N137H
Operators of this aircraft
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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.
50 reports on file, 1995-01-09 – 2002-09-07.
Part: VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (APU) · airframe 30,955 hrs · 37,689 cycles
APU CAUSES SMOKE IN COCKPIT & CABIN. FOUND LCV NOT OPENING CAUSING SMELL TO COME FROM PACKS. REPLACED APU LCV, OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: ACTUATOR — FAILED (T/E FLAP) · airframe 30,260 hrs · 36,598 cycles
DURING TAXI FLAPS WOULD NOT SET TO 15 DEGREES. RECEIVED A CONTROL FAULT MESSAGE FOR THE OUTBOARD FLAPS. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE OUTBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR (RIGHT) IAW MM 27-50-00. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: RELAY — FAULTY (AUTO FEATHER) · airframe 30,100 hrs · 36,352 cycles
ON ROTATION AT SJC RECEIVED AN AURAL WARNING TAKEOFF AUTO FEATHER. ABORTED TAKEOFF. FOUND K0161 RELAY TO BE SLOW. INSTALLED NEW RELAY AND OPERATED SYSTEM. OPS CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME.
Part: CONTROL VALVE — MALFUNCTIONED (DEICE SYSTEM) · airframe 30,062 hrs · 36,292 cycles
INBOARD LEFT AND RIGHT STABILIZER DEICE AND INBOARD LEFT AND RIGHT WING DEICE REPEATEDLY FAIL ON BOTH TIMERS. RETURNED TO PDX. REMOVED AND REPLACED EJECTOR FLOW CONTROL VALVE IAW MM 30-20-04. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: RELAY — FAILED (COCKPIT) · airframe 30,018 hrs · 36,217 cycles
ON TAKEOFF ROLL, AMBER APU LIGHT AND AMBER POWER OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND LEFT TORQUE GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO. REPLACED RELAYS K129, K149, CB0266 AND WIRE W200-0214-24 WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS. RAN ENGINES. OPS CHECKS GOOD. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED AT THIS TIME.
Part: RELAY — FAILED (ELECTRICAL SYS) · airframe 29,997 hrs · 36,177 cycles
TEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, RIGHT TORQUE DROPPED TO ZERO AND POWER OFF AND APU LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. APU WAS OFF. RETURNED TO SBA. REPLACED RELAY K0397 WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT. RAN AIRCRAFT FOR 45 MINUTES. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME.
Part: FCU — FAULTY (E/E BAY) · airframe 29,935 hrs · 36,069 cycles
CREW REPORTS OUTBOARD FLAPS DO NOT RETRACT WITH ASSOCIATED DISAGREEMENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FCU AND ANNUNCIATOR. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 27-50-05 & 27-50-06. (FCU) S/N OFF 0255. (ANNUNCIATOR) P/N ON 306900-1017, S/N OFF 0142.
Part: FLAP — MALFUNCTIONED (WING) · airframe 29,823 hrs · 35,886 cycles
UPON SELECTING FLAPS TO 45 DEGREES, THE OUTBOARD FLAPS WENT TO 25 DEGREES ONLY. RECEIVED A FLAP DISAGREEMENT. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURE AGAIN, FLAP DISAGREEMENT. DIVERTED FROM SBP TO SMX. RESET FLAP ANNUNCIATOR. INSPECTED FLAPS, ROLLERS AND TRACKS, FOUND TO BE OK. CLEANED FLAP TRACKS AND ROLLERS. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Earlier reports · 1995–2001 · 42 reports
2001
Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (NR 1) · airframe 29,708 hrs · 35,706 cycles
CAPTAIN'S ADI WENT BLANK INTERMITTENTLY WITH ATT FLAG, SIMULTANEOUSLY A/P FAILED WITH RED FAILURE CAPTIONS ON CAPTAIN'S FCP AND AUTOPILOT PANEL WITH ASSOCIATED AUTOPILOT FAIL FLAG ON MAP. DIVERTED TO OXR IN VMC CONDITIONS 2255 Z. REINITIALIZED NR 1 AHARS. CAPT'S ADI AND AUTOPILOT OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME.
Part: SHEAR TIE — CRACKED (COCKPIT) · airframe 29,454 hrs · 35,327 cycles
FORMER CRACKED JUST AFT OF PILOT'S DIRECT VISION WINDOW AFT CENTER. REMOVED AND REPLACED CRACKED BRACKET WITH NEW SERVICEABLE BRACKET OF SAME P/N FOR THIS LOCATION. ALL WORK PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SRM 51-70-00. ALL CHECKS GOOD. P/N: 120-12545-001.
