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GATES LEARJET CORP. 35A · 1976 · Valid Registration

Registered owner: GH EQUIPMENT LLC, DE (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Flight International Aviation, LLC (BHKA)Certificate holderMatched by certificate designator

Accident & incident history

No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.

Maintenance disclosures

N · 2010-03-26 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2612

AFTER SIMULATED EMERGENCY DECENT TO 19K, LT FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY CHECKLIST MEMORY ITEMS COMPLETED (ENGINE FIRE-SHUTDOWN). LT FIRE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON. CREW DETERMINED THERE WAS NO FIRE (NO SECONDARY INDICATIONS) AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. SINGLE ENGINE ILS WAS UNEVENTFUL.

Source: SDR BHKRSDR0110 · FAA SDRS
B · 2009-08-25 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2121

WHEN ARRIVING AT 27000 FT, NOTICED A SLIGHT ODOR COMING FROM THE CABIN. TURNED OFF THE CABIN BLOWER AND COCKPIT BLOWER TO TRY AND ISOLATE FROM WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES THE ODOR WAS GONE AND DECIDED TO TURN ON THE CABIN FAN. ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER THAT, A MUCH STRONGER SMELL WAS BACK. LOOKED IN THE CABIN AND NOTICED ALOT OF SMOKE HAD FILLED THE CABIN. DONNED OUR MASKS, HEADED FOR HOME AND WENT THROUGH THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH APPROACH AND LANDED RUNWAY 25 WITHOUT ANY OTHER INCIDENTS.

Source: SDR 2009F00078 · FAA SDRS