N131AJ

Cancelled 2023

Deregistered aircraft · 1981 Gates Learjet 35A · AiResearch TFE731 series

Cancelled
June 21, 2023
Status when cancelled
Valid registration
Serial number
381
Year built
1981
Type
Fixed wing multi engine
Engine
Turbo-jet
Airworthiness
Standard, transport
Airworthiness date
March 8, 1982
Certificate issued
February 24, 2012
Last registry action
April 21, 2023
Mode S code
A07EF1
Owner when cancelled
Aero Jet Aviation I Inc
Owner type
Corporation

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

FAA incident reports · 2

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N131AJ and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Service difficulty reports · 7

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

SDR O2JA131201001Cabin Pressure · malfunctionedCABIN ALTITUDE STARTED RISING AT 1000 FAM AT FL 430 IN CRUISE. TRIED TO STABILIZE CABIN ALTITUDE MANUALLY USING CHERRY-PICKER BUT TO NO AVAIL. FORCED TO PERFORM EMER DESCENT AND DECLARE EMERGENCY.Oct 1, 2020 · N131AJ · Lear 35A · Cabin Pressure Control SystemSDR O2JA2019013100000Unknown · malfunctionedWHILE CLIMBING TO ALTITUDE THE CABIN ALT WAS STILL CLIMBING AT 700 FT/MIN. LEVELED ALT AT 390 & THIS SHOWED NO CHANGE IN CABIN ALT, TRIED TO CHERRY PICK THE CABIN DOWN WHICH ALT HAD NO EFFECT. FL350 WAS THE LOWEST ATC COULD ASSIGN US SO WE STARTED A DESCENT, Jan 28, 2019 · N131AJ · Lear 35A · Cabin Pressure Control SystemSDR O2JA201711130198Unknown · malfunctionedCRUISING AT FL390, A LOUD THUD & BANG WAS HEARD BY THE COPILOT AND PILOT. IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE CABIN VSI PEGGED AT 6000 FPM. EMERGENCY DESCENDED TO 10000 FT. ATC DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE ACFT TURNED BACK. COULD NOT GET THE CABIN IN AUTO NOR MANUAL Nov 13, 2017 · N131AJ · Lear 35A · Cabin Pressure Control SystemSDR O2JA20160401001Position Sensor · defectiveWHEN THE AUTOPILOT IS ENGAGED IN THE SPEED, ALTITUDE OR NAV MODE THE ACFT NOSE PITCHED UP IN ATTITUDE WITH NO MANUAL INPUT OR CONTROLLED COMMAND GIVEN FOR NOSE UP. THE AUTOPILOT NOSE PITCH UP IN ATTITUDE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES AT FLIGHT LEVEL 8,000 FEET, 21,000 Apr 1, 2016 · N131AJ · Lear 35A · Autopilot SystemSDR O2JA2015120200001Amplifier · malfunctionedPILOT'S FIRST REPORT, AFTER START, SEC INV LIGHT CAME ON. RESET THE SWITCH TWICE & THE LIGHT WENT AWAY. FOUND LOWER CONNECTOR UNSEATED. CLEANED CONNECTOR & RESEATED. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. PILOT'S SECOND REPORT, AFTER TAKEOFF AT FL 350, ACFT SPIKED TO 1Oct 23, 2015 · N131AJ · Lear 35A · AC InverterSDR 2015FA0000617Inverter · malfunctionedPILOT REPORTED A VOLTAGE SPIKE FOR THE SECONDARY INVERTER INDICATOR.Oct 23, 2015 · N131AJ · Lear 35A · AC Indicating SystemSDR 2013FA0000144Modulating Valve · malfunctionedPNEUMATIC SHUTOFF MODULATING VALVE FAILURE RESULTING IN DEPRESSURIZATION OF ACFT IN FLIGHT.Feb 25, 2013 · N131AJ · Lear 35A · Pneumatic Distribution System