AA1897 SAT - PHX emergency descent, ELP divert 3 Jun 2018 (hail)
Jun 3, 2018, 8:23 pm
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AA1897 SAT - PHX emergency descent, ELP divert 3 Jun 2018 (hail)
Just had a sqwuak and circled El paso for a few circles and landed. Dropped from 35,100ft to 9,000ft in 14 minutes. Had a rate of 2700ft/min for a while on the tracker.
Flight landed safely at ELP
Anyone on the flight or know what happened?
Flight landed safely at ELP
Anyone on the flight or know what happened?
Jun 4, 2018, 7:09 am
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rjborba got it. Here's the fully coverage
https://www.ksat.com/news/american-a...ing-in-el-paso
https://www.ksat.com/news/american-a...ing-in-el-paso
Jun 4, 2018, 7:38 am
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There are a couple photos floating around. Nose cone is destroyed and front windscreen (on pilot's side) looks like the windshield of a car following a riot.
Jun 4, 2018, 9:07 am
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I am guessing the pilot didn't have the Progressive Snapshot plugged in when he made that abrupt descent.
Jun 4, 2018, 11:57 am
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EXCELLENT cockpit crew. No forward visibility.
Jun 4, 2018, 12:46 pm
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Severe weather forces American Airlines Flight 1897 to divert to El Paso KCBY
EXCELLENT cockpit crew. No forward visibility.
EXCELLENT cockpit crew. No forward visibility.
Jun 4, 2018, 2:12 pm
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Severe weather forces American Airlines Flight 1897 to divert to El Paso | KCBY
EXCELLENT cockpit crew. No forward visibility.
EXCELLENT cockpit crew. No forward visibility.
Seriously though, that’s nuckin futs right there.
Last edited by Microwave; Jun 4, 2018 at 11:44 pm Reason: Removed quoted photo and placeholder for profanity
Jun 4, 2018, 11:41 pm
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Hail and other frozen precipitation doesn't show up as well as wet precipitation on airborne weather radars. As such, a severe hailstorm can actually appear to be a mild or moderate rainstorm. @:-)
Jun 5, 2018, 6:53 am
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No other choices at 35K feet? I would think at that flight level and speed, the pilots wouldn't want to go into even a "mild" rainstorm. Must have been a wall of clouds in front of them?
Jun 5, 2018, 7:21 am
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It was quite a severe WX event for NM apparently. There was a tornado warning and a severe T-Storm warning yesterday evening.
The front did bring rain to the Ute fire and Buzzard fire though which helped containment.
The front did bring rain to the Ute fire and Buzzard fire though which helped containment.