SMOKEY BAY AIR, INC
Also recorded as: SMOKEY BAY AIR, INC, Smokey Bay AIr, Smokey Bay Air, 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 Smokey Bay Air (per NTSB report)
Not yet finalized — may be revised.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.
4 reports on file.
REMOVED ALL HYDRAULIC LIFTERS TO INSPECT FOR SPALLING, DISCOVERED BADLY SPALLED EXHAUST LIFTER ON CYLINDER #4. INSPECTED CAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONTINENTAL SERVICE DIRECTIVE SID05-1B, INSTALLED NEW LIFTER AND WILL INSPECT CAM AGAIN IN 100 HOURS. IT IS DOUBTFUL THAT THIS 1900 HOUR ENGINE WILL MAKE TBO BEFORE NEEDING A NEW CAM. WE ARE NOW INSPECTING LIFTERS EVERY 200 HOURS.
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).
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.
FERROUS MATERIAL FOUND IN OIL FILTER. ENGINE DIS-ASSEMBLED, PROBLEM FOUND TO BE FAILED CAMSHAFT AND LIFTER BODIES. (X)
Linked aircraft
| N-number | Make / model | Year | Status | Link basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N252AL | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N36GB | CESSNA U206F | 1972 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N6405X | CESSNA U206G | 1980 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N710MH | CESSNA U206F | 1974 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N7136Q | CESSNA 172L | 1972 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N7138Q | CESSNA U206F | 1975 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N734JM | — | — | Operator named in NTSB report | |
| N756ZV | CESSNA U206G | 1978 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N9049G | CESSNA U206G | 1977 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N91025 | CESSNA T207 | 1969 | Valid Registration | Operator named in NTSB report |
| N91025 | CESSNA T207 | 1969 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |
| N9957M | CESSNA 207A | 1983 | Valid Registration | Matched by certificate designator |