# N330TW: 1976 Gates Lear Jet 24E, registration cancelled 2016-03-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 5, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Gates Lear Jet 24E](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-24e) (registry code 5170316)
- 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: 330
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: June 11, 1976
- Certificate issued: December 9, 1997
- Last registry action: January 21, 2013
- Mode S code: A3978D
- Owner when cancelled: [Sierra American Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20AMERICAN%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N330TW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=330TW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N330TW-2016-03-05

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Gates Lear Jet 24E: https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-lear-jet-24e.md

## Service difficulty reports (9)

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

- [SDR HAEA201000214](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAEA201000214), Apr 10, 2010: CAPSTAN. CONTAMINATED. ON FINAL AT 100' AGL PILOT REPORTS ELEVATOR CONTROL JAMMED. AT 25' AGL THE CREW REPORTED A LOUD POP AND THE ELEVATOR FUNCTION RETURNED TO NORMAL. UPON INVESTIGA
- [SDR HAEA20000206](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAEA20000206), Dec 12, 2008: SKIN. DAMAGED. LT TIP TANK DAMAGED AND DENTED ON AFT LOWER SURFACE. TIP TANK REMOVED AND AFT CONE REMOVED TO EVALUATE DAMAGE. DISCOVERED AFT CENTER BULKHEAD DEFORMED, INNER AT
- [SDR HAEA200400158](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HAEA200400158), Jul 20, 2004: AUTOPILOT SYS. MALFUNCTIONED. AIRCRAFT PITCHES DOWN WHEN AUTOPILOT IS ENGAGED (ALT HOLD). THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR DOES THE SAME THING , EVEN WITH THE AUTOPILOT TURNED OFF. REPAIRED SHOULDER PORT
- [SDR 00120](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00120), Nov 6, 2003: UPLOCK SWITCH. DIRTY. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED YIP FOR RWI SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF LT UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CREW CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WHEN GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED GEAR LIGHT WOU
- [SDR 00093](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00093), May 28, 2003: ENGINE. FLAMED OUT. AIRCRAFT CLIMBING FROM FL410 LT ENGINE FLAMEOUT, RELIGHT AT FL250, CLIMB BACK TO FL330 TO DESTINATION, WILL UPDATE REPORT AFTER MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE PERFORM
- [SDR 00085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00085), Mar 4, 2003: LINE. INOPERATIVE. PILOT REPORTED AFTER DEPARTURE FROM SHV HYDRULIC PRESSURE DROPPED TO 0 UPON GEAR RETRACTION AND FLAP RETRACTION, AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO ADS STANDBY PUMP WAS USED 
- [SDR 00080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00080), Feb 25, 2003: TRANSMITTER. INOPERATIVE. PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE OUT OF 10,000 FT, ALSO COMS HAD STATIC, DIVERT INTO SDF FOR MAINTENANCE. WILL UPDATE REPORT AFTER MAINTENANCE. MAIN
- [SDR 00060](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00060), Nov 6, 2002: SEAL. FAILED. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED, ON THIRD LEG OF THE DAY, OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AND LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED, NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. MAINTENANCE W
- [SDR 00023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/00023), Apr 28, 2002: CIRCUIT BREAKER. WEAK. PILOT REPORTED NO NORMAL PITCH TRIM AFTER DEPARTURE, USED EMERGENCY PITCH TRIM TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE FOUND WEAK CIRCUIT BREAKER. REMOVED A

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