St Charles Flying Service Inc.
Also recorded as: St Charles Flying Service Inc, St Charles Flying Service 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 St Charles Flying Service 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.
5 reports on file.
PROPELLER STARTED TO SURGE ON RT ENGINE DURING CRUISE FLIGHT CONDITIONS. AC WAS LANDED AND THE PROPELLER GOVERNOR WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED GOVERNOR. (K)
BELLCRANK BROKE DURING GEAR RETRACTION. PROBABLE CAUSE IS DUE TO FATIGUE AND STRESS. SUGGEST REMOVAL OF BELLCRANK AFTER 5,000 HOURS OF OPERATION, DYE CHECK, REINSTALL AND RIG GEAR DOOR SYSTEM IAW SRM. (K)
FOUND PROPELLER GOVERNOR OIL LINE FITTING LEAKING OIL. CAUSED WHITE SMOKE IN FLIGHT DUE TO OIL LEAKING ON EXHAUST. POSSIBLE CAUSE, FITTING NOT PROPERLY TORQUED AT PROPER GOVERNOR OVERHAUL. RECOMMEND CHECKING TORQUE OF FITTING ON INSTALLATION OF PART.
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, FOUND NOSE GEAR UPPER TORQUE LINK, P/N 1243426-2, CRACKED. PREVIOUS NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY WAS REPORTED AND STEERING COLLAR SHIMMY WAS REPORTED AND STEERING COLLAR SHIMS AND SHIMMY DAMPENER WERE RE-SEALED.
PILOT REPORTED NO DOWNLOCK LIGHT INDICATION. INSPECTION FOUND WIRE BROKEN RIGHT AT SWITCH HOUSING. REPLACED SWITCH WITH NEW PART. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.