N138BG
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priester Aviation, LLC (PRIA) | Certificate holder | — | Matched by certificate designator |
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.
1 report on file, 2014-04-06.
Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — MISINSTALLED (NLG) · airframe 2,709 hrs · 1,619 cycles
NLG DID NOT RETRACT WHEN GEAR HANDLE SELECTED UP. EMER & ABNORMAL PROCEDURES CHECKLIST FOLLOWED & GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN. MLG EXTENDED & GREEN BUT NLG RETRACTED & HAD RED UNLOCKED LIGHT. TOWER VERIFIED MAINS DOWN & NOSE GEAR UP. EMER LG WILL NOT EXTEND PROCEDURE DID NOT BRING THE NLG DOWN, EMER DECLARED & ACFT ROUTED TO MKE. ACFT MADE A NLG UP LANDING WITH NO INJURIES. NLG SPADE DOOR & LT GEAR DOOR REMOVED & VISUAL CONFIRMATION WAS MADE THAT NLG UPLOCK WAS RELEASED. HYD LINES WERE CRACKED ON THE NLG & GEAR EXTENDED & VERIFIED AS LOCKED. INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVELS FLEXIBLE HYD LINES WERE POSSIBLY SWAPPED DURING RECENT IMPLEMENTATION OF SB680-32-06 NLG ISOLATOR PIN REPLACEMENT.