Garrett (Honeywell) TFE731-2B
2 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Garrett (Honeywell) TFE731-2B engine, rated at about 3,500 pounds of thrust. The Learjet 35 is the model most often fitted with it (2 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1978 and 1985.
The FAA records engines by code, usually at the level of a series ("O-320 series") rather than the exact variant; this page gathers every FAA code that reads as Garrett (Honeywell) TFE731-2B. FAA spelling: TFE731-2B.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Garrett (Honeywell) TFE731-2B the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 53 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 17 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 53 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 00 | 3 |
| 01 | 3 |
| 02 | 10 |
| 03 | 5 |
| 04 | 5 |
| 05 | 2 |
| 06 | 1 |
| 07 | 2 |
| 09 | 2 |
| 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 2 |
| 13 | 1 |
| 14 | 5 |
| 15 | 2 |
| 16 | 1 |
| 17 | 4 |
| 18 | 1 |
| 19 | 1 |
| 21 | 2 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Bearing | 4 |
| Fire Warning | 3 |
| Shaft | 3 |
| Bolt | 2 |
| Line | 2 |
| Spline Adapter | 2 |
| Valve | 2 |
| Wire | 2 |
| Adf | 1 |
| Altimeter | 1 |
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 2 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this engine and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: digit eng (2).
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register
- Learjet 35 2 with this engine series
- Failure reports on the Garrett (Honeywell) TFE731-2B 53 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/garrett-honeywell-tfe731-2b.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 2
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N986SA | Gates Learjet Corp. 35A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | N331Us LLC Hillsboro, Oregon |
Standard | 2025-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N568PA | Gates Learjet Corp. 35A |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Cff Air INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Special flight permit | 2022-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 12, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.