# N989AL: 1978 Gates Learjet 35A, registration cancelled 2023-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gates Learjet 35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (registry code 5170602)
- Engine: [Garrett TFE731 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (registry code 29001)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10CE), [TCDS E6WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E6WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 212
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: November 8, 1978
- Certificate issued: February 24, 2012
- Last registry action: April 21, 2023
- Mode S code: ADCC9E
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero Jet Aviation I Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20JET%20AVIATION%20I%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1860° N, 80.1727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33309, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N989AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=989AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N989AL-2023-06-21

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (7)

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

- [SDR O2JA20190604595](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/O2JA20190604595), Jun 1, 2019: FITTING. LEAKING. BURNING SMELL IN THE CABIN. ALL CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE BASE SAFELY. TECHNICIAN TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND RH WING HEAT FITTING LEAKING HOT AIR. ADJUSTED AS NEEDE
- [SDR O2JA201802050001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/O2JA201802050001), Jan 30, 2018: ANTI-ICE SYSTEM. ODOR. DURING A TEST OF THE ANTI-ICE SYSTEM AT 39,000 FT, A VERY STRONG ODOR OF SMOKE AND BURNED POPCORN FILLED THE CABIN. WING HEAT REACHED MIDDLE GREEN, STAB HEAT BA
- [SDR O2JA201801310001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/O2JA201801310001), Jan 30, 2018: UNKNOWN. ODOR. UPON TESTING ANTI-ICE AT 39,000, OUTSIDE AIR - 38C, A VERY STRONG SMELL OF SMOKE AND "BURNT POPCORN" FILLED THE CABIN. WING HEAT REACHED MIDDLE GREEN, STAB HEAT
- [SDR O2JA201801190001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/O2JA201801190001), Dec 19, 2017: CLAMP. LOOSE. STRONG BURNING SMELL WITH STAB WING HEAT ON ACCOMPANIED BY SMOKE COMING FROM BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AREA AFTER 5 MIN. GAINED ACCESS TO WING ANTI-ICE BLEED DUCT. FO
- [SDR 2017F00208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2017F00208), Dec 19, 2017: UNKNOWN. ODOR. STRONG BURNING ODOR WITH STAB WING HEAT ON ACCOMPANIED BY SMOKE COMING FROM BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AREA AFTER 5 MIN.
- [SDR 201702150045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/201702150045), Feb 15, 2017: UNKNOWN. ODOR. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, NOTICED A SLIGHT BURNING ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. LEVELED AT 8000 FEET AND SHUT OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING, COCKPIT FANS, AND MADE SURE ALL T
- [SDR O2JA20160331001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/O2JA20160331001), Mar 31, 2016: INDICATOR. READS HIGH. PILOT REPORTED ABOVE 10,000 FT, AIRSPEED INDICATORS RANGE BETWEEN 50 TO 70 KTS FROM THE PILOT & CO-PILOT AIRSPEED INDICATORS.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC02IA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02IA118), Jun 17, 2002: Learjet 35A (N989AL), Oxford, CT, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the commercial pilot during a touch and go landing, including his failure to properly brief the commercial to not use reverse thrust during a touch…

## 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.

- [Accident 20020617016019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020617016019A), Jun 17, 2002: Lear 35A (N989AL), Oxford, CT, Substantial damage. (-23) The flight's purpose was to train a new pilot in the Lear 35A for a part 135 air carrier. Upon landing, the pilot deployed thrust-reversers. The company…

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