N285TWDassault/Sud FAN JET FALCON SER E
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched18 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Sierra American Corporation
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Wilmington, DE
- Certificate issued
- Oct 12, 1999
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- May 11, 1994
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Dassault/Sud
- Model
- FAN JET FALCON SER E
- Serial number
- 285
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 14
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A2E24C
Engine
- Make and model
- Ama/Expr Unknown Eng
- Type
- Turbo-fan
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1999 – nowSierra American CorporationWilmington, DE · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (18)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Indicating and recording systems · position switch · false indicationNov 8, 2023
ON DECENT IN TO ELP THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED, THE RH M/L/G DOWN AND LOCKED GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE ALTERNATE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM WAS USED WITH THE GREEN LIGHT STILL WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND FLEW BY THE TOWER FOR A VISUAL CHECK OF THE GEAR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · fodSep 11, 2023
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LYH-SHV, AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF FL280 THE LEFT ENGINE EXPERENCED A LOSS OF POWER/FLAMEOUT, THE CREW DECENDED TO FL240 AND PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL AIR START. AFTER LANDING IN SHV THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED BY AMERISTAR MAINT AND THEY FOUND FOD DAMAGE TO THE 1ST STAGE COMPRESSOR BLADES…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · unknown · malfunctionedMar 5, 2019
ON APPROACH IN TO KYIP THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN WITH ONLY 3 RED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, PILOT REPORTED IT DID NOT SOUND LIKE THE GEAR HAD EXTENDED AND CONTACTED TOWER TO DO A FLYBY AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT SEE THE GEAR EXTENDED. LANDING GEAR EMER EXTENSION PROCEDURE 'A' WAS PERFORMED PER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Flight controls · motor · intermittentOct 27, 2010
TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 30, TAKEOFF NORMAL AT 400 FT, V2 + 20 SELECTED FLAPS ZERO. FLAPS STAYED AT 15 DEGREES. CLIMBED TO 4000 FT MSL. ATTEMPTED TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM AND FOUND FLAPS WOULD NOT EXTEND PAST 15 DEGREES. CONTACT TOWER AND ASKED FOR LONGEST RUNWAY. TOWER DECLARED EMERGENCY UNREQUESTED BY…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · uplock switch · faultyJan 30, 2009
CLIMBOUT GTR GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT UPON GEAR RETRACTION. CREW PERFORMED PROCEDURES PER MANUAL. LANDING UNEVENTFUL IN GTR. AIRCRAFT MOVED TO ADS UNDER FAA SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT FOR REPAIR. MAINTENANCE FOUND FAULTY SWITCH IN NOSE GEAR UP LOCK. REPLACED FAULTY SWITCH IN UP LOCK ASSY. NO FURTHER ACTION…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · attach fitting · corrodedJul 17, 2007
DURING TANK AND PLANK INSPECTION THE LT AND RT WING TO FUSELAGE ATTACH FITTINGS WERE DISCOVERED TO HAVE MINOR CORROSION ON THE LOWER OB SURFACE. THE WINGS WERE DEMATED TO INSURE THAT CORROSION HAD NOT MIGRATED TO BETWEEN THE WING TO FUSELAGE ATTACH FITTINGS. CORROSION WAS EVALUATED BY ENGINEERING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · door · openDec 9, 2005
DEPARTED RWY, CLIMBING TO 9500 FT CARGO DOOR OPENED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY & RETURNED, LANDING NORMAL. INSPECTION FOUND CARGO DOOR SUSTAINED DAMAGED DURING EVENT ABOVE. ACFT FERRIED TO MX FOR REPAIRS. MX REPAIRED DAMAGE TO DOOR CAP & SURROUNDING SKIN IAW DER INSTRUCTIONS. OPS/RIGGING CHECK OF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · uplock switch · failedAug 4, 2004
AIRCRAFT DIVERTED. PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE GEAR WOULD RETRACT BUT THE GEAR DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE. MAINTENANCE FOUND RT GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH BAD. REPLACED SWITCH, OPS CHECK GOOD. <CLOSED>.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · controller · malfunctionedJul 3, 2004
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ADS CLIMBING THROUGH 10,000 FT CABIN DID NOT PRESSURIZE. ALL SWITCHES CHECKED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ADS FOR MAINTENANCE. LANDING NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · pump · failedJun 15, 2004
ON DESCENT INTO CHS, AIRCRAFT LOST OIL PRESSURE IN NR 1 ENGINE. CREW INITIATED ENGINE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES. DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDED AT CHS UNEVENTFUL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 18 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026