# N72LL: Gates Learjet 35A, registration cancelled 2008-06-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 6, 2008
- Exported to: South Africa
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Gates Learjet 35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (registry code 5170602)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 275
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 16, 2001
- Last registry action: November 20, 2007
- Mode S code: A9A238
- Owner when cancelled: [Jet Management Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JET%20MANAGEMENT%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72LL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72LL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72LL-2008-06-06

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 042703](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/042703), Apr 27, 2003: BRAKE ASSY. FAILED. WHILE TAXING ON THE RAMP, BOTH BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED. CREW USED EMERGANCY BRAKES TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. NOSE OF AIRCRAFT BUMP INTO THE RAILING. MAINTENANCE 
- [SDR 103102](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/103102), Oct 31, 2002: TORQUE LINK. CRACKED. DURING EDDY CURRENT OF LOWER TORQUE LINK ON THE LT MLG, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED. THE PART WAS REPLACED.
- [SDR ESUA119026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/ESUA119026), Oct 13, 2002: SQUAT SWITCH. INTERMITTENT. AFTER LANDING, DURING TAXI, SECOND TURN DURING TAXI OPERATION, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING OR STEERING. AFTER REALIZING THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT RE
- [SDR 101502](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/101502), Oct 13, 2002: SQUAT SWITCH. INTERMITTENT. AFTER LANDING, DURING TAXI, SECOND TURN DURING TAXI OPERATION, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING OR STEERING. AFTER RELIZING THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT RES

## 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 20030427014909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030427014909I), Apr 27, 2003: Lear 35A (N72LL), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Flight crew stated that the aircraft lost steering and brakes while being directed to parking spot. Aircraft struck railing around porch of piedmont FBO.…

## Other aircraft with N72LL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72LL): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 4633, built 2018
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72LL-undated): Piccard AX-6, S/N 641. Triennial form not returned

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