Aircraft
Baggage Floor Removal Vexing for Lear Jet Restoration
The group looks to return Lear 23-003 to flight
the baggage floor in Lear 23-003
Removal of the baggage area floor in Lear 23-003 will allow its restorers to get a better look at the fuselage area beneath for the first time in more than 60 years, an unavoidable step in the Classic Lear Jet Foundation's plan to restore the iconic light jet to flight status.

Classic Lear Jet Foundation, the group working to restore the first production Learjet back to airworthy status, continues to make progress on the project, although not without encountering hurdles.

As the group continues to dismantle the fuselage to conduct structural inspections on the 62-year-old Learjet 23, the team reached a roadblock when it attempted to remove the baggage area floor. It had removed all of the fasteners and a large volume of aged sealant to free the panel, yet was still unable to solve the puzzle of removing it from S/N 23-003’s fuselage.