NTSB Urges Immediate Inspections of Main Landing Gear on 10 Learjet Models — 1,883 Aircraft Affected

The NTSB on Oct. 29 issued an urgent recommendation to the FAA requiring operators of 10 Bombardier Learjet models — about 1,883 aircraft in service — to inspect and verify main landing gear attachment after a fatal accident raised concerns that gear could separate on landing.

Discovered 2025-10-29T11:54:02.503271-07:00 | 2025-10-29T11:54:02.503271-07:00

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  • The recommendation covers about 1,883 aircraft across 10 Learjet models, forcing fleet-wide inspections that could disrupt operators’ maintenance schedules and flight operations and prompt a formal FAA airworthiness directive similar to the recent FAA/EASA action on A320 aft pintle pins.
  • The measure follows a fatal accident and raises questions for Bombardier and MRO providers about attachment integrity and maintenance practices, echoing earlier legal action naming Bombardier and recent main-gear collapse incidents that spotlight component and inspection failures.

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2025-10-29T11:54:02.503271-07:00
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2025-11-02T19:09:06.022517-08:00
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