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Aviation Audio Clips / American 376 at Charlotte with a fume event

« Last post by KB4TEZ on October 10, 2025, 16:21:48 UTC »

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/first-responders-called-charlotte-airport-american-airlines-flight/275-8a4c0549-c905-4ce1-acdf-17d8e9a9ec4d

No fumes detected after report of odor on plane at Charlotte airport
No one was hurt during the incident.  Author: Hank Lee
Published: 7:39 AM EDT October 10, 2025
Updated: 7:57 AM EDT October 10, 2025
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Multiple crews responded to a report of a strange odor on an American Airlines flight to Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Friday morning.

The crew first reported the smell a few minutes after 6 a.m. Medic was called to the airport for an "aircraft emergency," but the agency confirmed its units were canceled. Flight-tracking website Flight Aware indicated the flight was heading to Charlotte from Pittsburgh.   A Charlotte airport spokesperson confirmed the plane landed safely and that no fumes or odors were detected in the cabin. An American Airlines spokesperson said no one was hurt during the incident. Airport operations have resumed as normal.

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Aviation Audio Clips / United Airlines Passenger Triggers Emergency Slide After Landing In Houston

« Last post by KB4TEZ on October 10, 2025, 12:00:42 UTC »

https://simpleflying.com/united-airlines-airlines-passenger-triggers-emergency-slide/


By
Prachi Patel


On Sunday evening, October 5, a United Airlines passenger was arrested after attempting to open a cabin door while the aircraft was taxiing at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The incident occurred shortly after United Flight 788 arrived at the airport around 18:30. The attempt was unsuccessful but caused the Boeing 737-800’s emergency slide to deploy.

Houston police identified the passenger as 20-year-old Arturo Martinez of Edinburg, Texas. He is now facing charges of criminal mischief in connection with the incident. No injuries were reported, and passengers were later transported by bus to the terminal.   According to air traffic control audio obtained by a local news outlet, KHOU, the pilots immediately shut down the engines and requested emergency assistance. Emergency crews and Houston police met the aircraft on the taxiway, and the situation was quickly brought under control. United confirmed the flight landed safely, and airport operations continued without disruption. The pilot told air traffic control that:

“We’re gonna shut down the engines. (...) We had a passenger open up the forward cabin door on deceleration, so we’re gonna shut ’em down here. If we could get crash, fire, rescue, airstairs, and the police out here that’d be great.”

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Aviation Audio Clips / ATCs thank yous all around at PBI with ugly weather

« Last post by KB4TEZ on October 10, 2025, 09:41:30 UTC »

Rough day yesterday afternoon here at KPBI with all the tropical weather off our coast (you all in the Carolina's / Northeast get it next)
Listening to my LiveATC app on the way home from work, and with what's going on, classy professional group under trying conditions,
both Pilots and ATC's getting it done.

Several go arounds, windshear, all three runways in use, weather passes and runway switch, just another day in paradise.
Enjoy
John

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Listener Forum / Re: How Do I Know Which Feed When Tracking My Flight

« Last post by RonR on October 08, 2025, 21:06:49 UTC »

Yea, you're right, they have stopped using 125.0 altogether as far as I can tell apparently bc of interference on that frequency.  Forgot to update my handwritten chart lol!  Thanks!

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Aviation Audio Clips / Small Aircraft Crash Lands on Utah Lake Shoreline

« Last post by KB4TEZ on October 08, 2025, 13:32:19 UTC »

https://countryherald.com/news/utah-county-plane-emergency-small-aircraft-crash-lands-on-utah-lake-shoreline/

(plane as he landed the comms are not audible on the recording, but confimed all ok to ATC)

Vineyard, UT – A small single-engine plane made an emergency landing on the shoreline of Utah Lake Monday evening after experiencing engine trouble mid-flight, according to the Utah County Sheriff’s Office.

