What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 27th, 2008 a Learjet (N550AK) departed from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, KY. At lift-off the pilot noticed a radical increase of airflow into the cabin accompanied by heat, the smell of raw engine bleed air and the illumination of the "cabin emer" annunciator. The aircraft was immediately turned downwind and the pilot attempted to isolate the fault using the bleed air switches. The bleed air switches were placed in the off position individually and simultaneously with no effect on the bleed air entering the cabin. The flight crew declared an emergency and landed without incident. As the aircraft was exiting the runway the pilot stopped the aircraft and performed an emergency evacuation. Fire and rescue used a infa-red detector to sweep the cabin ducting and the equipment bay for hot spots, none were found and the aircraft was towed to a hangar for repairs.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2008 A LEARJET (N550AK) DEPARTED FROM BLUE GRASS AIRPORT IN LEXINGTON, KY. AT LIFT-OFF THE PILOT NOTICED A RADICAL INCREASE OF AIRFLOW INTO THE CABIN ACCOMPANIED BY HEAT, THE SMELL OF RAW ENGINE BLEED AIR AND THE ILLUMINATION OF THE "CABIN EMER" ANNUNCIATOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IMMEDIATELY TURNED DOWNWIND AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ISOLATE THE FAULT USING THE BLEED AIR SWITCHES. THE BLEED AIR SWITCHES WERE PLACED IN THE OFF POSITION INDIVIDUALLY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH NO EFFECT ON THE BLEED AIR ENTERING THE CABIN. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXITING THE RUNWAY THE PILOT STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION. FIRE AND RESCUE USED A INFA-RED DETECTOR TO SWEEP THE CABIN DUCTING AND THE EQUIPMENT BAY FOR HOT SPOTS, NONE WERE FOUND AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO A HANGAR FOR REPAIRS.
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