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Fuel Leak Emergency in Las Vegas Aeroméxico 6531

Route of Flight: KLAS PRFUM2 DRK J11 TUS J92 VYLLA UT12 IRBAM UT10 DANET UT10 ZCL
J13 AGU UJ63 MMMM

Source: LiveAtc.net

Abbreviations: Tower (TWR), Departure (DEP), Approach (APP), Ground (GND)

Las Vegas Tower

1. TWR: Aeroméxico 6531, Las Vegas Tower, ___________________________

2. TWR: Aeroméxico 6531 ___________________________

3. TWR: Southwest 305, Las Vegas Tower, _____________________________

4. TWR: Aeroméxico 6531 __________________________________________

Aeroméxico 6531: ok looking

5. TWR: KMC advice the 737 ___________________________

6. TWR: Aeroméxico 6531 __________________________________________

Aeroméxico 6531: ok can you repeat please?

7. TWR: sir _____________________________________________________?

Aeroméxico 6531: let me check

8. TWR: 305 ____________________________________________________?

Southwest 305: something is coming off of it, 305

9. TWR: 305 _____________________________________________________

Aeroméxico 6531: yes everything is ok here 6531

10.TWR: Aeroméxico 6531 thank you ___________________________

Las Vegas Departure

Aeroméxico 6531: and we are requesting to keep now one zero thousand [10,000
ft] until we check it on, if we have this leak, we are going to request going back to
the airport sir
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11.DEP: Aeroméxico 6531 roger, ___________________________

Aeroméxico 6531: we are now leaving nine for one zero thousand and standing by,
I’ll let you know

12.DEP: Southwest 3588 ___________________________

Aeroméxico 6531: we are going to request now to go back to the airport, we are
losing fuel on the center tank really fast, I mean really fast, we are requesting
vectors to going back to the airport

13.DEP: Aeroméxico 6531 ___________________________________________

Aeroméxico 6531: visual approach 25L and we keep one zero thousand?

14.DEP: Aeroméxico 6531 affirmative, ___________________________

Aeroméxico 6531: we are turning now heading zero eight zero sir and we are
declaring an emergency we are losing fast fuel really fast

15.DEP: Aeroméxico 6531 ___________________________

16.DEP: CKMC ___________________________

KMC: climb and maintain flight level one ninner zero

17.DEP: CKMC ____________________________________________________

18.DEP: Aeroméxico 6531 ___________________________

Aeroméxico 6531: and now, I’m coming sorry, can you say that again

19.DEP: Aeroméxico 6531 ___________________________

Aeroméxico 6531: souls on board? let me check it please

20.DEP: Aeroméxico 6531 ___________________________

Aeroméxico 6531: and Aeroméxico 6531 we have one hundred and two
passengers, now reaching eight thousand and could you confirm the heading?

21.DEP: Aeroméxico 6531 __________________________________________

22.DEP: CKMC ____________________________________________________

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23.DEP: Aeroméxico 6531 ___________________________

24.DEP: Southwest 305 ___________________________

25.DEP: Aeroméxico 6531 ___________________________

Las Vegas Approach

26.APP: you are coming to runway 25R, do you _________________________?

Aeroméxico 6531: yeah we have the airport insight, we are coming a little high sir,
we are going to try or you can apply the vector, we’ll appreciate it

27.APP: Aeroméxico 6531 roger, _____________________________________

Aeroméxico 6531: zero six zero, delay vector for 6531

28.APP: Aeroméxico 6531 [message cut] runway, let me __________________

____________________________________________

Aeroméxico 6531: ok we advise you, thank you

Aeroméxico 6531: sir we are at six thousand, Aeroméxico 6531

29.APP: Aeroméxico 6531 ___________________________

30.APP: Aeroméxico 6531 __________________________________________?

Aeroméxico 6531: we call you back, Aeroméxico 6531

31.APP: 6531 ____________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

Aeroméxico 6531: we have the airport, we want to do a right to the final for
Aeroméxico 6531

32.APP: ______________________________________________________?

Aeroméxico 6531: left turn is right for Aeroméxico 6531

33.APP: ok _________________________________________________

Aeroméxico 6531: visual approach 25R and can you please confirm the?
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34.APP: the ______________________________________________________

Aeroméxico 6531: two nine six nine and do you have the frequency for 25R

35.APP: ______________________________________________________

Aeroméxico 6531: one one zero point three, thank you

Aeroméxico 6531: ok, on final to runway 25, Aeroméxico 6531

APP: awesome if 25R

Aeroméxico 6531: roger 25R

36.APP: and Aeroméxico 6531, _______________________________________

______________________________________________________

Las Vegas Tower

Aeroméxico 6531: Aeroméxico 6531 on final runway 25R

37.TWR: Aeroméxico 6531, Las Vegas Tower, ___________________________

Aeroméxico 6531: cleared to land 25R, Aeroméxico 6531

TWR: automobile 6, the emergency aircraft is on a seven mile final, he is

next to land

Las Vegas Ground

Aeroméxico 6531: Ground, good afternoon, Aeroméxico 6531 25R on Bravo 6

38.GND: Aeroméxico 6531, Las Vegas Ground, roger _____________________

Aeroméxico 6531: message unintelligible

39.GND: Aeroméxico 6531 ___________________________?

