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"
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 = '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 97ZZZX910Wire · deterioratedDURING INSPECTION, FOUND WIRES FROM TERMINAL A1 OF K310 BATTERY RELAY TO BATTERY SHUNT AND WIRES FROM THE BATTERY SIDE OF REVERSE CURRENT RELAY TO TERMINAL A1 OF K301 START RELAY HAD SEVERELY CRACKED COVERING EXPOSING BARE WIRES. THESE WIRES ARE CLAMPED TOGETSDR CHIR823CBearing · disbondDURING 300-HOUR INSPECTION, ONE OF THE OUTBOARD ELASTOMERIC BEARINGS FELL OUT WHEN THE T/R ASSY WAS DISASSEMBLED. THE GLUE BOND HAD FAILED. THERE SEEMED TO BE ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF GLUE. SOR SENT TO MDHC 12-30-96 ON THIS PART/PROBLEM. (X)SDR 97ZZZX306Blade · crackedPILOT NOTICED A STRANGE NOISE DURING SHUT DOWN. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, HE FOUND THAT M/R BLADE S/N 009999-H994 HAD A CRACK ON BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM SKINS 15.75 INCH FROM THE DAMPER BRG CASTING. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN IN 18 HRS BEFORE WITH A VERTICASDR 96ZZZX6133Link · crackedCRACKED LINK DISCOVERED ON PRE-FLIGHT INSP.SDR 96ZZZX5614Trim Switch · intermittentWHEN TRIM SWITCH WAS RELEASED FROM AFT POSITION, FORWARD TRIM STARTED TO RUN AWAY, SWITCH INTERMITTENT.SDR 96ZZZX5160Housing · crackedFACTORY RECALL OF OVERRUN CLUTCH, P/N 369F5453-1. SUSPECT CRACK IN P/N 369F5450-1. PART FOUND CRACKED. SUSPECT REASON OF FAILURE DUE TO IMPROPER HEAT TREATING. 1,800-HOUR OVERHAUL REQUIREMENTS, NEW CLUTCH MODEL 'F' TYPE.SDR 96ZZZX5159Transmission · noise/leakDURING 3,000-HOUR OVERHAUL TIME, FOUND NOISE AND WHINE IN TRANSMISSION AND LEAK ING INPUT SEAL. COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION.SDR 96ZZZX5084Filter Assy · crushedPILOT EXPERIENCED N2 DROOP ON TAKEOFF WITH SLOW RECOVERY. CONDITION WORSENED DURING TROUBLESHOOTING UNTIL ENGINE WOULD NOT ACHIEVE IDLE SPEED. FUEL NOZZLE REMOVED AND DISASSEMBLED. FILTER ELEMENT FOUND CRUSHED AND TWISTED, RESTRICTING FUEL FLOW AT SPEEDS ABSDR 96ZZZX5886Shaft · crackedREMOVED OVERUNNING CLUTCH SUB-ASSEMBLY PER MDHC, FOUND OUTER RACE SHAFT CRACKED AT SPLINE RADIUS.SDR 96ZZZX4871Switch · malfunctionTRIM SWITCH IS INTERMITTENT. PILOT REPORTS CYCLIC WAS VERY STIFF IN THE FORE/AFT DIRECTION. REPLACED SWITCH, STICK FORCE IS GONE, WORKS AS IT SHOULD. THIS SWITCH IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM, TOO LIGHT DUTY FOR THIS APPLICATION.SDR 96ZZZX4278Switch · failedPILOT REPORTED NO TRIM IN FORE/AFT DIRECTION. DURATION OF FLIGHT HAD TO FIGHT HIGH FORE/AFT STICK FORCES. SUBMITTER STATED A COMMON PROBLEM, SWITCH IS TOO LIGHT-DUTY FOR APPLICATION.SDR 96ZZZX4282Transmission · seal leakROTOR TACHOMETER GEN SEAL LEAKS INTO OIL COOLER BLOWER INLET, AIR/OIL MIX TURE GETS DISTRIBUTED OVER HOT 250C20R ENGINE. REMAINDER OF AIR OIL MIXTURE ENTERS HEATER DUCTS. WHEN PILOT SELECTS HEATER, HAZARDOUS AIR/OIL MIXTURE FILLS COCKPIT. THIS PAD SHOULD HASDR 96ZZZX4277Switch · defectivePILOT'S CYCLIC TRIM SWITCH FREQUENTLY BECOMES INTERMITTENT. PILOT FIRST REPORTS A STIFF CYCLIC. SOMETIMES TRIM RUNS AWAY IN ANY ONE OF FOUR DIRECTIONS. THIS CAUSES MUCH STICK FORCE. FLIGHT MUST BE TERMINATED DUE TO FATIGUE. RETURN TO HOME BASE. AVERAGE LSDR AU960959Pipe · loose(AUS) ENGINE POWER TURBINE GOVERNOR TO FUEL CONTROL UNIT PIPE (PC LINE)LOOSE AT FCU END - `B' NUT HOLDING BY APPROXIMATELY HALF A THREADSDR 96ZZZX3236Pinion Shaft · wornOIL COOLER DRIVE BELT PULLEY HAD WORN THE SPLINES TO BELOW THE 'OVER-PIN' LIMITS. THE PULLEY WAS SEIZED ON THE PINION SHAFT.SDR 96ZZZX2589Blade · damagedDURING A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, A MECHANIC FOUND M/R BLADE LEADING EDGE TORN AND RIPPED ABOUT 2I INCHES FROM THE LEADING EDGE ABRASION STRIP. THE METAL WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PEELING AWAY FROM THE BLADE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FOD CAUSED THE INITIAL DENT. THSDR 96ZZZX2588Adapter Sleeve · corrodedDURING INSPECTION, FOUND LEFT SKID SLEEVE LOOSE. UPON REMOVAL, NOTED IT WAS SEVERELY CORRODED TO THE POINT OF PENETRATION AND FAILURE OF SLEEVE. