Fire alert on american airlines flight at charlotte airport, Charlotte NC
Fire & ArsonAn American Airlines flight at Charlotte Douglas International Airport reported a fire in its number two engine during an aborted takeoff. Fire units responded and inspected the engine but found no visible fire. The aircraft was followed to the gate for further checks.
Audio|Source: Charlotte and Mecklenburg County Fire
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Transcript:
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Blaze 4.5 to alarm.
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Blaze 45.
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Alert 2 Charlotte Douglas Airport.
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It's going to be Echo, Echo 17.
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24, Blaze 45.
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Even sure of all Blaze 41 equipment route.
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Team 4 Blaze 45.
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Alert 2, near Express Drive.
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Battalion 3,
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engine 30, engine 17, engine 10, ladder 2,
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all blaze on J.
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Juliet. Alert 2,
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near Express Drive.
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Battalion 3, engine 30, engine 17, engine 10, ladder 2, all blaze on J.
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Juliet.
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Blaze 45 for alarm.
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So Blaze 4.5 on-team with command.
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Blaze 45 will have airport command.
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Team 4, we copy.
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Blaze 45 is on same with command.
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Command on companies.
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It's going to be American 2080.
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They had an abort takeoff and they want to come to an inspection.
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Air Off to command, if you want to talk to the pilot, American,
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2018, they're going to be on 121.8, 121.8.
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Copy one-two, 1.1.8.
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Line padded to 36.
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Okay.
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I understand you're on seeing what you're just advised you can cancel.
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Copy that. Copy that.
02:14
It's in Car 15 to Central on Conference.
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I was transporting one priority three to Lake Namedo.
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I don't know.
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Original.
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B-Bravo, lock-in, near Lakewood Avenue.
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Ladder 13, B-Bravo, lock-in, near Lakewood Avenue.
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Cross streets of Boyd Street and Grant Street.
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Tenforth, detection medic on the lower entrance on the right side of the Bill Green at Davidson College for Singapore.
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So, ten-four.
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That's ten-four.
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Airport Commandant all companies.
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The pilot's saying that they had a fire in the number two engine.
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We've checked the number two engine and there's nothing visible.
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All the blazers will follow the aircraft into the gate and check further.
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Oh,
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I'm happy.
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All right. Command for alarm.
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I'm going to hold with the Battalion 8 units all outside units and clear.
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Super Command.
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C&P, copy, cleared.
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Location mentioned:
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), 5501 Josh Birmingham Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28208
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