2 American Airlines airplanes have emergencies SIMULTANEOUSLY over Phoenix Airport. Real ATC

[@brylozketrzyn]

> Two mechanical emergencies incoming *Wild medevac appears* Noone had to get their coffee that morning

[@AboveGroundLevelMedia]

A wild Pokémon has appeared 😂

[@AboveGroundLevelMedia]

A wild Pokémon has appeared 😂

[@Relkond]

is the medivac an evolved eevee?

[@shawnc7054]

First time I ever heard "Thanks dude" in an ATC communication 😂 and waypoint WAZUP 😅

[@YouCanSeeATC]

😂😂👍

[@msjdb723]

😂

[@malahammer]

Pilots are getting younger.............. :)

[@Molon_Labe1776]

I'll take that over "bruh" anyday.

[@Barbequeque]

It might be always hot here in Phoenix, but you can't say we're not cool.

[@Factory400]

This is a great example of how resilient the system can be. So much going on, yet everyone stayed calm and worked the problems successfully.

[@RLTtizME]

You seem surprised. Why?

[@Factory400]

@RLTtizME Not surprised at all. Simply pointing out that this is great example of how the ATC system works under unusual stress. Don't get to see this type of scenario often.

[@RLTtizME]

@@Factory400 Yeah…you’re surprised. It is obvious.

[@Factory400]

@@RLTtizME I'm sure you are fun at parties.

[@Fireandbubbles]

@@Factory400that guy likes to stir the pot

[@BrewCityChaser]

This entire sequence is oozing with deep professionalism and efficiency all the way around. Great job to all involved.

[@bocefusmurica4340]

Where’s the diversity? Who wants yet another boring competent huwite male flying the plane? Something needs to change!

[@SamuelIles2015]

“Adios” is not professional

[@robhaywood6783]

these men and women both in the tower and flying the jets deserve our utmost respect for keeping the public safe in the air and on the ground Oh yea and the brave men and women of fire command thank you all

[@YouCanSeeATC]

👍

[@Belchmaster41]

I wonder >>> why do pilots need to change frequency numbers (after landing) to coordinate further steps with Fire Command?

[@benwainwright3205]

@@Belchmaster41 they didnt - tower was just ensuring they were both on the same freq. - you can be monitoring multiple freqs at once but can only transmit on one.

[@coasternut3091]

​@@Belchmaster41in general there are a lot of people in the tower monitoring a lot of things so you need to change to talk to the person monitoring your area/activity

[@BillinHungary]

And because the video omits all the other traffic - can you imagine how busy ATC was clearing out everyone else into holding patterns in order to give these two planes priority? Phoenix is a really busy airport!. And the pilot of AA2006 has a sense of humor. He knew there was another ongoing emergency and when he heard that there was also a Medevac flight, he said something like "Interesting day!" but he said it with somewhat of a smile as in "Murphy's law in action!

[@PuddingXXL]

"Everybody is having a great day today" made me chuckle lol

[@Zamiroh]

I really like the emergency management on these two incidents. The atc knew that the first emergency aircraft could stay airborne for some time. The flaps failure certainly will mean a higher landing speed, but otherwise they were stable.

[@jonathanbott87]

I'd be curious what the minimum for alternate was for 2006 - 2hrs seems plenty to hold but curious where the alt is.

[@EdOeuna]

Both aircraft can hold with no urgency to land. This removes the time pressure. The fire commander seems to be the only person in a rush.

[@Fireandbubbles]

Yeah, I was like oooohhh, triage! And the Medevac thrown in to make it interesting, since they’re obviously time sensitive

[@ShaunHensley]

@@EdOeunaI would think oil pressure can lead to an engine fire😂

[@EdOeuna]

@@ShaunHensley - If the engine is operating at reduced thrust then the decision has already been made by the pilots that the engine is in a safe condition. If it wasn’t safe then they’d shut it down.

[@mikeschiavoni1418]

5:15 the "thanks dude" got me. even with everything going on he's still keeping it cool

[@geoffreyreuther5260]

I was holding it together until 1038 got routed to WAZUP. That got a good laugh, and I got some sideeye from my coworkers.

[@tonyvelasquez6776]

You can tell 2006 is a UNITED STATES military aviatior (the FINEST in the world)

[@dcxplant]

Airline pilots aren't paid to whistle Dixie and sit around... we get paid for times like these. KZbin is full of "pilot error" content, but very rarely show examples of the countless times, every day, pilots make decisions and perform actions that either prevent an emergency altogether or turn a potentially serious emergency into a non-event through training and experience. Thanks for posting.

