N990LC

GATES LEARJET CORP. 35A · 1982 · Fixed-wing multi-engine · 2 engines · 10 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: AERO JET AVIATION I INC, FL (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
REVA, Inc. (O2JA)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.

5 reports on file, 2011-03-08 – 2022-10-23.

SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2022-10-23 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3310

Part: NONE — NONE · airframe 17,328 hrs · 12,574 cycles

ON ACTIVATION ON PILOT INSTRUMENT LIGHT RHEOSTAT, SMOKE WAS EVIDENT FROM BEHIND THE MAIN INSTRUMENT PANEL. RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT OF ORIGIN, LANDING UNEVENTFUL.

Source: SDR 2022F00410
PARTIAL RPM/PWR LOSS; WARNING INDICATION · 2021-06-03 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 7200

Part: ENGINE — FLUCTUATES (RIGHT) · airframe 16,454 hrs · 12,090 cycles

ON TAKEOFF POWER THE RIGHT ENGINE WILL FLUCTUATE ON FUEL FLOW, N1, AND N2.

Source: SDR O2JA N990LC210603
WARNING INDICATION; FLT. ATTITUDE INST. · 2018-01-07 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3418

Part: COMPUTER — MALFUNCTIONED (STALL WARNING) · airframe 14,456 hrs · 10,973 cycles

WITH AUTOPILOT ON, AND ALT HOLD ENGAUGED. THE ALT HOLD LIGHT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN ALT HOLD LIGHT IS OUT, THE ACFT PITCHES UP. AIRCRAFT RETURNED SAFELY TO BASE. MAINTENANCE R & R THE STALL WARNING COMPUTER IAW MM 27-31-04. ADJUSTED THE STALL WARNING COMPUTER IAW MM 27-31-00. PERFORMED AUTOPILOT OPS CHECK IAW MM 22-10-00. OPS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

Source: SDR O2JA20180209001
NO WARNING INDICATION · 2017-07-24 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 3260

Part: WARNING MESSAGE — FALSE ACTIVATION (NLG) · airframe 14,188 hrs · 10,804 cycles

ON APPROACH HAD A NOSE GEAR INDICATION WE DID A LOW ALTITUDE FLIGHT AND TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE GEAR APPEARS TO BE DOWN AND WE LANDED SAFELY.

Source: SDR 2017F00173
SMOKE/FUMES/ODORS/SPARKS · 2011-03-08 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 2120

Part: UNKNOWN — ODOR (CABIN) · airframe 10,337 hrs

CRUISING AT FL400 FOR APPROX 1 HR 45 MIN WITH NO INDICATION AT ANYTIME, SUSPECTED LIGHT EMERGENCY BLEED AIR ACTIVATED, SUSPECTED LIGHT DUE TO THE INCREASE IN THE CABIN TEMP. WITH A DISTINCT HOT ODOR FILLING UP IN THE ACFT CABIN, THE FLIGHT CREW DESCENDED TO FL100, BEGAN CHECK LIST PROCEDURES TO CYCLE THE PRESSURIZATION SWITCH TO MANUAL MODE AND THEN BACK TO AUTO. BLEED VALVE APPEARED TO RESET, CABIN TEMP STABILIZED. FLIGHT CREW SLOWING ASCENDED TO FL240, CABIN TEMP WAS STABILE. FLIGHT CREW DECIDED TO ERROR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION AND LAND TO HAVE FURTHER MX PERFORMED ON THE ACFT. THE TECH CONDUCTED A GROUND ENGINE RUN AND PRESSURIZED THE ACFT. PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION CHECK OF THE SYS, SEVERAL CYCLES THROUGH. NO FAULTS FOUND, SYS FUNCTION NORMAL. FLIGHT CREW THEN CONTINUED ON TO THEIR FINAL DESTINATION WITH NO FAULT NOTED.

Source: SDR 2011FA0000161