N4625B

CESSNA 208B · Valid Registration

Registered owner: MARTINAIRE AVIATION LLC, TX (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
MARTINAIRE AVIATION L.L.C. (MT9A)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator

Accident & incident history

No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.

Maintenance disclosures

K · 2012-05-18 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7261

THE PILOT REPORTED AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF OIL WAS BEING CONSUMED, AND ON HIS INBD FLIGHT THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS FLUCTUATING. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF AN EXTERNAL OIL LEAK. ON THE GROUND RUN MX ALSO NOTED THE TORQUE WAS FLUCTUATING. WHEN BLEED AIR WAS TURNED ON A FINE MIST OF OIL WAS EMITTED FROM THE HEATER VENTS. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE ENGINE VENT LINE HAD COLLAPSED INTERNALLY PRESSURIZING THE CASE AND CAUSED THE OIL TO LEAK INTERNALLY INTO THE COMPRESSOR.

Source: SDR 2012FA0000359 · FAA SDRS