N71CK1977 Gates Lear Jet 36A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched15 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026- Registered owner
- Kalitta Charters LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Ypsilanti, MI
- Certificate issued
- Dec 28, 2001
- Expires
- Jun 30, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- May 24, 1991
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
- 36A
- Year
- 1977
- Serial number
- 035
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 10
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 12,500 - 19,999 lb
- Mode S code
- A979F0
Engine
- Make and model
- Airesearch Tfe731 Ser
- Type
- Turbo-fan
- Power
- 3,500 lb thrust
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2001 – nowKalitta Charters LLCYpsilanti, MI · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs 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.
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Service Difficulty Reports (15)
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.
- Air conditioning and pressurization · unknown · smokeAug 28, 2018
AFTER TAKE OFF, CREW NOTICED EXCESSIVE HEAT IN CABIN, SMOKE IN CABIN COMING FROM ARM REST DUCTING OUTLETS. BOTH ENGINE MODULATING SHUT OFF VALVES SELECTED CLOSED BY CREW, SMOKE QUIT, HEAT SUBSIDED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO BASE. OPEN.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Pneumatic · modulating valve · faultyAug 28, 2018
TROUBLESHOT EXCESSIVE HEAT IN CABIN, FOUND LEFT ENGINE MODULATING SHUT-OFF VALVE DEFECTIVE, STAYING IN FULL PRESSURE BLEED. VALVE WAS NOT REGULATING CORRECTLY. REPLACED VALVE WITH REPAIRED VALVE, PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION OPERATIONAL CHECKS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALL WORK PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · pump · overheatedNov 3, 2013
MEDICAL CREW NOTICED AN ODOR COMING FROM THE MEDICAL STRETCHER BASE. THEY FOUND THE PRESSURE PUMP WAS GETTING WARM AND ELECTED TO TURN UNIT OFF. ODOR WENT AWAY. CREW DEFERED THE STRETCHER BASE ELECTRICAL AND DISCONNECTED IT. OPERATED THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP WITH THE MEDICAL AIR BOTTLES IN USE.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Doors · door seal · pinchedFeb 28, 2013
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE CAPTAIN NOTICED THE CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBING SLOWLY. THE CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBED TO THE POINT OF SETTING OFF THE EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION VALVES WHICH DROVE THE CABIN ALTITUDE DOWN. THE CREW ELECTED TO LAND AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT FOR MAINTENANCE, KSTP. FOUND FORWARD CABIN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · door frame · crackedMar 13, 2009
DURING ROUTINE AIRCRAFT INSPECTION TWO CRACKS WHERE FOUND IN THE LOWER CABIN DOOR AFT FRAME. ONE CRACK LOCATED IN THE BOTTOM OUTBOARD DOOR CABLE PULLEY BRACKET SCREW HOLE, THE OTHER WAS LOCATED AROUND THE BOTTOM AFT DOOR PIN HOLE. CRACKS WHERE REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE LEARJET INC FAA FORM 8110-3 AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · limiter · damagedMar 18, 2008
DURING CLIMB, THE CREW NOTICED THE CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBING. FOLLOWING PROCEDURES IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL, THE CREW NOTIFIED ATC OF THE PROBLEM AND DESCENDED TO A LOWER ALTITUDE AND RETURNED TO YIP. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE PRESSURIZATION DUCT TEMPERATURE LIMITER FLANGE BROKEN AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · fire warning · false activationAug 13, 2007
RT ENGINE HAD A FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THE CAUSE OF THE WARNING HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AS OF THIS DATE. THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A FIRE OR A HOT SPOT ON THIS ENGINE OR ENGINE NACELLE. THERE WILL BE A FOLLOW-UP SDR WITH THE RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION. AS OF NOW, IT SEEMS TO BE A FALSE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · fire loop · out of positionAug 13, 2007
THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THE PREVIOUS SDR DATED 8/13/2007. RT ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE AFT FIRE SENSE LOOP IN THE TAIL CONE OF THE ENGINE WAS CHAFING ON THE TAIL PIPE AT A CERTAIN POWER SETTING. DUPLICATED DISCREPANCY. CORRECTED POSITIONING OF THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · o-ring · tornAug 21, 2006
ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS FLUCTUATING DURING CRUISE. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. FOUND RT ENGINE OIL TANK FILLER CAP O-RING TORN. OIL LEVEL WAS DOWN 2.5 QTS. REPLACED O-RING WITH NEW, SERVICED ENGINE OIL WITH 2.5QTS. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN UP…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · seal · tornFeb 27, 2006
RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOW AFTER TAKEOFF. AC RETURNED FOR MAINTENANCE. AFTER ARRIVAL BACK TO THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM COWLING DRAIN, AND OIL LEVEL WAS LOW. MECHANIC FOUND OIL FILLER CAP SEAL TORN IN HALF. REPLACED SEAL, SERVICED ENGINE, ENGINE WAS WASHED DOWN, RUN UP, AND LEAK…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026