The aircraft had taken off from South Valley Airport in West Jordan and was flying over Utah County when the pilot began noticing mechanical issues. According to officials, the pilot attempted to troubleshoot the problem and initially aimed for Provo Airport before realizing they wouldn’t make it.  The pilot then executed an emergency landing along the Vineyard shoreline of Utah Lake. Fortunately, both the pilot and a passenger escaped the incident without injury. Authorities confirmed that no one on the ground was hurt.

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Listener Forum / Re: How Do I Know Which Feed When Tracking My Flight

« Last post by JetScan1 on October 08, 2025, 12:49:53 UTC »

A short time ago I put together an ORD arrivals map

Using the chart from that SOP document I added the STAR names and frequencies. This is just based on monitoring over the last week but seems consistent with what you heard Ron. On the SOP chart it appeared to show when landing east that the TRTLL STAR was one used as a secondary from the SW but so far I've only heard them use the BENKY STAR as a secondary to SHAIN, so I added it to my chart. The few times I checked they were using 128.575 as the overnight frequency.

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Aviation Audio Clips / Re: KDCA 10/5/25 - Multiple Medevacs Stop Arrivals at DCA Rwy 19

« Last post by baldiedc on October 08, 2025, 12:26:57 UTC »

Flight tracks

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Aviation Audio Clips / KDCA 10/5/25 - Multiple Medevacs Stop Arrivals at DCA Rwy 19

« Last post by baldiedc on October 08, 2025, 12:25:33 UTC »

DCA Sunday 10/5/25, a busy afternoon of Medevacs disrupt arrivals on Rwy 19...

1. 16:38Z - STAT18 from Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center to George Washington University Hospital on Route 1
2. 18:01Z - STAT18 from Cedar Hill to GW again; also Medstar2 (always entertaining on the radio) lifting Georgetown to the East
3. 18:15Z - Eagle2 responding to medevac call for incident on GW Parkway just north of DCA (later canceled).  AAL2775 previously delayed by STAT18 just makes DCA ahead of Eagle.
4. 18:27Z - Non-Medevac lifting DC Children's returning to Martinsburg gets confused on route clearance with Tower and proceeds wrong way down Route 1 towards DCA arrivals, gets turned around by Tower before Hains Point then proceeds to NW via Zone 2.
5. 19:19Z - Medstar3 from SE into Georgetown

Combinations of Heli/Tower/Final, edited for time & content, not realtime.

Flight tracks for context below.

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Aviation Audio Clips / Re: Government shutdown hits air travel as Burbank goes ATC0

« Last post by baldiedc on October 08, 2025, 01:55:55 UTC »

thanks - DCA on a roll past few days with medevacs on the river, just posted another from today, multiple from Sunday to come

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Aviation Audio Clips / KDCA 10/7/25 20:53Z USPP Medevac to Memorial Bridge - Stops DCA Arrivals (Again)

« Last post by baldiedc on October 08, 2025, 01:12:14 UTC »

Tuesday 10/7/25 20:53Z (4:53pm local) - USPP Eagle-1 (N11PP) requests clearance for Medevac call to Memorial Bridge under the Rwy 19 arrival path (actually landed at Memorial Circle on the VA side, not on the bridge itself).  JBU855 on short final continued inbound with visual separation approved for Eagle-1 traveling Northbound along Route 1.  Some misunderstanding/miscommunication appeared to cause some (rare) frustration between Tower and Eagle.

AAL2720 approach clearance canceled and sent back to Final, 4 others on Final given delay vectors.  Departures continued.  Fuel and alternates discussed given unknown timeframe for the delay but was not needed, Eagle medevac was canceled ~21:04Z and arrivals resumed inbound ~21:06Z, with brief hold for a departure per new separation rules as Eagle returned on the same route back to Anacostia.

This was the 3rd Medevac/SAR call for Eagle into the Rwy 19 arrival path in the past 4 days.

Attached combo Heli/Tower/Final/OJAAY from 2053-2108Z timeframe, edited for time and content and comms overlaps, not realtime etc.