N237CK

GATES LEARJET CORP. 35A · 1979 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 10 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: KALITTA CHARTERS LLC, MI (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Kalitta Charters LLC (KC8A)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator

Accident & incident history

No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

4 reports on file, 2011-07-29 – 2024-08-05.

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2024-08-05 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2910

Part: LINE — BROKEN (TAILCONE) · airframe 14,273 hrs · 11,937 cycles

AFTER THE CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING THEY DISCOVERED THEY HAD TWO GREEN AND THREE RED GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS AND THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS INDICATING ZERO. THEY USED THE EMERGENCY GEAR SYSTEM TO OBTAIN THREE GREEN LIGHTS AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE CAPILLARY LINE FOR HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS BROKEN. THE LINE WAS REPLACED WITH NEW, THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND EMERGENCY SYSTEM WERE SERVICED, AND GEAR, FLAP AND SPOILER CHECKS ACCOMPLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE PORTIONS FOR THE LEARJET 35/35A/36/36A MAINTENANCE MANUAL.

Source: SDR KC8A20240805004
FALSE WARNING · 2017-07-20 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3418

Part: COMPUTER — FAULTY (STALL WARNING) · airframe 13,006 hrs · 11,127 cycles

MOMENTARY PUSHER ACTIVATION WITH NO OTHER WARNINGS. REPLACED STALL WARNING COMPUTER WITH SERVICEABLE, REPAIRED COMPUTER. ALL WORK PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MM-99, CHAPTER 27-31-00 PART 'D'.

Source: SDR KC8A20170721004
OTHER · 2017-07-16 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3418

Part: STICK SHAKER — FALSE ACTIVATION · airframe 13,006 hrs · 11,127 cycles

MOMENTARY PUSHER ACTIVATION WITH NO OTHER WARNINGS. AIRCRAFT IS STILL BEING TROUBLESHOT. OPEN

Source: SDR KC8A20170718003
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2011-07-29 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3310

Part: PANEL — ARCED (COCKPIT) · airframe 10,409 hrs · 9,422 cycles

CO-PILOT NOTICED A FLASH ON HIS RIGHT SIDE AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE WITH NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS OR LOSS OF POWER. PILOT LOOKED AT HIS CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL AND NOTICED SOME ARCING ON THE AC BUSS, TOP ROW CIRCUIT BREAKERS. CREW RETURNED TO BASE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TOP ROW AC BUSS ELECTROLUMINESENT PANEL ARCED. ALL OTHER PANELS ON THAT SYSTEM CONTROL WORKED NORMAL. ELECTROLUMINESENT PANEL WAS REMOVED, CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE LABELED, AND CO-PILOTS ELECTROLUMINESENT LIGHTING WAS DEFERRED.

Source: SDR KC8AN237CK