Part: ANGLE — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 29,454 hrs · 35,327 cycles
CRACK AND PULLED RIVET IN VERTICAL STABILIZER TO EMPENNAGE SUPPORT ANGLE LEFT SIDE. REPLACED LEFT L-FORWARD PROFILE PER PART II OF SB 120-053-0074 AND EMBRAER AUTHORIZATION GST-3216/01. P/N: SB120-53-0074 KIT 1.
Part: BRAKE ASSY — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 3,716 hrs · 5,351 cycles
NR 2 BRAKE LOCKED UPON LANDING. REPLACED NR 2 BRAKE ASSEMBLY, ALSO BRAKE CONTROL VALVE. AIRCRAFT RESTORED TO NORMAL. ALL CHECKS GOOD.
Part: ANNUNCIATOR — FAILED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 28,977 hrs · 34,583 cycles
ON CLIMB OUT FLAP ASYMMETRY AND CONTROL FAULT. FLAP HANDLE WAS IN UP POSITION. ALL PAIRS SHOWED IN DOWN POSITION. COMMAND BAR SHOWED DOWN. RETURNED TO FIELD. REPLACED FLAP ANNUNCIATOR IAW MM 27-50-05. OPS CHECK GOOD ON GROUND. P/N: 306900-1005 S/N ON: 0155 S/N OFF: 0010
Part: HANDLE — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAPS) · airframe 28,969 hrs · 34,571 cycles
DURING CLIMB WITH FLAPS UP, WE GOT A FLAP/ADVANCED SWS ON MAP, WITH ASSYMETRY AND CONTROL FAULT, ALL LIGHT BARS INDICATING FULL FLAPS AND NOT FLASHING. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES AND RESET. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE FLAP SELECT HANDLE, FLAPS CHECK GOOD 27-50-00. SN ON 120334, SN OFF 120289.
Part: ANNUNCIATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (COCKPIT) · airframe 28,867 hrs · 34,414 cycles
FLAP DISAGREEMENT ON TAKEOFF, DURING RETRACTION. REPLACED FLAP ANNUNCIATOR UNIT PER MM 27-50-00. OPS CHECK GOOD ON GROUND. P/N: 306900-1017, S/N ON: 0010, S/N OFF: 0217. CHANGED ALL WORN FLAP ROLLERS (8) AND FLAP TRACKS (3). REPLACED RIGHT INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR IAW MM 27-50-00. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD.
Part: FASTENER — LOOSE (FUEL SERVICE DR) · airframe 28,736 hrs · 34,212 cycles
ABORTED TAKEOFF FOR RED DOOR LIGHT ON MAP AND SERVICE DOOR ON AT 80 KIAS. INBOARD FUEL SERVICE DOOR AFT FASTENER CAME LOOSE. SECURED FASTENER. OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: FLAP TRACK — DIRTY (WING) · airframe 28,394 hrs · 33,704 cycles
FLAP DISAGREEMENT IN FLIGHT DURING FLAP RETRACTION. FOUND FLAP TRACKS AND ROLLERS DIRTY. CLEANED ALL TRACKS AND ROLLERS. OPERATED FLAPS NUMEROUS TIMES. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME.
Part: SERVO — WORN (ELEVATOR) · airframe 28,172 hrs · 33,395 cycles
E002 INSPECTION - RIGHT YOKE MAKES GRINDING NOISE WHEN PULLED BACK (ELEVATOR SERVO CLUTCH) CONTROLS DISCONNECTED. FOUND ELEVATOR SERVO TO BE WORN TO LIMITS. REMOVED AND REPLACED ELEVATOR SERVO IAW MM 22-10-05 PG 6. PERFORMED INSPECTION IAW MM 22-10-05 PAGE 601. OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: ANNUNCIATOR — MALFUNCTIONED (TE FLAP SYSTEM) · airframe 28,056 hrs · 33,234 cycles
FLAP DISAGREEMENT AFTER FLAP RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF. DIVERTED TO FAT FROM MOD. REPLACED FLAP ANNUNCIATOR UNIT. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW EMB 120 MM 27-50-05. P/N ON 306900-1005, S/N ON 0212, P/N OFF 306900-1017, S/N OFF 0155.