[@YouCanSeeATC]

Thanks for comment 🙂

[@brybag6938]

I mean 90% if the time you're just sitting and playing on your ipad. Anybody can taxi to and from the gate and hit autopilot 💀

[@willraefpv]

@@brybag6938Ignorant comment

[@ljthirtyfiver]

Yea I’d be salty too if I failed to be the thing I’m hating on . Welp

[@brybag6938]

@@ljthirtyfiver who you talking to?

[@bobbydigital3407]

WAZUP has to be the coolest waypoint name ever!!

[@brylozketrzyn]

EPKK has waypoint OFFUK

[@jqxok]

Pease International Tradeport (KPSM) has an RNAV approach with the fixes ITAWT, ITAWA, PUDYE, TTATT, IDEED: aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2312/00678R16.PDF

[@bobbydigital3407]

@@brylozketrzyn "I want to report a plane being down just short of OFFUK" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SpaceDad42]

So many more out there that are better and funnier.

[@BruceLeigh-eu3wm]

These pilots make it sound like just another day at the office. Great job by ATC also.

[@kaypie3112]

It quite literally is. This crap is practiced all the time during simulator training and checkrides. Not that big a deal.

[@crazyralph6386]

It should be an non issue, they’ve practiced it literally hundreds(if not thousands) of times. Their radio transmissions exude confidence, which is exactly what you want in a pilot.

[@asdlfkj23oij4]

Wow. Fantastic handling of the situation by all involved (both AA crews, ATC, ARFF and the Medevac crew).

[@davidburke709]

Everybody was just so nice and polite and professional. I would never say that there should be emergencies more often, but this was really great.

[@da1anonlyktc]

like the pilot from American 2006 said "great day for everybody "🤣🤣 my dude was the three C's calm cool and collected.

[@mattwilliams3456]

On a completely unrelated note, later that day some AA maintenance techs were jumped in the parking lot by multiple people wearing pilot and flight attendant uniforms.

[@pcs9518]

I used to work at PHX and I’d say pretty much everyone who works there is on the ball and there’s training and refresher training regularly. Nice to see such a calm smooth flow of everyone involved

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

We’ve got an oil pressure issue, we need to get on the ground straightaway! Request a 100 mile downwind to run the checklist.

[@WBTravels]

I think that was the chillest ATC communication I have ever heard: those pilot's & ATC controllers were so relaxed lol saying "adios" and "thanks dude" haha love aviation! goes to show how safe it is.

[@Belchmaster41]

not really >>> customers are stuck in-line just to go through Security after checking in (and getting their luggage on the conveyor belt)

[@WBTravels]

what? I dont understand the response to my comment? I never mentioned TSA? I never mentioned security either: Also as an avgeek, I find flying relaxing, & honestly have never had a problem with TSA. @@Belchmaster41

[@paulstelian97]

@@Belchmaster41 The fact that people complain about the queues just show how safe things are -- nobody even thinks about the safety if they're not in the aviation industry themselves. (and amateurs of course)

[@NoNameAtAll2]

wazuuuup

[@thejuiceisloose]

Phoenix FD is one of the most professional fire departments in the US, and the tower crew managed this complex emergency extremely well. Kudos to all.

[@jcdock]

This has to be one of the best ATC video I've seen. It's got it all, pilot saying thanks dude, waypoint WAZUP and controllers and pilots sounding cool as cucumbers during a multiple emergency situation

[@dc43tokyo]

The calmness with which everyone proceeds is increadible... and reassuring.

[@dalidude2]

Amazing Professionalism, 3 urgent demands and nobody sounds stressed such great control. Great job

[@Republic3D]

Seems like everyone involved were polite and very professional. Nice job! (and thanks for the video You can see ATC!)

[@YouCanSeeATC]

Thanks for watching 🙂

[@master1387]

Jeez I have the upmost respect and admiration for controllers. Their ability to coordinate on the ground and direct aircraft in such short amounts of time is absolutely astounding. To the fine people in Arizona and the rest of the U.S. I hope you know you are the back bone of this industry.

[@scottwright8354]

Wow, what a day at Phoenix!! Great example of professionalism and how the system works when people do everything right. This should be a training tool for all levels involved in this incident.

[@althalus401]

and that is exactly how it should be done, pilots and ATC all working together. Well done to all

[@jaredjones6292]

AAl2006 pilot was a freaking stud throughout this whole ordeal.

