# Incident 20080927849589I: Gatesl 55LEAR, Lexington, KY, September 27, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2008, 14:13 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GJKA
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550AK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550AK-2014-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gates Learjet 55 (registry code 5170702, https://openairdocs.org/model/gates-learjet-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GATESL 55LEAR
- Reported engine: GARRTT TFE731*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,157 total, 5,200 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080927849589I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## Other reports on N550AK (3)

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

- [Incident 20040603011979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040603011979I), Jun 3, 2004: Lear 55LEAR (N550AK), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. (-23) N550AK upon landing it was determined that their speed was too great to stop the aircraft in time to stay on the runway. After skidding from the runway…
- [Incident 20040204006019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040204006019I), Feb 4, 2004: Lear 55LEAR (N550AK), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. (-23) Incident: Lear 55 blown right main tires on takeoff N550AK s/n:045 date of incident: 02/04/2004 location: Lexington KY (lex) bluegrass airport pilot: bob…
- [Incident 19971013043889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971013043889I), Oct 13, 1997: Lear 55LEAR (N550AK), Cleveland, OH. Narrative: Learjet N550AK was instructed to taxi to runway 23L via taxiway "u" (uniform) and runway 28. N550AK crossed the runway 23L hold lines on runway 28.…

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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