Memorandum US Department of Transportation
ZBW-ARTCC-148 AAL11
Federal Aviation Administration
subject: INFORMATION: Full Transcript; Aircraft Accident; AAL11; New York, NY; September 11, 2001 r
Date: February 15, 2002 Reply TO Attn of:
From: Boston ARTCC
TO: Aircraft Accident File ZBW-ARTCC-148 This transcription covers the Boston ARTCC Gardner Sector, Sector 36, Radar Position for the time period from September 11, 2001, 1218 UTC to September 11, 2001, 1230 UTC. Agencies Making Transmissions
Abbreviations
Northwest Orient Airlines Inc. Flight 348 Boston ARTCC Gardner Sector Radar Position N26JP Commutair Flight 2480 Boston ARTCC Albany Sector Radar Position Commutair Flight 2433 Cessna N2771J Boston ARTCC Gardner Sector Radar Position Relieving Controller N64W N3337J Pennsylvania Commuter Airlines, Inc. Flight 3899
NWA348 36R N26JP UCA2480 22R UCA2433 N2771J 36RR N64W N3337J ALO3899
I hereby certify that the following is a true transcription of the recorded conversations pertaining to the subject aircraft accident involving AAL11:
Eileen E. Bull Supervisory Air Traffic Assistant Boston ARTCC
1218 1218:12
NWA348
boston good morning northwest three forty eight two six three for two four zero
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36R
northwest three forty eight bronc at one one thousand no speed restriction and the altimeters three zero zero six
1218:25
NWA348
bronc one one eleven thousand no speed restriction northwest three forty eight
1218:30
36R
november two six Juliet pop contact manchester approach one three four point seven five
1218:35
N26JP
thirty four seventy five six Juliet pop good day
1218:39 1219 1220 1220:14
36R
*(good day)
UCA2480
boston commutair twenty four eighty at niner thousand
1220:18
36R
commutair twenty four eighty altimeter boston two zero zero six
1220:21
UCA2480
three zero zero six thanks
1221 1221:33
36R
commutair twenty four eighty descend and maintain five thousand
1221:37 1222 1223 1223:16
UCA2480
five thousand twenty four eighty
36R
you first go ahead this is ah gardner
1223:20
22R
twenty two point out there northeast of Cambridge sixty three alpha commutair
1223:23
36R
commutair sixty three alpha point out approved
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1223:25
22R
we
1223:40
36R
american eleven if you read boston center on guard uh one two one point five ident
1224 1224:02
UCA2433
morning boston commutair twenty four thirty three is one three thirteen thousand
1224:09
36R
american eleven boston center on one two one point fi one two one point five do you read
1224:16
36R
american eleven boston center
1224:23
36R
commutair twenty four thirty three boston center altimeter three zero zero six
1224:29
UCA2433
zero six thanks
1225 1225:03
N2771J
boston center Cessna two seven seven one Juliet
1225:12
36RR
november two seven seven one Juliet go ahead
1225.16
N2771J
two seven seven one Juliet is level at five thousand five and ah v f r to um nashua new hampshire squawking four six four one
1225:24
36RR
roger
1225.26
36R
november six four whiskey traffic twelve o'clock three miles opposite at sixty five hundred
1225:32
N64W
six four *(four) whiskey we're looking for him
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1225:35
36R
jim the same old thing's happin here again he's on you you heard him call ya he's looking for him he's on ya ship him sign in
1225:39
36RR
okay
1225:50
N64W
four whiskey in sight
1225:52
36R
roger
1226 1226:01
36R
northwest three forty eight contact boston approach one one eight point two five
1226:06
NWA348
one one eight two five northwest three forty eight good day
1226:10
36R
so long commutair twenty four eighty contact manchester approach one three four point seven five
1226:14 1227 1228 1228:48
UCA2480
thirty four seventy five so long twenty four eighty
N3337 J
boston center thirty three thirty seven Juliet is with you descending to five thousand
1228:54
36R
november three three seven Juliet boston center roger
1229 1229:01
22R
hello
1229:02
36R
gardner
1229:03
22R
uh bye
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ALO3899
center allegheny thirty eight ninety nine one seven thousand good morning
1229:11 1230
36R
allegheny thirty eight ninety nine boston center good morning
End of Transcript *This portion of the re-recording is not entirely clear, but this represents the best interpretation possible under the circumstances.