[@mikespencer9913]

For the benefit of those without easy access to runway lengths, RW 8 is almost 1,200 feet longer than RW 7L, the next longest runway. Bringing an aircraft without operable flaps in would typically be done on the longest runway, but when the Flight Crew requests another runway you don’t second guess them!

[@CrashnDan]

For a flap OR slat failure, the approach speed is roughly 25 knots faster than normal for any given weight. With both slats AND flaps failed, it's 60 knots above vref on approach, and +50 over the numbers.

[@misledprops]

Thanks dude. As a Californian, I appreciate this. I believe dude is one of the most versatile words in existence.

[@alexmiller7721]

Impressive teamwork. I'd be willing to bet even the guy who makes the coffee was on the ball.

[@YouCanSeeATC]

👍

[@alex2143]

Gotta be careful when handling hazmat

[@KayoEll]

​​@@alex2143 For some reason, this reminds me of my first EMS trainer. He used to talk about the ABCs of hazmat (for EMS personnel) : Arm chair, Binoculars, and Case of Beer.

[@wonderstruck.]

I’m so used to watching videos of bad pilots and/or ATC that this was refreshing to see. Everyone was more than competent and professional.

[@GreatDataVideos]

Great job putting this all together for us, You Can See ATC!

[@YouCanSeeATC]

Thanks 👍😊

[@maxb301]

That's how it's done! Super competent and respectful on all sides ❤

[@claritysoundz8149]

First let me say this was a real example of teamwork and calm thinking by everyone involved. Secondly, although I trust and believe most other pilots would probably do just as great a job, I will always choose American Airlines because of my love for them and the constant professionalism displayed.

[@NameyMcNamerson]

Dude jm honestly impressed that they can even understand each other sometimes

[@markkeller9378]

Such professionalism by everyone…..calm, courtesy, concise….well done.

[@brmam1385]

I swear, either as pilots or as ATC, it sounds & seems like watching blind jugglers juggling flaming swords! Serious congratulations to all of you!♥👍♥

[@geoffreyreuther5260]

Just checked out of curiosity because the blurb at the end said the A319 (N762US) was still on the ground at Phoenix on Dec 3rd. Looks like they got it repaired and back in service on the 5th.

[@YouCanSeeATC]

Thank you 👍

[@mahu1982]

are you from the future?! 🤣

[@geoffreyreuther5260]

@@mahu1982 I realized that too after I posted... lol. I'm guessing that they anticipate it will be ready for flights on the 5th.

[@327Erich]

Outstanding professionalism by all involved. Both flight crews, all controllers, the fire captain, all working together seamlessly and diligently. I really wish the general public could see more of these stories and how they are resolved, instead of just getting splashy news headlines about drunk pilots, sleepy controllers, etc. This IS the norm, and the USA's exceptional (commercial) aviation safety record for the better part of the last two decades reflects that.

[@brandonpryormusic]

The amount of chill amongst all parties involved is incredible.

[@johngori6518]

You know American's maintenance teams are having a bad day when they have more inflight emergencies at one airport than the fire crews can accommodate...

[@MikeHarris1984]

That job being an ATC has got to be some of the most stressful days ever.

[@Dirk-mr3lz]

Yeah super awesome job on all sides for this one from both aircraft , ATC, and Fire Command !! Calm and professional and perfect example of good CRM from both crews and the surrounding resources available !! 😊😊

[@DanRoett]

Great job to ATC and both pilots. Great confidence and a high level of professionalism.

[@ingamelevi1929]

Fantastic job and parts of both ATC and the pilot crew.

[@someusername121]

Would the planes be able to hear each other on frequency? I know one was on departure and one was on approach which is separate but if they were together could they talk to each other at lower altitudes?

[@jakehurst10]

I remember some time ago two American Planes had emergencies at the same time at DFW.

[@ladyrazorsharp]

This was like ballet! Absolutely beautiful job all around.

[@LoriTalbot-du2qt]

The ATC have such a tough job and they make it sound easy!

[@js207802]

Great job ATC and pilots. Very professional. 2 Emergencies and 1 MEDAVAC

[@jonshellmusic]

Two American Airlines emergencies due to mechanical failures at the same time. Makes me wonder if American is skimping on maintenance…

[@alexistaboada5759]

Wait i dont understand. So tbe plan had flap failure and called emergency fan them inspect it and slaped the hood and said all good? Took off and went on with it after a couple of minutes? How does that work?

[@DashiellParr411]

Excellent and professional on everyone’s part! 1038 should identify as emergency aircraft on their radio communications consistently.

[@iRacingIRL]

Outstanding job by all involved, wow!

