N6405X
Registered owner: ARCTIC AVIATION LEASING LLC, AK (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
| Operator | Role | Period | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokey Bay Air, Inc (X53A) | 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.
2 reports on file, 2010-09-03 – 2012-10-25.
Part: CRANKCASE — PUNCTURED (ENGINE) · airframe 6,097 hrs
ON SHORT FINAL, PILOT HEARD AN AUDIBLE BANG WITH ENGINE RUNNING SLIGHTLY ROUGH, MAKING A DIFFERENT NOISE AND NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER. CONTINUED TO LANDING WITH OUT INCIDENT AND DURING TAXI TO TURN OUT STARTED ACCUMULATING OIL ON WINDSCREEN. REMOVED TOP COWL AND FOUND A LARGE HOLE BELOW OIL FILLER PORT ABOVE NR 4 CYLINDER. NR 4 CONNECTING ROD HAD PENETRATED CASE. ENGINE HAD 1043.7 SINCE FACTORY REBUILT AND 822.2 HRS SINCE A MANDATORY PROP STRIKE TEAR DOWN INSPECTION.
Part: BEARING — SEIZED (MAGNETO)
ACFT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH IN CRUISE FLIGHT. PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY BEACH LANDING. TROUBLESHOT, FOUND LT MAG TO BE INOPERATIVE. REMOVED MAG TO BE SEIZED. DISASSEMBLED MAG AND FOUND LOWER BEARING PN M3006 TO BE SEIZED. MAGNETOS WERE APPROX 58 HRS FROM SCHEDULED 500 HR INSP.