2000
Part: RELAY — FAILED (MLG) · airframe 27,704 hrs · 32,710 cycles
AFTER TAKE OFF FROM SBP THERE WAS A HEAVY VIBRATION FROM THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AREA. RETURNED TO SBP. PERFORMED NUMEROUS GEAR SWINGS AND FOUND GEAR DOORS WOULD ONLY CLOSE WHEN UP AND LOCKED HALF OF THE TIME. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR RELAY BOX IAW 32-31-02 EMB 120 MM. ALL OPS CHECKS GOOD. DOORS NOW CLOSE NORMALLY.PNON 120-43270-501 SN ON 120150 SN OFF 120124
Part: WINDOW — OUT OF ADJ (COCKPIT) · airframe 27,406 hrs · 32,324 cycles
CAPTAINS DV WINDOW WILL NOT OPEN. ADJUSTED CAPTAINS DV WINDOW IAW MM 52-22-01. OPS CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: WINDOW — OUT OF ADJ (COCKPIT) · airframe 27,638 hrs · 32,623 cycles
CAPTAINS DV WINDOWN WILL NOT OPEN. ADJUSTED CAPTAINS DV WINDOW IAW MM 52-22-01. OPS CHECKS NORMAL.
Part: PROXIMITY SWITCH — FAILED (NLG) · airframe 25,898 hrs · 30,158 cycles
RETRACTING GEAR RED B NOSE AND GREEN B NOSE REMAIN ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO FAT. INSPECTED NLG SYSTEM FORWARD PROXIMITY SENSORS AND FOUND THEM ADJUSTED WITHIN LIMITS AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. REPLACED LANDING GEAR RELAY BOX AS A PRECAUTION. (P/N 12043270501) (S/N 120211) OFF, (P/N 120124) ON. GROUND CHECK NUMEROUS CYCLES INCLUDING EMERGENCY SYSTEMS, ALL CHECKS NORMAL.
1999
Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (SERVICE DOOR)
SERVICE DOOR LIGHT CAME ON AT ROTATION. RETURNED TO FIELD. FOUND OUTBOARD FUEL SERVICE DOOR SWITCH OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED MICROSWITCH, OPS CHECK GOOD.
Part: SWITCH — OUT OF ADJUST (FUEL DOOR)
SERVICE DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED TO PDX. ADJUSTED SINGLE POINT REFUELING DOOR MICROSWITCH AS NECESSARY. LIGHT OPS CHECKS GOOD.
Part: BOOT — FAILED (RT ENGINE INLET)
RIGHT ENGINE AIR INLET DEICE BOOT FAILED IN FLIGHT. RETURNED TO PDX. SHOP AIR TESTED GOOD FROM BOTH AIR INPUTS. SWAPPED PRESSURE SWITCHES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND INSTALLED NEW TIMER FOR RIGHT INLET BOOT IAW MM 30-20-05. OPS CHECKS GOOD ON GROUND.
1998
Part: LAMP — FAILED (CABIN)
ONE LAMP INOP AT FORWARD EMERGENCY FLOOR PATH LIGHTING. REPLACED LAMP.
Part: ECU — MALFUNCTIONED (RT ENGINE)
THE RIGHT PROPELLER RPM FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 100 AND 102.5 PERCENT AFTER TAKEOFF. DEFERRED THE RIGHT ENGINE ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: ACTUATOR — MALFUNCTION (LT TE FLAP)
FLAP CONTROL FAULT WARNING. REPLACED THE LEFT HAND INBOARD FLAP ACTUATOR.
Part: LIGHT — INOPERATIVE (RT EXTERIOR)
RIGHT AFT EXTERIOR EMERGENCY LIGHT IS INOP. REPLACED LIGHT ASSY.
1997
Part: WIRE — SHORTED (AVIONICS)
AVIONICS BAY OVERHEAT WARNING ON. REPAIRED OVERTEMP SENSOR WIRING (P/N W012-0203-20).
Part: WIRE — OVERHEATED (BREAKER PANEL 35)
DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, BEHIND THE AIRCRAFTS MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL, 35 CIRCUIT BREAKER WIRES WERE DISCOVERED WITH EVIDENCE OF OVERHEATING. REPLACED OVERHEATED WIRES AND TERMINAL ENDS.
Part: EADI — MALFUNCTION (LEFT)
PILOTS EAD1 AND EHS1 HAVE NO BACKGROUND COLOR AND RED ATT AND HDG FLAPS. REPLACED THE NR 1 AHC-85.
Part: RELAY BOX — MALFUNCTIONED (LANDING GEAR)
LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT WHEN SELECTED UP AFTER TAKE OFF. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY. REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR RELAY BOX FOR TROUBLESHOOTING.
