N937AM
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, 2010-08-09 – 2012-04-11.
Part: WIRE — LOOSE (OIL TEMP SENSOR) · airframe 9,390 hrs · 20,078 cycles
ENROUTE, PILOT NOTICED CLIMBING OIL TEMPERATURE. ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTS NORMAL. SLOWLY REDUCED POWER AND MAINTAINED AIRSPEED FOR COOLING IAW FLIGHT MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS. AFTER CONTINUING WITH SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED AND REDUCED POWER, TEMPERATURE STILL HIGH. PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. MX FOUND OIL TEMP SENDING UNIT WIRE CONNECTION LOOSE. TIGHTENED CONNECTION. SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED NORMAL AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: STARTER GEN — BURNED OUT (ENGINE) · airframe 9,241 hrs · 27,941 cycles
THE PILOT AND MEDICAL CREW NOTICED THE ODOR OF SMOKE IN THE CABIN SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY LANDED THE ACFT AND PERFORMED A SHUTDOWN. MECHANIC INSPECTED THE ACFT. MECHANIC OPENED THE ENGINE COWLING, THE BURNED/ELECTRICAL TYPE ODOR WAS EXTREMELY STRONG. AFTER EXAMINING THE OUTSIDE OF THE STARTER-GENERATOR, HE NOTICED A FINE BLACK POWDER AROUND THE GENERATOR MOUNTING PAD. THE GENERATOR WAS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH AS WELL. ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS WERE IN CLEAN WORKING ORDER. THE STARTER GENERATOR WAS THEN REMOVED AND RELOCATED BACK TO THE HANGER WHERE THE MECHANIC INSPECTED IT FURTHER AND FOUND MORE OF THE FINE BLACK POWDER INSIDE THE GENERATOR ITSELF. AN INSP OF THE BRUSHES OFFERED NO CLEAR INDICATION AS THE SOURCE OF THE POWDER. A SERVICEABLE GENERATOR WAS THEN INSTALLED IN THE ACFT, AND AFTER A SUCCESSFUL GROUND RUN, THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.
Part: BELT — WORN (A/C COMPRESSOR) · airframe 8,952 hrs
DEPARTED HOSPITAL, ON CLIMB, NOTICED THE SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER, SCANNED INSTRUMENTS NO ANOMALIES, TURNED OFF AIR CONDITIONER, DECIDED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE, WAS APROX 4 MILES OUT, LANDED WITH NO INCIDENT, CALLED MECHANIC, FOUND AIR CONDITIONER HAD BEEN BURNING , STILL FULLY INTACT , MECHANIC REMOVED BELT, MEL `D THE A/C, RETURNED TO BASE,