N743LG

LEARJET INC 60 · 1999 · Valid Registration

Registered owner: SKYBRIDGE AVIATION GROUP INC, FL (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

No operator established for this aircraft.

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.

1 report on file, 2020-04-23.

F.O.D.; PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2020-04-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — DAMAGED (RIGHT) · airframe 7,766 hrs · 5,760 cycles

REPORT FROM THE PIC - "TAKING OFF OUT OF WILMINGTON DELAWARE KILG IN GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS RIGHT AFTER ROTATION SAW A FLOCK OF BIRDS FLYING TOWARDS THE AIRPLANE. I TRIED TO DEVIATE FROM THEIR PATH BUT IT WAS TOO LATE, NOT SURE HOW MANY WENT INTO THE RIGHT ENGINE CAUSING A LOUD NOISE, VIBRATION, AND RAPID LOSS OF POWER. I GAINED SOME ALTITUDE AND WENT THROUGH THE CHECKLIST WITH MY FO AND PROCEEDED TO SECURE THE ENGINE. WE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT IMMEDIATELY. WE DID NOT HAVE TO BURN ANY FUEL BECAUSE WE WERE AT LANDING WEIGHT. AFTER WE LANDED WE COULD SEE THAT THERE WAS SOME SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT ENGINE WITH ONE BLADE MISSING."

Source: SDR FAUA2020042300000