1996
Part: SENSOR — DEFECTIVE (RT MLG)
THE RT MLG DOWN LOCK LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. REPLACED DEFECTIVE DOWN LOCK PROXIMITY SENSOR.
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (FUSELAGE)
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN TO BE CORRODED AT FRAME 22 BETWEEN STRINGERS 20 LT AND 20 RT, CUT OUT CORRODED AREA OF LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN FABRICATED AND INSTALLED A SERVICEABLE FILLER AND DOUBLER REPAIR. ALL WORK WAS DONE I/A/W EMB 120 S.B. 120-53-0065, S.R.M. 53-00-01, FIG. 202. AIRCRAFT TOTAL CYCLES, 20,085.
Part: SEAL — WORN (LEFT)
LEFT DUCT LEAK WARNING ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. REPLACED WORN HEAT EXCHANGER SEAL.
1995
Part: POTENTIOMETER — DEFECTIVE (NLG STEERING)
NOSE WHEEL STEERING IS ERRATIC AND PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT. REPLACED THE FEED BACK POTENTIOMETER BOX.
Part: MANIFOLD ASSY — DEFECTIVE (NLG STEERING)
NOSE WHEEL STEERING IS JERKY, DRIFTS TO ONE SIDE AND THEN JERKS BACK. ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF LEFT RUDDER REQUIRED FOR TAKEOFF. REPLACED THE NEW MANIFOLD ASSY.
Part: TUBE ASSY — CRACKED (LT NACELLE)
FUEL LEAKING FROM LT ENGINE NACELLE. REPLACED CRACKED VENT VALVE FLOW LINE IN LT NACELLE.
Part: FUEL HEATER — CRACKED (RT ENGINE)
FUEL LEAKING FROM RIGHT ENGINE NACELLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT ENGINE FUEL HEATER WITH SERVICEABLE UNIT.
Part: SEPARATOR — BROKEN (WING DE-ICE)
NR 2 ENGINE DUCT LEAK WARNING CAME ON DURING CLIMB, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MCO. REPLACED BROKEN WING DE-ICE BLEED AIR WATER SEPARATOR.
Part: WHEEL HALF — CRACKED (LT OTBD MAIN)
WHEEL S/N 1566 WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT 1137 LEFT OUTBOARD GEAR, DUE TO THE TIRE BEING WORN TO LIMITS. WHEEL ASSY CAME THROUGH MCO TIRE SHOP. WHEEL WAS DUE EDDY CURRENT, UPON EDDY CURRENT ON WHEEL, FOUND A 2 INCH CRACK ON BEAD SEAT ON INNER WHEEL HALF. SENT WHEEL ASSY TO CVG TIRE SHOP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION.
Part: FUEL HEATER — LEAKING (RT ENGINE)
RT ENGINE IS LEAKING FUEL. REPLACED THE ENGINE FUEL HEATER.
Part: THERMOSTAT — DEFECTIVE (LEFT)
LEFT DUCT OVERHEAT WARNING ON. REPLACED THE LEFT DUCT THERMOSTAT.
Part: FUEL FLOW TRANS — DEFECTIVE (RT ENGINE)
RT ENGINE FUEL FLOW INDICATION FAILED DURING TAKEOFF. REPLACED FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (RT NACELLE)
DURING INSPECTION, FOUND RIGHT NACELLE HALF FRAME P/N 120-07881-004 TO BE CRACKED. REPAIRED PER EMB SRM. INSTALLED PER AERODESIGN REPORT NR 661-13 DATED 2-12-95.
Part: FRAME — CRACKED (RT NACELLE)
DURING INSPECTION FOUND RIGHT NACELLE OUTBOARD HALF FRAME P/N 120-39739-002 TO BE CRACKED. REMOVED FRAME AND INSTALLED SERVICEABLE HALF FRAME P/N 120-48439-002. ORIGINAL FRAME THICKNESS 15.032 INCH NEW FRAME 15.040 INCH INSTALLED AS PER EMB 120 SRM AND AERODESIGN REPORT NR 661-13.
Part: POTENTIOMETER — DEFECTIVE (NLG STEERING)
COPILOTS NWS IS INOP. AIRCRAFT VEERS HARD LEFT. REPLACED THE NWS FEEDBACK POTENTIOMETER.
Part: SEAL — LEAKING (LT ENGINE)
FLUID LEAKING FROM LEFT ENGINE. REPLACED THE CENTRIFUGAL BREATHER CARBON SEAL.