# Incident 20080207010109I: Lear 35A, Seattle, WA, February 7, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2008, 19:15 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60WL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60WL-2019-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 35A (registry code 5170602, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-35a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TFE731 series (registry code 01518, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEAR 35A
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080207010109I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## Other reports on N60WL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160621022979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160621022979I), Jun 21, 2016: Gates Learjet Corp. 35A (N60WL), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. While taking off from ted stevens a.p., Anchorage, AK runway 7L. Aircraft N60WL encountered a birdstrike during climb out at approx. 2000 ft. AGL. Pilot saw a…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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