Learjet 60
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 65; Flight Crew Total 10455; Flight Crew Type 178
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Diverted; General Maintenance Action; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed
Aircraft
Run-up/taxi checks were normal. Departed with panel clear - normal. At 6300 ft. with heard a loud bang in the back of the cabin. I immediately leveled off and pulled the power back to 200 kts. We noticed the Emergency Press (red master caution) light was illuminated. We descended to 6000 ft. and told ATC we were [requesting priority handling] and diverting to HPN. ATC provided new routing. My Second in Command ran the Emergency Pressurization checklist. Isolated the emergency as per the Emergency Press checklist. From this point the flight was conducted normally (panel clear) with a successful landing at HPN ILS Runway 16 to a full stop.
Learjet 60 pilot reported a loud bang followed by a priority landing.