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 | 2009-10-07 – 2009-10-07 | Operator named in NTSB report |
Accident & incident history
Maintenance disclosures
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.
BOTH CYLINDER HAVE VISIBLE CRACKS ORIGINATING AT THE EXHAUST VALVE SEAT. (K)
FERROUS MATERIAL FOUND IN OIL FILTER. ENGINE DIS-ASSEMBLED, PROBLEM FOUND TO BE FAILED CAMSHAFT AND LIFTER BODIES. (X)