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En route controller provided emergency handling to an aircraft experiencing equipment difficulties.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1016542 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201206 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Enroute |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Aircraft X was at 35;000 ft on the track out of zzzzz [intersection]. As the aircraft was entering center's airspace; the aircraft stated that due to aircraft maintenance it was turning around. I confirmed this with the aircraft via phone patch. I then treated the aircraft as an emergency. The aircraft was cleared to descend to 34;500 ft and was told upon reaching 34;500 ft; then cleared right turned direct zznzzw; further routing to follow.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: En route Controller provided emergency handling to an aircraft experiencing equipment difficulties.
Narrative: Aircraft X was at 35;000 FT on the track out of ZZZZZ [Intersection]. As the aircraft was entering Center's airspace; the aircraft stated that due to aircraft maintenance it was turning around. I confirmed this with the aircraft via phone patch. I then treated the aircraft as an emergency. The aircraft was cleared to descend to 34;500 FT and was told upon reaching 34;500 FT; then cleared right turned direct ZZnZZw; further routing to follow.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.