# N121EL: 1968 Learjet 25, registration cancelled 2003-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2003
- Exported to: United Kingdom
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Learjet 25](https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-25) (registry code 5170506)
- Engine: [GE CJ610-SER series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cj610-ser-series) (registry code 30006)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10CE), [TCDS 1E16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 010
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: September 9, 1999
- Certificate issued: March 3, 2003
- Last registry action: March 3, 2003
- Mode S code: A057D8
- Owner when cancelled: [Jet Midwest Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JET%20MIDWEST%20INC)
- Location: [Kansas City, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Kansas%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1483° N, 94.6051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66115, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121EL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=121EL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121EL-2003-05-13

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Learjet 25: https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-25.md

## Service difficulty reports (5)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR BSY2001F00014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BSY2001F00014), Jul 19, 2001: ENGINE. FLAMED OUT. AIRCRAFT WAS AT FL 440 CLIMBING ABOVE SOME STORMS, RIGHT ENGINE FLAMED OUT DUE TO HEAVY TURBULENCE WHICH CAUSED INTERRUPTION OF AIR INTO INLET. AIRCRAFT DESCEND
- [SDR 96ZZZX5054](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5054), Aug 20, 1996: PUMP. FAILED. LEFT ENGINE FLAMED OUT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. INSTALLED OVERHAULED FUEL PUMP AND FUEL CONTROL. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- [SDR 95ZZZX6696](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6696), Nov 17, 1995: ENGINE. FLAME OUT. RIGHT ENGINE FLAMED OUT AT FL 370 WHEN ANTI-ICE WAS SWITCHED ON. DESCENDED TO FL 290 AND ENGINE RE-STARTED. FLIGHT CONTINUED WITH NO PROBLEMS. AFTER RETURNING T
- [SDR 95ZZZX6039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6039), Sep 14, 1995: NOZZLE. DEFECTIVE. RT ENGINE FLAMED OUT AT 42,000 FEET. DISASSEMBLED ENGINE, SENT FIRST STAGE NOZZLE OUT FOR RE-WORK, REASSEMBLED ENGINE. TEST FLIGHT OK.
- [SDR 95ZZZX5852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5852), Aug 30, 1995: ENGINE. FLAME OUT. RIGHT ENGINE FLAMED OUT AT FL 41,000 FEET. CHECKED ENGINE FOR FOD DAMAGE, TIGHTENED P-3 LINE, RE-ROUTED FUEL CONTROL SENSE LINE. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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