N137BW
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
3 reports on file, 1997-04-14 – 2020-03-15.
Part: ENGINE — LOW PRESSURE (RIGHT)
ON A SCHEDULED PART 91 TRIP FROM TEB TO BKL WITH A PLANNED DEPARTURE TIME OF 1200 ET. WE LEFT THE RAMP AT 1215 AND TOOK OFF IN VMC CONDITIONS AT 1229 LOCAL FROM RUNWAY 1 ON THE TEB2 DEPARTURE, WITH A STANDARD TAKEOFF BRIEFING INCLUDING EMERGENCY ACTIONS. APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW OBSERVED A MASTER WARNING INDICATION WITH A CORRESPONDING âOIL PRESS LOW â Râ ANNUNCIATOR. WE INFORMED NEW YORK THAT WE HAD AN ISSUE THAT WE NEEDED TO INVESTIGATE, AND REQUESTED A VECTOR TO TROUBLESHOOT. REFERENCING THE ON BOARD CESSNA CHECKLIST AND OBSERVING ZERO PSI ON THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE, WE SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE (APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE AFTER INITIAL FAILURE INDICATION), AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH NEW YORK WITH A REQUEST FOR A (ONE ENGINE INOPERATIVE) RETURN TO TETERBORO. THE CREW COMPLETED THE RELEVANT ENGINE INOPERATIVE CHECKLISTS AND RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT, LANDING AT 1245 LOCAL TIME ON RUNWAY 6. ARFF VEHICLES WERE STANDING BY, BUT UPON SUCCESSFUL LANDING AND WITH NO OTHER HAZARDS OBSERVED, WE TAXIED BACK TO THE FBO -- WHERE THE CREW DEBRIEFED AND CONTACTED OPERATIONS/CSG, AOG, AND THE CHIEF PILOT, AND COMPLETED AN AML FOR THE MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCY. AOG WAS OUT AT THE AIRCRAFT SHORTLY THEREAFTER TO BEGIN DIAGNOSTICS.
Part: BRACKET — BROKEN (NLG DOOR) · airframe 12,945 hrs · 10,339 cycles
DURING A POST-FLIGHT CHECK, AN INSPECTION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR CENTER HINGE ATTACH BRACKETS. FOUND THE LEFT DOOR FOREWORD BRACKET ON THE CENTER HINGE WAS CRACKED. THE BRACKET WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: SNAP RING — FAILED (NLG STRUT)
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND, THE PILOT PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND CONFIRMED THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT GO DOWN AND LOCKED. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR UP WITH DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE STRUCTURE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THE NOSE GEAR LOWER STRUT SNAP RING CAME OUT OF THE STRUT WHICH ALLOW THE NOSE STRUT TO EXTEND WHILE STILL IN THE WHEELWELL. THE SNAP RING AND STRUT GROOVE WERE NOT DAMAGED. SUBMITTER STATED IT APPEARS THE SNAP RING WAS NEVER PROPERLY INSTALLED.