“We’ve lost all automation”. Emergency return. American Boeing 737 returns to Dallas. Real ATC

THIS VIDEO IS A RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FOLLOWING SITUATION IN FLIGHT:

26-FEB-2024. An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 (B738), registration N812NN, performing flight AAL1868 / AA1868 from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, TX (USA) to Pittsburgh International Airport, PA (USA) shortly after departure declared an emergency, requested return back to DFW Airport and reported loss of all automation (flight directors, autothrottle, autopilot). After running through the checklists the pilots reported their intentions to do an overweight landing and requested the emergency services to meet them on the ground. After landing the airplane vacated the runway and stopped on taxiway for inspection.

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Image from thumbnail was provided by a passenger.
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Timestamps:

00:00 Description of situation
00:17 The pilot declares an emergency shortly after takeoff. Loss of all automation
01:08 Controller starts vectoring the aircraft. The pilots are running the checklist
03:15 The aircraft was transferred to the frequency of Approach controller
04:31 The flight crew is ready to return to Dallas
07:28 The pilot contact Tower controller
08:00 Landing. Communications on the ground
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THE VALUE OF THIS VIDEO:
THE MAIN VALUE IS EDUCATION. This reconstruction will be useful for actual or future air traffic controllers and pilots, people who plan to connect life with aviation, who like aviation. With help of this video reconstruction you’ll learn how to use radiotelephony rules, Aviation English language and general English language (for people whose native language is not English) in situation in flight, which was shown. THE MAIN REASON I DO THIS IS TO HELP PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND EVERY EMERGENCY SITUATION, EVERY WORD AND EVERY MOVE OF AIRCRAFT.

SOURCES OF MATERIAL, LICENSES AND PERMISSIONS:
Source of communications – https://www.liveatc.net/ (I have a permission (Letter) for commercial use of radio communications from LiveATC.net).
Map, aerial pictures (License (ODbL) ©OpenStreetMap -https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyrig...) Permission for commercial use, royalty-free use.
Radar screen (In new versions of videos) – Made by author.
Text version of communication – Made by Author.
Video editing - Made by author.

HOW I DO VIDEOS:
1) I monitor media, airspace, looking for any non-standard, emergency and interesting situation.
2) I find communications of ATC unit for the period of time I need.
3) I take only phrases between air traffic controller and selected flight.
4) I find a flight path of selected aircraft.
5) I make an animation (early couple of videos don’t have animation) of flight path and aircraft, where the aircraft goes on his route.
6) When I edit video I put phrases of communications to specific points in video (in tandem with animation).
7) Together with my comments (voice and text) I edit and make a reconstruction of emergency, non-standard and interesting situation in flight.