On October 29, 2025, the National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB ) issued an urgent recommendation to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ensure the main landing gear is correctly installed on certain Bombardier Learjet aircraft. Recipients have 30 days to respond.

The recommendation follows an investigation into a fatal accident involving a Learjet 35A in Scottsdale, Arizona, on February 10. During the accident sequence, the left main landing gear separated from the aircraft. The NTSB discovered three previous incidents in which Learjet landing gear detached from the airframe.

Main Landing Gear Maintenance

The NTSB’s recommendation would require operators of 10 Learjet models to comply with manufacturer service bulletins on landing gear maintenance. This would affe

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