N7138Q
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 |
| James Christensen | Operator | on 2009-10-07 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Operated by James Christensen (per NTSB report)
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, 2000-08-17 – 2012-07-23.
Part: CYLINDER — CRACKED (NR 5) · airframe 14,842 hrs
ON FIRST RUN UP OF THE DAY PILOT NOTED ACFT RAN ROUGH AND SOUNDED DIFFERENT. MX PERSONAL PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF CYLINDERS AND FOUND NR 5 CYLINDER MISSING SEVERAL COOLING FINS AND A HOLE THE SIZE OF A PENCIL IN THE AREA OF THE EXHAUST PORT ON THE TOP OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. AFTER REMOVING CYLINDER A CRACK WAS NOTED FROM EXHAUST PORT ACROSS TOP SPARK PLUG BOSS TO INJECTOR PORT AND THOUGHT INTAKE PORT. ON THE INSIDE OF CYLINDER A CRACK PROPAGATED FROM TOP SPARK PLUG BOSS TO BOTH INTAKE AND EXHAUST SEATS. PN AEC63197, SN 20356-B, PART TT 1127.8, AD 2004-08-10 ADDRESSES SAME PN CYLINDER BUT LOWER SN THAN EFFECTED PART.
Part: CYLINDER — CRACKED (ENGINE)
BOTH CYLINDER HAVE VISIBLE CRACKS ORIGINATING AT THE EXHAUST VALVE SEAT. (K)
Part: CAMSHAFT — MAKING METAL
FERROUS MATERIAL FOUND IN OIL FILTER. ENGINE DIS-ASSEMBLED, PROBLEM FOUND TO BE FAILED CAMSHAFT AND LIFTER BODIES. (X)