# N72CK: 1978 Gates Learjet 35A, registration cancelled 2018-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 165
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: February 1, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 7, 2002
- Last registry action: July 24, 2013
- Mode S code: A9A16F
- Owner when cancelled: [Kalitta Charters LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KALITTA%20CHARTERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Ypsilanti, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ypsilanti)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2751° N, 83.5863° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48198, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72CK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72CK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72CK-2018-03-19

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 (8)

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

- [SDR KC8A201303250001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KC8A201303250001), Mar 20, 2013: CASTING. CRACKED. DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE RIGHT TIP TANK UPPER AND LOWER FORWARD ATTACH CASTING. REPAIRED.
- [SDR KC8AN72CK](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KC8AN72CK), Aug 20, 2009: FUEL CONTROL. UNCONTROLLABLE. RIGHT ENGINE ITT INDICATION INCREASED DURING CRUISE, STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT, WITH NO CHANGE IN THE N1, N2 OR FUEL FLOW. PILOT SELECTED MANUAL MODE POSITION O
- [SDR KC82006F00004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KC82006F00004), Jun 12, 2006: COMPUTER. INOPERATIVE. RT ENGINE, AT TAKEOFF POWER SETTING, WOULD NOT RESPOND TO A REDUCED POWER SETTING DURING TAKEOFF ROLLOUT. PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND TAXIED BACK TO THE FBO. AFTE
- [SDR KC82005F00002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KC82005F00002), Nov 17, 2004: PUMP. FAILED. PILOT ADVANCED THE POWER LEVER ON THE START OF HIS TAKEOFF ROLL AND THE LT ENGINE ROLLED BACK AND SHUT DOWN. FUEL PUMP FAILED FUEL DISCHARGE PRESSURE TEST DURIN
- [SDR KKFA62201N72C](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/KKFA62201N72C), Jun 26, 2001: TIRE. FAILED. LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRES BLEW ON LANDING ROLL OUT. REPLACED TIRES WITH SERVICEABLE UNITS. TIRES SHIPPED TO MFG FOR ANALYSIS, THE FOLLOWING IS THEIR CONCLUSION BASED
- [SDR 99ZZZX1912](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX1912), Apr 27, 1999: INDICATOR. MALFUNCTIONED. LEFT ENGINE EGT ERRATIC. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND UNEVENTFUL LANDING ACCOMPLISHED. INSPECTION REVEALED TEMPERATURE INDICATING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. REPLACED TURBINE T
- [SDR 98ZZZX3661](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3661), Sep 17, 1998: BREATHER VALVE. FAILED. CREW NOTICED THE PRESENCE OF OILY SMOKE ENTERING CABIN DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. REPLACED FAULTY RT BREATHER PRESSURIZATION VALVE. OPER
- [SDR 97ZZZX4680](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4680), Oct 20, 1997: ENGINE. FAILED. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CREW VERIFIED SITUATION WITH PRESSURE GAUGE. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN FOR PRECAUTIONARY REASON.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20140421005289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140421005289I), Apr 21, 2014: Gates Learjet Corp. 35A (N72CK), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. On 4/21/2014 lear jet N72CK scraped runway 24R at Burke Lakefront Airport with the belly of the aircraft. This was caused by the crew forgetting to extend the…
- [Incident 20090213003599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090213003599I), Feb 13, 2009: Lear 35A (N72CK), Fort Lauderdal, FL, No damage. During the landing phase of a flight from vqq to fll, an unsafe landing gear indication occurred. Aircraft continued landing without incident. Landing gear…
- [Incident 19990302013089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990302013089I), Mar 2, 1999: Lear 35A (N72CK), Salina, KS. Aircraft became struck while taxing on ice from active runway to taxi way system. Nose wheel slid off runway. Aircraft removed with ground tug. No evacuation…

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