N986SA

GATES LEARJET CORP. 35A · 1985 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 10 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: N331US LLC, OR (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
RSB Investments Incorporated (S2KA)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.

1 report on file, 2021-01-12.

FLUID LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2021-01-12 Unresolved
ATA 2910

Part: HYDRAULIC LINE — CHAFED (TAIL CONE) · airframe 11,692 hrs · 11,208 cycles

TWO HYDRAULIC LINES FOR THE THRUST REVERSER SYSTEM IN THE TAIL RUBBED AGAINST EACH OTHER AND CHAFED THROUGH. IT WAS CHAFED THROUGH TO POINT THAT THERE WAS PIN HOLE LEAK IN ONE LINE AND THE OTHER LINE WAS CHAFED 3/4 OF THE THROUGH. DURING A 3.5 HOUR FLIGHT ABOUT A HALF A QUART OF HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKED OUT THROUGH THE PIN HOLE. THE PILOT FOUND STREAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID DOWN THE TAIL FROM THE TAIL CONE ACCESS PANEL DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION.

Source: SDR 2021FA0000010