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Title: AAL953 Mayday Call
Post by: RonR on November 11, 2015, 11:16:28 AM

On November 10, 2015, AAL 953 enroute to Buenos Aires declares an emergency shortly after departure from KJFK.  The flight returned to KJFK and performed an overweight landing.  The flight crew stated that the problem had to do with the radome; something had come loose and was banging against the aircraft.  The flight landed safely without incident.

It's interesting to note that NY Tracon activated their final approach frequency (132.4) just for AAL 953...it was otherwise not in use at the time.

Title: Re: AAL953 Mayday Call
Post by: bigj93702 on November 11, 2015, 11:30:40 AM

Did the controller laugh after asking if AA was doing a overweight landing? :-o

Title: Re: AAL953 Mayday Call
Post by: RonR on November 11, 2015, 11:39:59 AM

No!  That little giggle was from her talking with another aircraft right before that.  I had edited that part out.

Title: Re: AAL953 Mayday Call
Post by: JTS97Z28 on November 11, 2015, 02:08:39 PM

Quote from: bigj93702 on November 11, 2015, 11:30:40 AM

Did the controller laugh after asking if AA was doing a overweight landing? :-o

Sounded extremely professional to me the entire time.

Title: Re: AAL953 Mayday Call
Post by: RonR on November 13, 2015, 10:20:02 AM

http://avherald.com/h?article=48f31847&opt=0

Title: Re: AAL953 Mayday Call
Post by: Mirlady on November 17, 2015, 11:43:57 AM

well, what does the pilot request standing by that the female controller does not understand and asks the pilot to repeat...02:38.
Requesting the .?.. standing by.

Title: Re: AAL953 Mayday Call
Post by: RonR on November 17, 2015, 12:10:40 PM

He is asking for ARFF to stand by...ARFF stands for Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting

Title: Re: AAL953 Mayday Call
Post by: Mirlady on November 19, 2015, 01:18:00 AM

Thanks. Had no idea of such abbreviation.... is it often used?
...seemed the controller didn't grasp the word as well...

Title: Re: AAL953 Mayday Call
Post by: Mirlady on November 19, 2015, 02:45:18 AM

Also at  00:59   ...???? and delay vectors. Looks like we  have to return to the airport.
what does he ask for?

Title: Re: AAL953 Mayday Call
Post by: martyj19 on November 19, 2015, 08:01:33 AM

Quote from: Mirlady on November 19, 2015, 02:45:18 AM

Also at  00:59   ...???? and delay vectors. Looks like we  have to return to the airport.
what does he ask for?

We'll need to level at 12000 for a few minutes, possibly some delay vectors

Delay vectors would mean some maneuvering to give them time to run checklists and get set up for the return to the field

ARFF is a well known term, probably the controller just didn't hear it clearly the first time

Title: Re: AAL953 Mayday Call
Post by: Mirlady on November 20, 2015, 04:54:56 AM

thanks a lot.  :-D
AFRR -What's the pronunciation?

Title: Re:
Post by: RonR on November 20, 2015, 10:09:29 AM

It is ARFF, not AFRR.  It stands for Aircraft Rescue & Firefighting

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