Gates 55B — Airworthiness Directives & records checklist

3 Gates 55Bs are on the U.S. registry. Here’s what a records review covers for one — the Airworthiness Directives that apply, the known trouble spots, and the checklist a buyer or owner should hold every logbook against.

Registered
3
Applicable ADs
4
Recurring
0
Serial-conditional
1

Airworthiness Directives that apply to the Gates 55B

  • one-time
    AD 87-04-06 — Airworthiness Directives; Gates Learjet Model 35, 35A, 36, and 36A, 55 Series Airplanes · 1987-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 87-02-06 — Airworthiness Directives; Gates Learjet Model 35, 36 and 55 Series Airplanes · 1987-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 86-22-05 — Airworthiness Directives; Gates Learjet Model 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 35, 36 and 55 Series Airplanes · 1986-01-01
  • one-time
    AD 85-22-08 R2 — Airworthiness Directives; Gates Learjet Model 55 Series Airplanes · 1985-01-01

This is the applicability list. Which of these are complied with, their computed next-due dates, and the 1 serial/mod-conditional ADs that actually apply to your aircraft come from its digitized logbooks — that’s the verified report.

The records checklist for a Gates 55B

Airworthiness Directives
Every applicable AD matched to compliance evidence, with recurring next-due dates.
Annual / 100-hr inspections
A continuous, signed inspection history (14 CFR 91.409) with no gaps.
Service bulletins & letters
Mandatory and recommended SBs/SLs, complied or noted.
Life-limited parts
Airworthiness-limitations items tracked against their limits.
Form 337s / major alterations
Field approvals and STCs on file and reconciled.
Equipment inspections
ELT (91.207), transponder (91.413), altimeter/pitot-static (91.411).
Damage & accident history
NTSB and repair-major records for this exact tail.
Logbook continuity
Unbroken records — the gaps are where value and airworthiness hide.
Run a verified records report on your 55B

Enter a tail number and Tailplate reads its logbooks against this list — every AD matched to compliance evidence, next-due dates computed, damage history pulled, and a records-adjusted value.

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Applicability is derived from the FAA directive corpus and the aircraft’s type certificate; it is advisory and not a legal airworthiness determination. Compliance is established only from an aircraft’s actual records.