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American Airlines flight has squawked an emergency, heading the wrong direction
Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:39 pm
Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:39 pm
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American flight 3500 flight is supposed to go southeast from Garden City in Kansas to Dallas, but it is heading northeast, steady at 12000 feet
It has squawked 7700 which means emergency
Can any pilots here take a guess at what's happening? Not a hijacking because that would be squawk 7500
not maneuvering around weather either
American flight 3500 flight is supposed to go southeast from Garden City in Kansas to Dallas, but it is heading northeast, steady at 12000 feet
It has squawked 7700 which means emergency
Can any pilots here take a guess at what's happening? Not a hijacking because that would be squawk 7500
not maneuvering around weather either
This post was edited on 2/8/21 at 1:40 pm
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Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:40 pm to beaver
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Can any pilots here take a guess at what's happening?
well, it's Envoy, so it's anybody's guess
Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:41 pm to beaver
it looks like it is heading to the Central Nebraska Regional
Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:41 pm to beaver
Is it some kind of Payne Stewart thing maybe?
Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:41 pm to beaver
This is a little concerning.
Maybe some kind of cabin pressurization or mechanical issues? If they could, they would be circling back to land.
Maybe some kind of cabin pressurization or mechanical issues? If they could, they would be circling back to land.
This post was edited on 2/8/21 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:41 pm to beaver
This post was edited on 2/8/21 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:42 pm to beaver
I don't know what I'm looking at in that link but your description sounds concerning.
Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:42 pm to Winston Cup
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it looks like it is heading to the Central Nebraska Regional
yeah it just diverted there
Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:43 pm to Winston Cup
Looks like it’s going in the right direction. 
ETA: NM. Definitely heading north.
ETA: NM. Definitely heading north.
This post was edited on 2/8/21 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:43 pm to beaver
Real good chance they’re having an emergency.
Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:43 pm to beaver
It’s end destination is now GRI. Maybe just a wrong flight plan or plane issues?
Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:43 pm to beaver
Because it gets highlighted immediately on ATC's equipment, without needing a lengthy radio message to describe the problem and identify one's position
Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:43 pm to beaver
It appears to be heading towards an airport in Nebraska. The tracker says it should be there in about an hour. I'm guessing it was diverted for some reason?
Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:44 pm to beaver
Link has been updated to show destination is Grand Island, Nebraska and it's right on course.
Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:44 pm to Eat Your Crow
Not a lot of weather in that area today.
Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:45 pm to beaver
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squawked
What does that mean? Something intentional by the pilots/crew? If so, then maybe that is good news?
shite like this always makes me nervous. And I was reading about domed flights earlier (from the survivor thread) and was uncomfortable.
Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:45 pm to Eat Your Crow
yeah weird though, it squawked emergency relatively early, I don't know why they wouldn't circle back
Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:45 pm to AUriptide
Not at FL7.7
Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:46 pm to beaver
My question would be what had happened that is preventing them from just hitting the PTT button and talking to ATC? Some type of radio/comm failure maybe since transponder is pretty independent of those systems.
Posted on 2/8/21 at 1:46 pm to Eat Your Crow
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I'm guessing it was diverted for some reason?
Passenger caught wearing a MAGA cap?
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