Only Airworthy Lear Jet 23 in the World to be offered at Mecum Las Vegas Auction

Only Airworthy Lear Jet 23 in the World to be offered at Mecum Las Vegas Auction

1965 Lear Jet 23
 

N477K, The only FAA Stage 3 Noise Regulation-Compliant and the Only Airworthy Lear Jet 23 in the World

VIN / Serial 23-036

EXTERIOR COLOR  White

INTERIOR COLOR  Cream

TITLE TYPE Bill of Sale

AUCTION
Las Vegas 2025
CROSSING THE BLOCK Saturday, November 15th


HIGHLIGHTS
The only FAA Stage 3 noise regulation-compliant and the only airworthy Lear Jet 23 in the world
Meets FAA maintenance and operational standards, A, B, C, D and 12-year airframe inspections completed at Trine Aerospace in June 2025
5-year engine corrosion inspections completed by Excel Turbines in June 2025
Equipped with hush kits, RVSM, ADS-B, GPS and TAWS
Room for six passengers and two pilots
Flew Brigitte Bardot and Gunter Sachs to their wedding in Las Vegas on July 14, 1966
Airworthiness Directives are current
Major landing gear Inspection due in 900 landings
FAR 91.411 Certification completed in June 2025
FAR 91.413 Certification completed in March 2025
ELT battery replaced in June 2025
New tires installed in June 2025
New EROS oxygen masks in June 2025
New main batteries in June 2025
New emergency power supply in June 2025
New teflon/stainless fuel, air and hydraulic hoses in June 2025
New flapper valves in June 2025
Oxygen bottle hydro due in January 2030
Emergency air bottle hydro due in July 2030, emergency air bottle scrap in July 2039
Painted in 2000 and new interior in 1999
Hangared continuously since 1999
Original N-Number with which it left the factory, N477K
Avcon RVSM, Garmin ADS-B and Garmin 530 with TAWS
Aircraft total time: 5,526 hours
Aircraft landings: 5100
Left engine time since new: 4,817
Left engine time since overhaul: 3,061 (1,939 hours remaining)
Left engine time since hot section inspection: 351 (649 hours remaining)
Left engine 5-year corrosion inspection completed in June 2025
Left engine 600-hour inspection: 249 hours remaining
Left engine 300-hour inspection: 289 hours remaining
Right engine time since new: 4,680
Right engine time since overhaul: 2,925 (2,075 hours remaining)
Right engine time since hot section inspection: 895 (105 hours remaining)
Right engine 5-year corrosion inspection completed in June 2025
Right engine 600-hour inspection: 472 hours remaining
Right engine 300-hour inspection: 289 hours remaining

Lot V268.1, 1965 Lear Jet 23, registration no. N823LJ, serial no. 23-082A, is included with the sale as a spare-parts aircraft
Aircraft total time is 8,907 hours and it has 6,721 landings, please note, all maintenance inspections are expired and it does not have hush kits, RVSM, ADS-B or TAWS
A tire replacement and brake overhaul are necessary for it to be flown on a Special Flight Permit from its current location
N823LJ has two engines, one with 900 hours remaining until hot section inspection and 1,180 hours remaining until overhaul and the other with 130 hours remaining until hot section inspection and 1,010 hours remaining until overhaul


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