STUCK NOSE GEAR After Takeoff From Boston Results in Air Return [ATC audio]

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July 21, 2022. An American Airlines Airbus A321 departs from Boston bound for Charlotte as Flight 1004. Shortly after takeoff, the crew reports a technical problem – the nose gear doesn’t appear to have retracted. The crew requests to return to Boston and make a precautionary landing. Watch and listen as the pilots and air traffic control coordinate to get the aircraft back on the ground safely.

Flight Number: AA1004 / AAL1004
Operator: American Airlines
Route: Boston Logan International Airport (BOS / KBOS) ❯ Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT / KCLT)
Registration: N552UW
Type: Airbus A321-231

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0:00 AMERICAN 1004
0:16 Intro and Context
0:59 Cleared for Takeoff
1:29 The Gear Door Issue
2:28 Returning to Boston
3:56 Contact Approach
7:09 Contact Tower
7:30 Landing
8:27 Epilogue

#Emergency #Mayday #ATC #AirTrafficVisualised

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Air traffic control audio courtesy of LiveATC.net.

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Thanks to Ruoyang Yan (Yan777) for granting permission to use their photo of N552UW.

Content Attribution – The following are licensed under CC BY:
"N900UW American Airlines Airbus A321-231 s/n 7617" by Tomás Del Coro.
"Concourse in the Boston Logan International Airport" by Chris Rycroft.