N825LJ1983 Gates Learjet Corp. 35A
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched6 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Royal Air Freight INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Waterford, MI
- Certificate issued
- Jun 18, 2020
- Expires
- Jun 30, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 9, 1983
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 Learjet Corp.
- Model
- 35A
- Year
- 1983
- Serial number
- 496
- 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
- AB4471
Engine
- Make and model
- Garrett Tfe731 Series
- 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- 2020 – nowRoyal Air Freight INCWaterford, MI · 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.
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 (6)
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.
- Fire protection · washer · misinstalledJun 2, 2015
RIGHT ENG FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN CLIMB. LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED UNTIL IT REMAINED CONSTANT. PILOT FOLLOWED CHECKLIST & IT STARTED ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY AGAIN. AFTER THE CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED THE LIGHT STAYED ON, AT WHICH POINT THE PILOT ACTIVATED ENG FIRE EXTINGUISHING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fire protection · fire loop · out of positionJun 17, 2010
DURING CLIMB, LT ENGINE FIRE T-HANDLE ILLUMINATED. ALL ENGINE GAUGES INDICATED NORMAL. REDUCED POWER ON LT ENGINE. LIGHT EXTINGUISHED IN ABOUT 3 SECONDS AND FIRE LOOP TESTED NORMALLY. RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHECK LIST AND CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUE. WROTE UP THE DISCREPANCY, ADVISED MX AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine controls · throttle cable · bindingDec 11, 2006
NR 1 ENGINE FORWARD THROTTLE CABLE DISCOVERED TO HAVE A VERY ROUGH GRINDING FEEL. REPLACED FORWARD AND AFT NR 1 ENGINE THROTTLE CABLE ASSEMBLIES AND RIGGED IAW MM, OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL. DURING RESOLUTION OF THIS CONDITION. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH CABLE ASSEMBLIES MUST BE CHANGED AS A SET…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fire protection · fire loop · defectiveJan 21, 2005
LT ENGINE FIRE T-HANDLE WAS FLASHING. NO OTHER INDICATIONS OF FIRE. PERFORMED RESISTANCE CHECK OF LT ENGINE FIRE LOOPS AND FOUND CENTER CONDUCTOR RESISTANCE OF ACCESSORY GB LOOP READING HIGH. REPLACED LT ENGINE ACCESSORY GB LOOP. FUNCTIONAL CHECK AND GROUND RUN OK. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Hydraulic power · hydraulic system · lowNov 26, 2004
WHILE ARRIVING, NOTICED LOW HYDRAULIC QUANTITY. CREW DIVERTED, DUE TO INCREASED RUNWAY LENGTH. (EA25200504599)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Air conditioning and pressurization · control valve · intermittentNov 14, 2003
CREW REPORTED NO CABIN AIR AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM TEB. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ABE BELOW 10,000 FOR SWAP OUT WITH ANOTHER. AIRCRAFT GROUND RUN BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND OPERATED THROUGH NORMAL AND EMERGENCY MODES. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FLOW CONTROL VALVE WAS INTERMITTENT. FLOW CONTROL VALVE IS TO BE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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