# N55AR: 1984 Gates Learjet 55, registration cancelled 2024-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 2024
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gates Learjet 55](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-55) (registry code 5170702)
- Engine: [Garrett TFE731-3AR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-3ar) (registry code 29095)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10CE), [TCDS E6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 105
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 24, 1984
- Certificate issued: May 16, 2022
- Last registry action: August 4, 2023
- Mode S code: A6FD22
- Owner when cancelled: [Jli Holdings Group Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JLI%20HOLDINGS%20GROUP%20INC)
- Location: [Johns Island, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Johns%20Island)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6852° N, 80.0910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29455, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55AR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55AR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55AR-2024-09-27

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 Gates Learjet 55: https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-55.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 2023FA0000088](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2023FA0000088), Feb 16, 2023: PITCH CONTROL. FAILED. AFTER INITIATION OF DESCENT THE AUTOPILOT KICKED OFF. CREW NOTICED PITCH TRIM WAS INOPERATIVE. CHECKLIST WAS FOLLOWED AND FUNCTIONALITY OF PITCH TRIM DID NOT RE
- [SDR ZP7A20140728001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ZP7A20140728001), Jul 25, 2014: MIXING VALVE. FAILED. DURING DESCENT FROM 25K FT TO 23K FT WITH THE POWER BACK TO IDLE & NAC HEAT AND WINDSHIELD HEAT ON. NOTICED A SPIKE IN CABIN CLIMB RATE AND LOOKED AT GAUGES TO 

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20220226023389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220226023389I), Feb 26, 2022: Gates Learjet Corp 55 (N55AR), Boston, MA, Minor damage. During departure from runway 27, aircraft ingested a bird into the #1 engine just after rotation. There was a slight loss of power, Accompanied by a vibration…

## Other aircraft with N55AR

- [Cancelled 1978-08-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55AR-1978-08-16): Sikorsky H-34, S/N 534505. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Chopot Edward J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHOPOT%20EDWARD%20J), [Hamilton, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Hamilton)

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