Garrett (Honeywell) TFE731-3A
6 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Garrett (Honeywell) TFE731-3A engine, rated at about 3,700 pounds of thrust. The Learjet 55 is the model most often fitted with it (4 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1982 and 1990.
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) TFE731-3A. FAA spelling: TFE731-3A.
Fitted to model families
Model families, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Learjet 55 | 4 |
| Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 | 2 |
Where they are owner's state
By state, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Indiana | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| California | 1 |
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Garrett (Honeywell) TFE731-3A the component layer
No FAA order in the current files names this engine series. Operators and repair shops have filed 33 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 17 of them in the last ten years.
Failure reports 33 since · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 97 | 1 |
| 00 | 1 |
| 01 | 2 |
| 02 | 2 |
| 03 | 1 |
| 04 | 2 |
| 05 | 2 |
| 06 | 3 |
| 07 | 2 |
| 08 | 2 |
| 09 | 1 |
| 10 | 2 |
| 11 | 2 |
| 12 | 1 |
| 13 | 2 |
| 14 | 1 |
| 15 | 2 |
| 16 | 3 |
| 17 | 1 |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Engine | 2 |
| Gasket | 2 |
| Motor | 2 |
| Oil System | 2 |
| Retainer | 2 |
| Valve | 2 |
| Apr System | 1 |
| Blade | 1 |
| Connector | 1 |
| Duct | 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 55 4 with this engine series
- Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 2 with this engine series
- North Carolina 2 of these aircraft
- Kansas 1 of these aircraft
- Indiana 1 of these aircraft
- Florida 1 of these aircraft
- California 1 of these aircraft
- Dodson International Parts INC 1 of these aircraft
- Failure reports on the Garrett (Honeywell) TFE731-3A 33 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/garrett-honeywell-tfe731-3a.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 6
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Group | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N777BL | Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Blackstone Mm Assets LLC Beverly Hills, California |
Standard | 2026-02-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N355RM | Gates Learjet Corp 55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N270JP | Gates Learjet Corp 55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N762MG | Gates Learjet Corp 55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | 1Mg LLC Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Standard | 2024-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N686BC | Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N989AW | Gates Learjet Corp 55 |
Fixed-wing, multi-engine | Air Gato Enterprises INC Clearwater, Florida |
Standard | 2018-09-20 | 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 13, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.