# N138GL: 2025 Gulfstream Aerospace GVIII-G700

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gulfstream Aerospace GVIII-G700](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-gviii-g700) (registry code 3980221, 9 seats)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce Deutschland BR700-730B214](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-deutschland-br700-730b214) (registry code 54237)
- Data sheets: [TCDS T00015AT](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/T00015AT) (Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation), [TCDS E00099EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00099EN) (Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 87049
- Year built: 2025
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 25, 2025
- Certificate issued: May 14, 2025
- Expires: May 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A0998A
- Registered owner: [Swr Services III LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWR%20SERVICES%20III%20LLC)
- Location: [Palo Alto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palo%20Alto)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3973° N, 122.1670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94304, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=138GL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138GL

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Gulfstream Aerospace GVIII-G700)

- [AD 2026-13-51](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-13-51): Power Plant · Gulfstream Aerospace GVIII-G700 and GVIII-G800. Effective Jul 17, 2026
- [AD 2026-13-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-13-02): Navigation · Airbus Canada Limited Partnership 18, 49-46, 80-A and 555 more. Effective Jul 1, 2026

### Matched by engine (Rolls-Royce Deutschland BR700-730B214)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N138GL.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N138GL.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## Service difficulty reports on N138GL not matched to an aircraft (5)

They name N138GL, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 98ZZZX3824](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3824), Sep 21, 1998: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. MCO/EYW - FORWARD CABIN DOOR ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED IN-FLIGHT. CAPTAIN PERFORMED EMERGENCY DIVERSION INTO RSW. SUBMITTER STATED DETERMINED TO BE AN INDICATION 
- [SDR 97ZZZM1072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZM1072), Sep 17, 1997: SQUAT SW. INTERMITTENT. FLT 7168 - MCO-FLL - LANDING GEAR WILL NOT RETRACT. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO MIA. REMOVED AND REPLACED SQUAT SWITCH. SATISFACTORY GEAR SWINGS. (M)
- [SDR 97ZZZX4227](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4227), Sep 4, 1997: GEAR HANDLE. INTERMITTENT. MIA/MCO - FLT 7389 - PILOT REPORT: LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MIA. REMOVED AND REPLACED GEAR HANDLE AND LANDING GEAR RELAY.
- [SDR 97ZZZX4226](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4226), Sep 2, 1997: RETRACT MECH. MALFUNCTIONED. FPO/MIA - FLT 7390 - PILOT REPORT: GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER DEPARTURE. LANDING GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION SYSTEM INSPECTED FOR ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL FAUL
- [SDR GLBA97072](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GLBA97072), Jul 16, 1997: BRAKES. REQUIRED SERVICE. PGA - RIGHT BRAKE IS EXTREMELY MUSHY. MAINTENANCE BLED BRAKES AND SERVICED BRAKE SYSTEM RESERVOIR. (X)

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (8)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Gulfstream Aerospace GVIII-G700)

- [STC ST12243IB](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST12243IB): Installation of a VVIP cabin interior. Jet Aviation AG
- [STC ST04570AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04570AT): Installation of SpaceX Starlink Aviation System. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- [STC ST04351AT-D](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04351AT-D): Installation of an Air Ionization System. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- [STC ST04539AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04539AT): Installation of Satellite TV System. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- [STC ST04347AT-D](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04347AT-D): Installation of Satcom Direct Plane Simple System. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- [STC ST00892LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST00892LA): Installation of Emergency Vision Assurance System (EVAS). VisionSafe LLC
- [STC ST04350AT-D](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST04350AT-D): Installation of an Airplane Interior. Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- [STC ST11981IB](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST11981IB): Installation of a VVIP Cabin Interior. Jet Aviation AG

## Related

- Other Gulfstream Aerospace GVIII-G700 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-aerospace-gviii-g700/aircraft.md
- The Rolls-Royce Deutschland BR700-730B214 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-deutschland-br700-730b214.md

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