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS THE SECOND SLEEVE THAT HAS BEEN FOUND IN THIS CONDITION, ON 2 HELICOPTERS.SDR 96ZZZX1156Tube Assy · mismanufacturedIN AN ATTEMPT TO C/W ALLISION CEB-A-1323 INSTALLATION OF NEW SCROLL-TO-PC FILTER TUBE, FOUND NEW TUBE ASSY MISSED FITTING THE FLARES BY .350 INCH. DISTORTION OR STRETCHING OF THE PC FILTER-TO-GOVERNOR TUBE ASSY WOULD BE NEEDED TO INSTALL THE NEW TUBE AS THE FSDR 96ZZZX974Blade · defectiveABRASION STRIPS ON 3 BLADES WERE NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY. THEY DO NOT GO ALL THE WAY TO THE EDGE. BLADES ARE BEING SENT TO RBI FOR REPAIR. SERIAL NUMBERS, H992, H991, AND H990. REFERENCE: OPERATOR CONTROL NR MLTA960213.SDR 96ZZZX976Arm · crackedTAIL ROTOR GRIP ARM, PN 369A1619-7, FOUND CRACKED AT ONE OF THE RIVET HOLES. PART SENT TO MANUFACTURER FOR INVESTIGATION. NOTE: THIS IS THE 4 BLADE INSTALLATION. REFERENCE: OPERATOR CONTROL NR MLTA960206.SDR CHI1515Blade · crackedTAIL ROTOR BLADE, PN 369A1619-17, WAS FOUND CRACKED AT ONE OF THE MOUNTING RIVET HOLES. THE CRACK EXTENDED FROM THE RIVET TO THE OUTBOARD EDGE OF FITTING. (X)SDR 96ZZZX975Blade · debondedABRASION STRIP WAS FOUND DEBONDED, BOTTOM AREA OF 1 INCH BY 19 INCHES. BLADE SENT TO RBI FOR REPAIR. REFERENCE: OPERATOR CONTROL NR MLTA960205.SDR 96ZZZX5158Shaft · defectiveFACTORY RECALL AFTER 17.1 HOURS OF OPERATION FOR COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF M/R DRIVESHAFT. RETIREMENT TOTAL TIME 5,020 HOURS.SDR 95ZZZX5047Seal · crackedPILOT FLEW 2.2 HOURS ON DRUG SURVEILLANCE FLIGHT. UPON RETURN TO BASE, PILOT NOTED ON POST-FLIGHT, A LARGE PUDDLE OF OIL FORMING ON RAMP UNDER FIREWALL AREA. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION EXPOSED A CRACKED RUBBER 'SEAL' COUPLING BETWEEN OIL FILLER CAP AND OIL TANSDR 95ZZZX3233Generator · shaft shearedDURING NORMAL OPERATION, STARTER/GENERATOR FAILED DUE TO SHEARING OF SHAFT.SDR 95ZZZX2876Strut · crackedCRACKED LANDING STRUT, PN 369H6001-42 MD500 IPB, FIGURE 1, ITEM 26, PAGE 4. AC TT 783.1. CRACK RUNS FROM LOWER END OR UPPER UPWARD UNDER FAIRING MOUNTING PLATE APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES LONG. THERE IS NO INSPECTION REQUIREMENT TO INPSECT THIS AREA EXCEPT TO RESDR 95ZZZX2535Wire · looseDURING ANNUAL INSPECTION AND SB COMPLIANCE, FOUND START PUMP WIRES (HOT & GROUND) PULLED FREE FROM THE CANNON PLUG INSIDE THE FUEL TANK ALLOWING THEM TO FLOAT IN THE FUEL CELL. A HOT LEAD SEEKING GROUND COULD HAVE HAD CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. SUBMITTER BELSDR 95ZZZX1686Hose · looseDURING COMPLIANCE OF EN AND CHECKING INTERIOR OF FUEL CELL FOR CLEANLINESS, THE FUEL LINE FROM THE START PUMP TO THE FUEL SHUT OFF VALVE WAS FOUND LOOSE AT THE PUMP. THE UNION WAS LOOSE ALSO. AN ARTICLE IN THE FAA AC 43-16, ALERT NR 201, PAGE 12, PROPAGATED SDR 95ZZZX3745Torque Tube · hole elongatedLOST MOTION NOTICED IN TAIL ROTOR CONTROLS. FOUND HOLE ELONGATED FOR FITTING (PN 369A7511) ATTACHMENT TO TORQUE TUBE. REPLACED TORQUE TUBE.SDR 95ZZZX836Hose · looseCREWS DESCRIBED AN INTERMITTENT VIBRATION THAT COULD BE FELT THROUGHOUT THE AIRCRAFT DURING FLIGHT. ALSO, A HESITANT START AND A FLUCTUATING TOT INDICATION WAS SQUAWKED. AFTER FLYING OVER 2 HOURS AND BEING LOW IN FUEL, DUPLICATED ALL THREE PROBLEMS. DISCOVE
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