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WorldWide 12, Smoke in Cockpit (Ann Romney's plane)
Original ATC Communication
Plain English Translation
PILOT
Denver Center, Worldwide 12. We’d like to get back to Denver. We have an electrical issue here and we’re going to declare an emergency.
We’re talking to the company, but we’ll probably need assistance here. We’ve got smoke in the cabin, and we’re going to see the severity of it and let you know.
Worldwide 12, we’re going to request fire trucks, please.
PILOT
Denver air traffic control, this is Worldwide flight twelve. We need to head back to Denver immediately. We’re having some power system failures and we are officially declaring an emergency.
We’re coordinating with our airline’s dispatch, but we’re going to need your help. We have smoke filling the passenger area; we’re assessing how serious the fire is and we’ll keep you updated.
Worldwide twelve, please have the fire trucks standing by for us.
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