N330TW1976 Gates Lear Jet 24E
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Mar 5, 2016.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply9 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Last registered owner
- Sierra American Corporation
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Wilmington, DE
- Certificate issued
- Dec 9, 1997
- Canceled
- Mar 5, 2016
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 11, 1976
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
- Gates Lear Jet
- Model
- 24E
- Year
- 1976
- Serial number
- 330
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 8
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Mode S code
- A3978D
Engine
- Make and model
- Ge Cj610-Ser
- Type
- Turbo-jet
- Power
- 2700 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1997 – 2016Sierra American CorporationWilmington, DE
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 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 (1)
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.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01-09 | GE Aircraft Engines CJ610 Series Turbojet Engines and CF700 Turbofan Engines | Feb 11, 2000 | Engine (CJ610-SER)Serial numbers per Appendix 1 of the AD. Only with: Engines with rotating parts listed by P/N and SN in Appendix 1 installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (9)
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.
- Stabilizers · capstan · contaminatedApr 10, 2010
ON FINAL AT 100' AGL PILOT REPORTS ELEVATOR CONTROL JAMMED. AT 25' AGL THE CREW REPORTED A LOUD POP AND THE ELEVATOR FUNCTION RETURNED TO NORMAL. UPON INVESTIGATING REPORT OF A LOCKED ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM, MX INSPECTED THE ENTIRE ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM. DURING CAPSTAN CHECK DISCOVERED THAT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · skin · damagedDec 12, 2008
LT TIP TANK DAMAGED AND DENTED ON AFT LOWER SURFACE. TIP TANK REMOVED AND AFT CONE REMOVED TO EVALUATE DAMAGE. DISCOVERED AFT CENTER BULKHEAD DEFORMED, INNER ATTACH DOUBLER DEFORMED AND LOWER SEAM RIVETS SHEARED. TIP TANK REQUIRES REPAIR FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Autoflight · autopilot sys · malfunctionedJul 20, 2004
AIRCRAFT PITCHES DOWN WHEN AUTOPILOT IS ENGAGED (ALT HOLD). THE FLIGHT DIRECTOR DOES THE SAME THING , EVEN WITH THE AUTOPILOT TURNED OFF. REPAIRED SHOULDER PORT DRAIN CAN SYSTEM AND REMOVED FLIGHT DIRECTOR FOR REPAIR. INSTALLED FLIGHT DIRECTOR AFTER REPAIR. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. (CLOSED)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Landing gear · uplock switch · dirtyNov 6, 2003
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED YIP FOR RWI SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF LT UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CREW CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WHEN GEAR WAS FULLY EXTENDED GEAR LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT, MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND LUBED LT MAIN GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH AND OPS CHECKED NORMAL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · engine · flamed outMay 28, 2003
AIRCRAFT CLIMBING FROM FL410 LT ENGINE FLAMEOUT, RELIGHT AT FL250, CLIMB BACK TO FL330 TO DESTINATION, WILL UPDATE REPORT AFTER MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED FLAMEOUT INSPECTION IAW MFG/ MM SEI-186 AND R & R P2 LINE. OPS CK GOOD.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · line · inoperativeMar 4, 2003
PILOT REPORTED AFTER DEPARTURE FROM SHV HYDRULIC PRESSURE DROPPED TO 0 UPON GEAR RETRACTION AND FLAP RETRACTION, AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO ADS STANDBY PUMP WAS USED TO EXTEND GEAR AND FLAPS FOR NORMAL LANDING. WILL UPDATE THIS REPORT AFTER MAINTENANCE. HYDRULIC (PRESSURE SIDE) HOSE LT SIDE FAILD…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Communications · transmitter · inoperativeFeb 25, 2003
PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE OUT OF 10,000 FT, ALSO COMS HAD STATIC, DIVERT INTO SDF FOR MAINTENANCE. WILL UPDATE REPORT AFTER MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE CLEANED SQUAT SWITCHES, JACKED AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS, PRESSURIZE CHECKED GOOD ON GROUND, REPLACED NR1 COM…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · seal · failedNov 6, 2002
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED, ON THIRD LEG OF THE DAY, OIL PRESSURE DROPPED AND LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED, NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. MAINTENANCE WAS SENT, REMOVED AND REPLACED AXIS GEAR SEAL. AIRCRAFT SERVICED AND OPS CHECK GOOD, RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · circuit breaker · weakApr 28, 2002
PILOT REPORTED NO NORMAL PITCH TRIM AFTER DEPARTURE, USED EMERGENCY PITCH TRIM TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE FOUND WEAK CIRCUIT BREAKER. REMOVED AND REPLACED CIRCUIT BREAKER, OP'S CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026