ENGINE FIRE! Boeing 747 Returns to Miami After Dramatic Mid-Air Failure [ATC audio]

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January 18, 2024. An Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 Freighter departs from Miami bound for San Juan. During the initial climb, engine 2 is damaged and begins emitting fire. The crew declares an emergency and requests to return to Miami. Watch and listen as the pilots and air traffic control coordinate to get the aircraft back on the ground safely.

Flight Number: 5Y95/GTI095
Operator: Atlas Air
Route: Miami International Airport (MIA/KMIA) ❯ San Juan Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU/TJSJ)
Registration: N859GT
Type: Boeing 747-87UF

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0:00 GIANT 095
0:14 Introduction
1:06 Takeoff
1:44 Engine Fire
3:41 Reassigning Runways
5:06 Ground Video
7:03 Contact Tower
8:05 Landing
9:12 Ground Inspection
10:50 Epilogue

#Emergency #Mayday #ATC #AirTrafficVisualised

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Air traffic control audio courtesy of LiveATC.net.

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Content Attribution – The following are licensed under CC BY:
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"Detail of GEnx turbofan engine core" by Olivier Cleynen.
"General Electric GEnx on 747-8I prototype" by Olivier Cleynen.
"N429MC MIA" by Eric Salard.
"N641GT MIA" by Eric Salard.
"Atlas Air Boeing 747-47UF" by Joao Carlos Medau.
"Dual Atlas Air On Runway 27" by Pat Bell.
"N863GT EHAM" by Mees Jansen.