERIENCED ERRATIC ENGINE OPERATION INCLUDING INABILITY TO LIGHT OFF AS WELL AS UNCOMMANDED, INCREASES IN N2 & NR SPEEDS. PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN HE WAS LANDING FROM A HOVER TAXI, NOTICED THE N2 AND NR RISING, ROLLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AT WHICH TSDR WO5A2014042100261Bearing · failedOPERATOR EXPERIENCED ERRATIC ENGINE OPERATION INCLUDING INABILITY TO LIGHT OFF AS WELL AS UNCOMMANDED INCREASES IN N2 & NR SPEEDS. PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING FROM A HOVER TAXI, NOTICED N2 AND NR RISING AND ROLLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AT WHICH TIME THESDR 2013FA0000472Line · chafedWET LINE FROM ENGINE TORQUE FITTING TO GAUGE, CHAFED WHERE IT ENTERS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND HAD A SMALL LEAK. PILOT MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING. MX REPAIRED THE LINE.SDR 2012FA0000839Chip Detector · contaminatedPILOT EXPERIENCE AN ENGINE CHIP LIGHT. PERFORMED AN UNSCEDULED LANDING. MX FOUND A 1MM SLIVER ON THE LOWER ENGINE CHIP DETECTOR. A 30 MINUTE GROUND PENALTY RUN WAS PERFORMED, THE PLUGS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND CLEAN. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.SDR K2DA201209070502Engine · warning lightENGINE CHIP LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING PERFORMED AND ENGINE SHUTDOWN. MX DISPATCHED WITH COMPANY ACFT AND PASSENGERS WERE FLOWN FOR CONTINUATION OF THE FLIGHT. CHIP DETECTORS SHOWED METAL PARTICLES ON THE LOWER CHIP PLUG OF MEDIUSDR 2012FA0000608Blades · damagedROTORCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM HELIPORT, AT 2-3 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT AND 1500FT MSL A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. PILOT HAD LOSS OF POWER, INITIATED AUTOROTATION, PUT ROTORCRAFT DOWN IN AN INTERSECTION. UPON EXITING ROTORCRAFT, FIRE WAS SPOTTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FISDR K2DA 20120502Discharge Tube · damagedPILOT NOTICED A SLOWLY INCREASING TURBINE OUTLET TEMPERATURE (TOT) DURING FLIGHT. PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WHEN THE TEMPERATURE INCREASE CONTINUED. UPON LANDING AN EXCEEDANCE WAS RECORDED ON THE TEMPERATURE GUAGE. MX DISPATCHED FOR TROUBLESHOSDR K2DA2012F00002Trim Switch · stuckELECTRICAL TRIM FAILURE IN FLIGHT RESULTING IN A FULL RT DEFLECTION ON THE TRIM ACTUATOR. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING CONDUCTED AT AIRPORT OF ORIGIN. ACFT TOWED TO MX FACILITY. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE TRIM SWITCH LOCATED ON THE CYCLIC HAD BECOME STUCK IN THESDR K2DA20110823001Drive Shaft · shearedPILOT NOTICED A VIBRATION & METAL ON METAL BANGING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM GROUND IDLE TO FLT IDLE. PERFORMED EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN & NOTICED TAIL ROTOR APPEARED TO BE TURNING INDEPENDENT OF MAIN ROTOR. INSPECTION REVEALED THE T/R DRIVE SHAFT HAD SHEARED ASDR HXF2011F00000Governor · malfunctionedPILOT WAS HOVERING, WHEN SUDDENLY THE RPM STARTED TO OVERSPEED. RPM CONTROL WAS MINIMIZED WITH THROTTLE INPUT UNTIL AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS AFFECTED IN A NEARBY BALLFIELD. REPLACED GOVERNOR WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT AND RECTIFIED THE PROBLEM.SDR 2011FA0000163Engine · making metalDURING TAKEOFF THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE CHIP LIGHT AND RETURNED FOR LANDING. MX FOUND SMALL CHIPS ON THE LOWER ENGINE PLUG AND A SLIVER ON THE UPPER PLUG. