# N50MJ: 1978 Gates Learjet 35A, registration cancelled 2011-04-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 11, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Gates Learjet 35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (registry code 5170602)
- Engine: [AiResearch TFE731 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tfe731-series) (registry code 01518)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 164
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: January 31, 1978
- Last registry action: April 11, 2011
- Mode S code: A638B3
- Location: [Montgomery, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Montgomery)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3391° N, 86.4011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36108, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50MJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50MJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50MJ-2011-04-11

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 Learjet 35A: https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

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

- [SDR 2003F00161](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003F00161), Dec 18, 2002: BLEED VALVE. STICKING. RIGHT ENGINE DEVELOPED ITT SPLIT 60 DEGREES HOTTER THAN NR 1. EXTENSIVE MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING WITH NUMEROUS GROUND RUNS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. 
- [SDR IMJ2001F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IMJ2001F00000), Oct 11, 2001: DRIVE SHAFT. DISENGAGED. ON LANDING THE NR 1 THRUST REVERSER WOULD NOT STOW. THE FLEXIBLE DRIVESHAFT (OUTBOARD) BECAME DISENGAGED FROM THE AIR MOTOR DRIVE ASSEMBLY. WITH ONLY ONE SIDE D
- [SDR 99ZZZX1966](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1966), Apr 22, 1999: VOLT REGULATOR. FAILED. UPON START-UP, NR 1 GENERATOR WAS SELECTED ON. NO AMPERAGE LOAD SHOWED ON AMMETER. SUBMITTER SUGGESTED CAUSE OF FAILURE, INTERNAL PART.
- [SDR 97ZZZX4532](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4532), Sep 11, 1997: PUMP. FAILED. CREW WAS UNABLE TO TRANSFER FUEL OUT OF THE FUSELAGE TANK. SUSPECT CAUSE FAILED PUMP MOTOR. RECOMMEND INCREASED PRODUCT RELIABILITY THROUGH NORMAL PRODUCT IMPRO

## Other aircraft with N50MJ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50MJ): N50mj AIRCAM, S/N AC-242, built 2018
- [Cancelled 1981-11-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50MJ-1981-11-02): Gates Learjet 35A, S/N 103. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Airsupport Services Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRSUPPORT%20SERVICES%20CORP), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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