N137LN
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.
2 reports on file, 2008-07-22 – 2013-07-12.
Part: BEARING — MAKING METAL (ENGINE) · airframe 3,288 hrs · 14,803 cycles
THE PILOT WAS REPOSITIONING THE ACFT FOR FUEL WHEN ON SHORT FINAL TO THE HELIPAD, THE MASTER CAUTION ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE NR 1 ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ANNUNCIATION ON CAD. IAW THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, ATTEMPTED TO BURN CHIP WHILE STILL IN FLIGHT. ENG CHIP LIGHT WENT OUT AND THEN CAME BACK ON ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. LANDED ACFT AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. AFTER EVALUATION OF ASSOCIATED CHIP DETECTOR, METAL FUZZ THAT HAD COLLECTED THERE ALONG WITH THE OIL WERE SENT IN FOR ANALYSIS. THE RESULTS OF THAT ANALYSIS PROVED THAT THE METAL HAD ORIGINATED FROM ONE OF THE BEARINGS INSIDE THE ENGINE. AT THAT POINT, THE ENGINE WAS ORDERED, AND AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED. THIS ACFT REMAINS OUT OF SERVICE UNTIL THIS ENGINE IS RECEIVED AND REPLACED.
Part: CASE — CRACKED (M/R TRANSMISSION)
DURING A ROUTINE 800 HOUR INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE WEBBING OF THE MAIN TRANSMISSION. THE CRACK IS IN THE MAIN CASE SUPPORT BUT THE IPC DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY TRANSMISSION SUBASSEMBLY PN. (K)