Aircraft engine failure prompts airport emergency, Charlotte NC
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Fire & ArsonAccording to the dispatch call, an aircraft approaching Charlotte Douglas International Airport reported an engine failure. Emergency services were notified and positioned for response. The plane, carrying 68 people, had approximately 6200 pounds of fuel on board.
Audio|Heard on: Mecklenburg NC Fire-Tac Group Calls
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00:47
Transcript:
00:00
Gonna be (flight number withheld), a CRJ 700 with the engine out.
00:05
Plane on Runway 36 Center, unknown ETA, fuel or souls on board.
00:11
Police 4-5 copies.
00:13
Command alarm, you copy?
00:17
It's going to be (flight number withheld).
00:20
Aircraft type is CRJ 700 with the alert issue being the engine is out, and it's unknown souls on board.
00:30
Simple airport off.
00:31
Airport command to alarm.
00:35
Command, go ahead.
00:38
Another update.
00:40
There's 6200 pounds on board.
00:43
There's 68 souls on board, and it's a number two engine failure.
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Location mentioned:
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), 5501 Josh Birmingham Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28208
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