N937MA

PIPER PA-28-151 · 1974 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 4 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: MACAIR AVIATION LLC, OH (owner ≠ operator)

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.

5 reports on file, 1995-11-10 – 2006-04-07.

FALSE WARNING · 2006-04-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7930

Part: TRANSMITTER — INOPERATIVE (LT ENGINE)

DURING THE FLIGHT BACK, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THE LT ENGINE HAD LOW OIL PRESSURE. UPON GOING THROUGH THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES THE LT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED WITH THE RT ENGINE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. A SAFE LANDING RESULTED TO THE COMPLETION OF THE FLIGHT. THE FIRE RESCUE SQUADRON WAS NOTIFIED, HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS NECESSARY. THE MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSMITTER IAW MM. OPS CHECK GOOD. AC WAS RETURNED BACK TO SERVICE. (K)

Source: SDR DAT2006F00003
OTHER · 2004-10-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 6100

Part: BOLT — CRACKED (PROP ATTACH)

DURING SCHEDULED AINT AD86-06-02 (PROP TORQUE) WAS COMPLIED WITH ON THE LT SIDE. ONE PROP ATTACHMENT BOLT, PN B3339 WAS FOUND LOOSE AND ONE BROKEN. ALL EIGHT (8) PROP ATTACHMENT BOLTS (PN B3339) AND WASHERS (PNA20482) WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW ONES PURCHASED FROM MFG, PN NR 009048. AD WAS COMPLIED WITH IAW MFG SRM 140A AND IS NEXT DUE AT 19520.9 TAT. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR DAT2004F00003
OTHER · 2004-09-01 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 1430

Part: BOLT — CRACKED (PROPELLER)

IAW SDR REPLACEMENT OF POWER SECTION AND PROPELLER FOR VIABRATION, ON 09/01/04 (7) OF THE (8) PROP ATTACHMENT BOLTS, PN B3339 WERE FOUND CRACKED. ALL (8) PROP ATTACHMENT BOLTS, PN B3339, AND WASHERS PN A2048-2 WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW ONES PURCHASED FROM VENDOR. AD86-06-02 WAS COMPLIED WITH IAW MFG SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS 140A AND IS NEXT DUE AT 20201.4 TAT AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR DAT2004F00004
OTHER · 2004-02-04 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 1430

Part: BOLT — CRACKED (PROPELLER)

DURING THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AD86-06-02 (PROP TORQUE) WAS COMPLIED WITH ON THE RT SIDE. ONE PROP ATTACHMENT BOLT, PN B3339 WAS FOUND CRACKED. ALL (8) PROP ATTACHMENT BOLTS, PN B3339, AND WASHERS PN A2048-2 WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW ONES PURCHASED FRO MFG UND PO 009048. AD WAS COMPLIED WITH IAW MFG SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERIVCE.

Source: SDR DAT2004F00007
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; F.O.D. · 1995-11-10 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7230

Part: COMPRESSOR BLADE — BENT (RT ENGINE)

CWA/MKE - EN ROUTE, PILOTS HEARD A LOUD NOISE THEN A HIGH PITCH NOISE FROM RT ENGINE. PILOT REDUCED POWER SETTING AND NOISE WENT AWAY. ON APPROACH INTO MKE, PILOT CONFIGURED AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING. THE RT ENGINE BEGAN TO HAVE TORQUE FLUCTUATION, LOUD NOISE AND FLAMES COMING FROM RT ENGINE. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, AND AIRCRAFT LANDED AT MKE WITOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED ENGINE AND FOUND ONE 1ST STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADE BENT AT 90 DEGREES. ENGINE REMOVED FOR REPAIRS OF FOD. PART CYCLES, 6,929.

Source: SDR 96ZZZX117