What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Bfi Seattle washington--at approximately 19:15PST, Learjet 35A, N60WL had taken off for return flight to anchorage, AK. Around 2000 feet the crew smelled smoke. Then had visible smoke in cockpit. Crew notified tower and declared emergency with smoke in cockpit. Tower vectored aircraft back to bfi, landed without incident. Crew shut down and exited aircraft, awaited fire ground crew. Fire crew was unable to see any fire or smoke. Aircraft was towed to maintenance facility. Investigation next morning showed right hand aux defog unit had overheated and caused smoke in cockpit.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) BFI SEATTLE WASHINGTON--AT APPROXIMATELY 19:15PST, LEARJET 35A, N60WL HAD TAKEN OFF FOR RETURN FLIGHT TO ANCHORAGE, AK. AROUND 2000 FEET THE CREW SMELLED SMOKE. THEN HAD VISIBLE SMOKE IN COCKPIT. CREW NOTIFIED TOWER AND DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH SMOKE IN COCKPIT. TOWER VECTORED AIRCRAFT BACK TO BFI, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CREW SHUT DOWN AND EXITED AIRCRAFT, AWAITED FIRE GROUND CREW. FIRE CREW WAS UNABLE TO SEE ANY FIRE OR SMOKE. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO MAINTENANCE FACILITY. INVESTIGATION NEXT MORNING SHOWED RIGHT HAND AUX DEFOG UNIT HAD OVERHEATED AND CAUSED SMOKE IN COCKPIT.
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