MID-COAST AIR CHARTER, INC.
Also recorded as: MID-COAST AIR CHARTER INC, MID-COAST AIR CHARTER, INC., Mid-Coast Air Charter, Inc.
Accident & enforcement record
Events that happened, regardless of the operator's own reporting. Each links to its public source.
NTSB accidents & incidents
Operated by MID-COAST AIR CHARTER INC (per NTSB report)
FAA enforcement actions
FAA enforcement records haven't been loaded into GroundCheck yet, so none can be shown — a gap in our data, not evidence of a clean enforcement history.
Maintenance disclosure history
Service Difficulty Reports are self-reported maintenance findings. The NUMBER of reports is not a measure of reliability — diligent operators file more, not fewer. These are shown for transparency, not as a negative signal.
3 reports on file.
FOUND TORQUE SENSOR SPUR GEAR SEVERELY DAMAGED DUE TO MATERIAL CONTACT AND OVERHEAT. GEAR HAD SEVERAL GEAR TEETH SEPARATED WITH REMAINING GEAR TEETH SHOWING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE LOWER SCAVENGE TUBE RETAINER BOLT HEAD WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE SPUR GEAR. THE INSTALLED BOLT WAS (PN MS9556-06), THE CORRECT BOLT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A (PN MS948907 IAW MFG IPC 72-01-16, REV 9, SECTION 72-10-13, FIG 5, INDEX 185. THE (MS9556-06) BOLT HEAD HAS A HEIGHT OF .134", ALLOWED THE BOLT HEAD TO CONTACT THE SPUR GEAR AND RUB UNTIL THE GEAR EXPERIENCED MATERIAL FAILURE DUE TO OVERHEATING. ENG WAS O/H IN 2001 AND IT APPEARS THE INCORRECT BOLT WAS INSTALLED AT THAT TIME. ENGINE LOGBOOKS DO NOT SHOW ANY ACCESS TO THE REDUCTION GEARBOX SINCE ENGINE O/H WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
ON 2/26-2005 AN UNCOMMANDED, INFLIGHT CONTAINED SHUTDOWN OCCURED ON THE LT ENGINE DUE TO A GEARBOX FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING. INVESTIGATION IN THE ENGINE GEARBOX REVEALED THAT THE RING GEAR SUPPORT AND PLANETARY SPUR GEAR WERE BROKEN. (K)
ON 2/26/2005, AN UNCOMMANDED, INFLIGHT CONTAINED SHUTDOWN OCCURED ON THE LT ENGINE DUE TO A GEARBOX FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING. INVESTIGATION IN THE ENGINE GEARBOX REVEALED THAT THE RING GEAR SUPPORT AND PLANETARY SPUR GEAR WERE BROKEN. (K)