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT AND SENT TO SERVICE FOR MX.SDR 2011FA0000150Oil System · warning lightDURING A TOUR FLIGHT, THE PILOT GOT A ENGINE CHIP LIGHT INDICATION. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL UNSCHEDULED LANDING. THE MX DEPARTMENT WAS DISPATCHED AND FOUND A METAL SLIVER ON THE UPPER ENGINE CHIP PLUG THAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT. BOTH UPPER AND LOWESDR 2011F00004Transmission · making metalPILOT EXPERIENCED A MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT DURING TAKEOFF. THE PILOT RETURNED TO LANDING WITH NO INCIDENT. MECHANICS VERIFIED CHIP LIGHT AND FOUND ONE .1250 INCH SLIVER ON THE LOWER PLUG AND A .0625 INCH SLIVER ON THE UPPER PLUG. WHEN DRAINING THE SDR 2011F00003Transmission · making metalPILOT EXPERIENCED A MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION CHIP LIGHT DURING TAKEOFF. THE PILOT RETURNED TO LANDING WITH NO INCIDENT. MECHANICS VERIFIED CHIP LIGHT AND FOUND ONE .1250 INCH SLIVER ON THE LOWER PLUG AND A .0625 INCH SLIVER ON THE UPPER PLUG. WHEN DRAINING THESDR 2010FA0001143Turbine · damagedAT ENGINE SHUTDOWN AFTER LAST FLIGHT OF THE DAY THE MECHANIC HEARD A TURBINE RUB NOISE IN THE ENGINE ASSY. ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR MX.SDR 2010FA0001084Connector · dirtyON APPROACH TO LANDING THE PILOT HAD A CHIP LIGHT EVENT. MX REMOVED BOTH ENGINE CHIP PLUGS AND FOUND NO DEBRIS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LOWER CHIP PLUG CONNECTOR PLUG WAS SHORTED INTERNALLY AND CAUSING THE LIGHT. THE CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED.SDR 2010FA0001083Warning Light · false activationON APPROACH TO LANDING THE PILOT HAD AN ENGINE CHIP LIGHT EVENT. THE LIGHT REMAINED ON DURING SHUTDOWN BUT WHEN MX ARRIVED THE LIGHT WAS OUT. BOTH ENGINE CHIP PLUGS WERE PULLED AND WERE FOUND TO BE CLEAN OF DEBRIS. THE LIGHT EVENT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.SDR 2010FA0000952Engine · making metalON APPROACH TO LANDING PILOT HAD AN ENGINE CHIP WARNING LIGHT. THE PILOT LANDED THE ACFT AND THE LIGHT REMANED ILLUMINATED. MX FOUND METAL PARTICLES AND PASTE ON THE LOWER AND UPPER ENGINE CHIP PLUGS. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT.SDR 2010FA0001010Seal · leakingFOUND SEAL LEAKING. THIS IS THE LATEST SEAL, HAVING PROBLEMS WITH. THESE SEALS ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO INSTALL DUE TO NEW MATERIALS AND NO CHANGES IN PROCEDURE OR TOOLING HAS COME FROM THE MFG. THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING THE SEAL USUALLY DESTROYS THE SEALING LSDR 2010FA0000772Hub · vibrationPILOT EXPERIENCED IN FLIGHT STICK SHAKE AND UNUSUAL VIBRATION. MX SUSPECTS PROBLEM WITH DROOP RING AND FOLLOWERS ON MAIN ROTOR HUB ASSY.SDR KS12010F00000Turbine · seizedHELICOPTER PILOT LANDED TO HOOK UP LONG LINE (UNDER FAA PART 133), HOOKED UP LONG LINE. PILOT HOVERED INTO POSITION FOR AN EXTERNAL LOAD LIFT AND HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND HAD AN ENGINE CHIP LIGHT. HE LANDED THE ACFT, SHUT IT DOWN AND CHECKED THE CHIP SDR 2010FA0001210Governor · malfunctionedTHE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) REPORTED