[@rilmar2137]

Fantastic work, that was certainly one hectic day at KPHX

[@jamesx4952]

Great job by ATC and pilots on both aircraft very professional and cooperative 👏🏽

[@aportman58]

Wow! Wow! That is crazy for ATC having to deal with 2 ALL at the same time😮

[@Belchmaster41]

not to mention: a Medevac incident as well

[@nicholasstokes8330]

Well done to the flight crews, ATC and fire and rescue during a rather busy time.

[@zburnham]

WAZAP! man that takes me back.

[@markkeller9378]

Would have been hilarious if all the pilots around came back with whatzzzzuppp!

[@paterpull]

Pure professionalism all the way.

[@balancedL]

Hats off to this brilliant demonstration of professionalism and teamwork! Cool heads do prevail.

[@hotlavatube]

I wonder what the record is for the number of simultaneous emergency aircraft trying to land at an airport. It was probably one of those poor visibility scenarios that contribute to low-fuel emergency declarations.

[@fbroom42]

KDFW has had 3 simultaneous or overlapping inbound emergencies on several occasions. The ARFF fleet can cover 4 at once and meet FAR 139 req. Seven runways, no waiting!

[@CaptVirtual]

I've long thought that the standard request should be for souls, endurance, fuel quantity in weight

[@Veiterpilot]

Why does ATC ask for fuel? They want the time as answered by 2006 or the want the amount as answered by 1038? Both makes sense in a different way.

[@As_A________Commenter]

The fuel is useful for a number of reasons. The first is to have an understanding of the duration the plane has left in the air. This can help ATC determine the how vital it is to clear other aircraft out of the way both in the air and on the ground. There have been aircraft that lost ability to communicate during an emergency, so knowing the duration they can stay in the air is useful in case an initial approach and landing is not made, or if they have the ability to reach another airport if necessary. Also it can be useful Information to relay to crash fire rescue if a fire was to develop on the ground. In the cockpit we read fuel most quickly in terms of pounds remaining. We use weight instead of volume in gallons as fuel can expand and contract in the wide variety of temperatures experienced through the flight, but the weight remains constant. The time that a given amount of fuel will allow a plane to fly can change for a variety of reasons, such as airplane weight, altitude, speed, inoperative systems or equipment, etc. You can compare it to how far a quarter tank of gas could get you in stop and go city traffic vs on cruise control on the highway.

[@kenhurley4441]

Also info to the fire crew on how long in case of a fire they have to plan on. That's my guess.

[@FUMan661]

I'm a center controller, we ask for souls onboard and fuel remaining in time because it allows Search And Rescue to calculate a search area if the aircraft goes missing. They do this by taking the fuel remaing in time, the aircraft's speed, and calculate the distance the aircraft could have traveled in one direction from its current location, you can then take that line of travel and swing the outer point around to form a circle, that's your search area. Souls onboard is for rescue/recovery operations.

[@cheapercharlie]

extremely efficient and polite

[@YouCanSeeATC]

👍

[@othername1000]

It’s amazing how well it works when controllers and pilots are actually language proficient. This helped with the Inclusion of Equity of outcome, between Diverse flights. Each consisting of Diverse Equal members stuffed into an all-Inclusive tube. All they needed was mastery of communication skills; in the English language. Skills matter. No matter who’s on the plane.

[@Veiterpilot]

The controller mispronounces WAZUP. It‘S WAZZZUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP.😂

[@MartyMcFly29167]

Why was 7L being used for a departure with AAL2006 coming in? If there's a rejected takeoff, you are making an emergency aircraft go-around?

[@RubenKelevra]

Why is a simple flaps malfunction not a pan?

[@craiglee3253]

American Airlines maintenance at its best. thank goodness for top-notch pilots and controllers.

[@KevinWindsor1971]

Oil pressure? When Kramer hears about this, the shit's going to hit the fan.

[@fredfred2363]

Really good graphics. Nice one!

[@cinedeconfinamiento6148]

Great CRM everybody, good situational awareness. KUDOS

[@wafu6058]

Fire command sound like he's in halo and all the blast doors are compromised lmao

[@twentynineteen4687]

Everyone was so polite and professional, I thought they were in Canada.

[@TankEnMate]

Woah, they were trying to bring an aircraft with a potential oil leak followed by a high speed landing on the same runway?!?!

[@JKH079]

8 is the longest runway and the standard for PHX for emergency aircraft. AA gated are also on that side as well.

[@Ticklestein]

2006 sounds like he thought he was gonna be the coolest kid in town, only to be left in the dust by engine failure and a medevac.

