N710MH
Registered owner: K BAY AIR 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 |
| Dawn E. Foster | Operator | on 2003-09-10 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
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, 2020-01-22.
Part: LIFTER — SPALLED (ENGINE) · airframe 7,033 hrs
PILOT REPORTED LOW OIL PRESSURE AT IDLE, REMOVED OIL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND FOUND SHARP METAL CHIP IN BOTTOM OF REGULATOR WHERE IT HAD ARRIVED AFTER FALLING OUT OF REGULATOR SEAT. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE LED US TO BELIEVE THAT THE METAL WAS FROM A LIFTER, WE INSPECTED ALL 12 LIFTERS AND DISCOVERED A SEVERELY SPALLED EXHAUST LIFTER ON CYLINDER #4. INSPECTED CAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONTINENTAL SERVICE BULLETIN SID05-1B, INSTALLED NEW LIFTER AND WILL INSPECT CAM AND LIFTER AGAIN IN 100 HOURS (AS PER THE SID).