Aeroméxico 6531: message unintelligible

40.GND: Aeroméxico 6531 ___________________________

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Fire department: Aeroméxico 6531 this is the fire department you have no fuel
leak in your wing, not any down on the runway, you guys look clean [message
barely readable]

41.GND: Aeroméxico 6531 ___________________________

Aeroméxico 6531: straight ahead on Bravo 6 and the ramp would be 127.9?

42.GND: ___________________________
KLAS/LAS JEPPESEN LAS VEGAS, NEV
2181'
Apt Elev 19 AUG 11 10-9 McCARRAN INTL
N36 04.8 W115 09.1
D-ATIS ACARS: LAS VEGAS Clearance Ground
D-ATIS West of Rwy 1R-19L East of Rwy 1R-19L 115-08
132.4 PDC
118.0 121.9 121.1
Tower LAS VEGAS Departure (R) Ramp Control
Rwys 1L/R, 19L/R Rwys 7L/R, 25L/R North South West East Aircraft may experience reflection of the sun from glass hotels
located northwest of the airport. Reflection may occur at
118.75 119.9 133.95 125.9 124.4 127.9
various altitudes, headings and distances from the airport.

15^E
115-10 115-09
2395' HS5 Twy E is often misidentified as a runway.
36-06 Verify runway markings prior to departure. 36-06
F 11 9L
2383' J E 90 Outbound aircraft contact Ramp Control
GENERAL ^
2400' AVIATION
Elev
2083'
11 9R Elev 2078'
Lighted golf range 1400' (427m)
prior to pushback 0530-0100 LT.
90 ^
D south of Rwys 1L/19R and 1R/19L.
D E
F L Aircraft larger than B757 prior permission required
S
H from Department of Aviation to use Twy H.
S M D
Turbojet departures prohibited on Runways 1L-19R and
M
L

1R-19L from 2000-0800 LT. Exceptions will be made

/ 19

N E HS6 Twy D and N intersection is due to weather or operational necessity.

M
R

not visible from the control tower.

y1

Rwy 1L/19R; 496,000 lbs GWT for L-1011, 555,000 lbs GWT
Rw

D
N for DC-10, 602,500 lbs GWT for MD-11.
H N
North
F Teardrop Hold Aircraft departing Rwy 19R use minimal power until passing
EG & G 21 Pad
RAMP P the runway threshold. Rwy 19R threshold has standard
G E 20 runway markings and is 780' (238m) south of blast pad.
Z G2
CUSTOMS
HS1 Exiting the ramp, use caution S
D South Aircraft using full length departure on Rwy 7L use minimal
at Twy S not to cross the runway holding
S Teardrop Hold power until passing the power-up point on Rwy. Power-up
position markings for Rwy 19L. Twy S
9m

Pad point is 348' (106m) east of blast pad and marked with sign
intersects with Twys D, Z, and G, which S
5'273

require a turn to the north or south. and standard markings for beginning of runway.
19
9m

Northeast Hold Pad

8 98

5'297
GENERAL H
AVIATION Hold Pad Hold Pad
97 7
CUSTOMS F G 8 7 Air Cargo

18
E G2 Control Tower Hold Pad
General Aviation 2313' 6
aircraft must contact Hold Pad
Ramp Control 124.4. D 5
U G2

17
36-05 T G1 36-05
Z
HS2 V
Exiting Rwy 1R/19L W Hold
W

16
use caution not to W Pad 2
enter Twy U, and GENERAL W
AVIATION W
avoid entering 31 14
Rwy 1L/19R Paradise
F Hold Hold
without E VOR G
authorization. Y Z Pad 3 Pad
D Hold ARP Hold Pad 4 Q1
Pad 15 30 12 11
H 1
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
C Q Q
B B6 C 10 C C C C C
Elev 2179' B7
B B5 B4 C3 C2 C1
B C6 C5 C4 R Elev 2033'
B
B
A8 B
7L
A7 A6 A5
14,510'4423m A4 B A3 A2 B1 B
075^
2224' Elev
E D A8 A7
A
A6 A5
A
A4 A3
A
A2 25R
255^
2181' A
2226'
1L
010^ D
A
A8 A7 A6 A5 A4 A3 A2
Elev 2048'
1R 7R
075^
Elev 2176'
2249'
010^
Elev 2157'
10,526'3208m 25L
255^
2236' HS3 Exiting Rwy 1R/19L use caution not LEGEND
to enter Twy Y, and avoid entering
1 Transition Point Feet 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Rwy 1L/19R without authorization.
HS4 Runway holding position markings for Rwys 7L and 1L are
Runway Incursion
co-located, and located north of Rwy 7L. Verify runway heading HS1
Hot Spot
Meters 0 200 400 600 800
and alignment with proper runway prior to departure.
115-10 115-09 115-08
CHANGES: Transition points 30, 31 added, notes. | JEPPESEN, 2003, 2011. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.