[@Mus1c1luv]

Mad respect for all parties. Logistics on this one were crazy!

[@Alex_Coaster_Adventurer]

I have a question: why would pilots not use the mayday or panpan call in these situation? This could help triage the aircrafts

[@TheMiningCabinet]

Typo...you've got AA 2009 in the video roll description but great coverage as usual!

[@Nate_Higgins]

American maintenance take the day off or something?

[@conlethbyrne4809]

It's pretty cool, a safe landing for both planes. Slainte ❤️

[@aportman58]

I’m an older pilot who just started back flying GA aircraft, but will say ATC comms have always been ultra impressive and professional!

[@llaughridge]

A lot of these comms were sloppy and non-standard.

[@isocarboxazid]

@@llaughridge your mom is sloppy and non-standard.

[@zulgadams5837]

And that's how ALL airports should work issues out!!! Thank you Phoenix and American, true pros!!!!

[@Chance-ry1hq]

Sounds to me like AA needs to improve there maintenance.

[@HMCreviews]

Thanks dude

[@mrplowjrezv]

Everything looks good right meow.

[@hunteraddison6856]

Its always interesting to hear the difference in American pilots “declaring an emergency’ in comparison to the rest of the world

[@MagnumOpusSRT]

Yes We are special 😊

[@RLTtizME]

That really throws you off...doesn't it.

[@mobius7089]

American to american it's really easy for them to communicate in plain english compared to the rest of the world. It also avoids the unnecessary assumed urgency of panpan or mayday. Use those words if you have a serious problem and need to break in/interrupt on frequency, otherwise just tell ATC what's going on. In situations where communication are degraded or any confusion is possible you'd use the applicable magic words.

[@RLTtizME]

@@mobius7089 You have made this remarkably complicated. It need not be. A simple declaration of emergency or emergency aircraft works wonderfully 100% of the time. How and when it is said adds context. Simple.

[@saxmanb777]

AA pilots are being trained to use ICAO even in the US. Guess it hasn’t gotten to all of them.

[@johnnyneverletmedown53]

Blancolirio needs to investigate his company's maintenance. Go on Yuan.

[@johnnyneverletmedown53]

Juan

[@CathyKitson]

If the plane had problems with their flaps I'm surprised they weren't looked at before they headed back out again.

[@eddyg1794]

FAA needs to look at the maintenance logs of the aircraft involved. This should not be happening.

[@orlandomah1186]

The worst thing to do when you have hot brakes is to engage the parking brake because the heat will built up inside and may cause extensive damage to the brakes, tires and axles! You need airflow for cooling purposes so a long, (slow?) taxi will be best!

[@gdj6298]

15:20 The pilot mentioned that the brake fans were kicking in, although it didn't appear on the caption.

[@claym594]

These pilots and controllers are awesome.

[@JohnDoe-sg1pd]

Very professional controllers

[@user-microburst]

AA2006 reported 2h of fuel! They must have been tankering, which considerably eases such scenario. Flaps/slats problems in arrival affect very seriously your endurance, and depending on the prevailing WX, minima, and other circumstances, you may find yourself in quite a pickle

[@RichardTetta]

Wouldnt it be handy to have a system where the current fuel amount (and passenger count) could be automatically transmitted, without having to be asked for by ATC & relayed via radio?

[@dasvader_1]

There are multiple agencies on the frequency and the question is always asked sometimes more than once so all the responders can get the info. That’s why you hear it asked when they switch over from ATC to tower etc…. People are busy and watching screens and don’t need more info to chase down. Plus, Fire control etc. doesn’t have access to the same systems.

[@coasternut3091]

They had these two plus a medivac. Great Job from that ground crew, busy day

[@aapje]

I wonder whats up with waypoint WAZUP?

[@christerry1773]

Unrelated question. How do pilots avoid inadvertent making input to a sidestick is ones flying and the other is talking to atc? Wouldn’t disengaging AP unlock both sicksticks?

[@PrograError]

There's a control lock for Airbus I believe, otherwise internal cockpit comms like “your control” and the like often the senior of the two would take over for emergency. Recommend watching the Miracle on Hudson movie (or just part of the initial emergency scene here on YT, can ignore the NTSB investigation part)

[@christerry1773]

@@PrograError I did watch it, excellent film but a few impracticalities. There’s a control lock yes, but when AP disengages both sticks unlock. Which makes sense.

[@Jet-Pack]

So you got an emergency, too? Welcome to the club! Get in line please.