THAT WHILE INCREASING POWER IN A LEVEL FLIGHT ATTITUDE, THAT THE NR (MAIN ROTOR SPEED, RPM) AND THE N2 (ENGINE POWER TURBINE SPEED, RPM) INCREASED ABOVE 110 PERCENT N2. AN INITIAL ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE NR/N2 RPM WITH THE N2SDR 2010FA0000578Engine · making metalPILOT DEPARTED THE AIRPORT FOR A TOUR FLIGHT AND AN ENGINE CHIP WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. MX PULLED THE UPPER AND LOWER CHIP PLUGS AND FOUND A SMALL AMOUNT OF MATERIAL ON THE UPPER PLUG .79MM OR LESS IN SIZE. AFTER A 30 MINUTE PSDR 2010FA0000519Warning Light · false activationPILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE CHIP LIGHT DURING A TOUR FLIGHT AND PROCEEDED TO LAND AT AN OFFSITE AIRPORT. MX ARRIVED ON SCENE AND FOUND THAT THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED UPPER AND LOWER ENGINE CHIP DETECTORS AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF METALSDR 2010FA0000447Firewall · crackedCRACK AT STA 124, ENGINE FIREWALL, M/R TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES AREA.SDR 2010FA0000446Firewall · crackedCRACK AT STA 124, ENGINE FIREWALL, M/R TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES AREA.SDR 2010F00067Tube · loosePILOT NOTED LOW POWER AND HIGH TOT. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT.SDR 2010FA0000167Fuel Tank · deterioratedDURING TAKEOFF, A COMPRESSOR STALL FOLLOWED BY ENGINE SEARCH WAS EXPERIENCED. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND MX PROCEDURE PERFORMED FOUNDED ALL NORMAL. HELICOPTER FUEL TANK INSPECTED AND FOUNDED DEBRIS FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE LIKE RUBBER. HELICOPTER LATER SDR 2010FA0000445Firewall · crackedCRACK AT STA 124, ENGINE FIREWALL, M/R TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES AREA.SDR KS12009F00000Exhaust Stack · crackedINSTALLED EXHAUST STACK ON 9/18/2008. ACFT TT 9927.8. DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION FOUND A CRACK AND HAD A WELD REPAIR DONE. 9/2/2009 ACFT TT 10302.9. DURING A 100 HR INSPECTION, FOUND ANOTHER CRACK. REPLACED EXHAUST STACK FROM SERVICE. (K)SDR CA090223007Grip · cracked(CAN) WHILE DOING A FREEDOM OF CONTROLS CHECK PRIOR TO START UP THE PILOT WAS MOVING THE CYCLIC STICK THROUGH THE FULL RANGE OF MOVEMENT. WHILE DOING SO THE CYCLIC GRIP BROKE IN HALF IN HIS HANDS. THE PREFLIGHT CHECKS ENDED AFTER THE OCCURENCE.SDR K2D2008F00000Pressure Switch · leakingON OR AROUND 5:00 PM, WEDNESDAY, 6 AUGUST, 2008, WHILE CONDUCTING A POST FLIGHT INSP, DISCOVERED SOME OIL LEAKAGE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AS HE WAS INVESTIGATING LEAKAGE, NOTICED THAT THE FUEL FILTER PRESSURE SWITCH HAD PLAYED BETWEEN TWO BODY HALVES AND HAD SSDR CA080603005Pump · malfunctioned(CAN) REINFORCED PAPER WIPERS LEFT IN THE FUEL TANK AFTER WORK CARRIED OUT. DURING A 300 HOUR INSP, THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT FUZZ LIKE DEBRIS FOUND IN THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP FILTER THAT WAS A BLUISH COLOR. WHEN PICKING UP THE HELICOPTER AT THE SERVICE CTRSDR 2008FA0000239Nut · splitON FINAL TORQUE OF TAIL ROTOR BLADES RETENTION BOLT, NEW NUT SPLIT PRIOR TO ACHIEVING TORQUE. NEW NUT, IS THINNER AND LIGHTER STRENGTH THAN PREVIOUSLY MFG OLDER PN. NEW BOLTS ALSO REQURIE A NEW HIGHT TORQUE VALUE. (K)
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