Two planes with the same flight number avoid possible disaster thanks to quick-thinking controller
- A Phoenix air traffic controller recognized that two American Airlines jets were mistakenly flying the same flight number.
- The controller quickly acted to maintain proper separation between the two planes, which were both called American 2482.
- One plane was arriving from Chicago while the other had just taken off from Phoenix.
- The controller's quick thinking prevented a potential collision by ensuring clear communication with both pilots.
- The Federal Aviation Administration and American Airlines are investigating how this situation occurred.
A potential disaster was averted when a Phoenix air traffic controller recognized that two American Airlines jets were mistakenly flying the same flight number. The incident occurred shortly after midnight when the controller acted quickly to ensure the planes maintained proper separation as one arrived from Chicago and the other took off from Phoenix.
The controller referred to the planes as 'American 2482 on the arrival' and 'American 2482 on the departure' to avoid confusion. This quick thinking ensured that the arriving plane remained safely above the departing plane as their flight paths converged.
Both the Federal Aviation Administration and American Airlines are investigating how the two planes ended up with the same flight number. The situation highlighted the importance of air traffic control in maintaining safety in the skies.
两架同航班号飞机因机智的空管避免了潜在灾难
一场潜在的灾难被避免，因为凤凰城的一名空管发现两架美国航空的飞机错误地使用了相同的航班号。事件发生在午夜过后，空管迅速采取行动，确保一架从芝加哥抵达的飞机和一架从凤凰城起飞的飞机保持适当的安全距离。
空管将这两架飞机称为“到达的美国2482”和“出发的美国2482”，以避免混淆。这一机智的反应确保了到达的飞机在两架飞机的飞行路径交汇时安全地保持在出发飞机的上方。
联邦航空管理局和美国航空正在调查这两架飞机为何会使用相同的航班号。这一情况突显了空中交通管制在维护空中安全中的重要性。