US Department

Memorandum
ZBW-ARTCC-148
of Transportation AAL11
Federal Aviation
Administration

subject: INFORMATION: Full Transcript; Aircraft Date: February 15, 2002

Accident; AAL11; New York, NY;
September 11, 2001 Reply TO
r Attn of:

From: Boston ARTCC

TO: Aircraft Accident File ZBW-ARTCC-148

This transcription covers the Boston ARTCC Gardner Sector, Sector 36, Radar Position for
the time period from September 11, 2001, 1218 UTC to September 11, 2001, 1230 UTC.

Agencies Making Transmissions Abbreviations

Northwest Orient Airlines Inc. Flight 348 NWA348

Boston ARTCC Gardner Sector Radar Position 36R
N26JP N26JP
Commutair Flight 2480 UCA2480
Boston ARTCC Albany Sector Radar Position 22R
Commutair Flight 2433 UCA2433
Cessna N2771J N2771J
Boston ARTCC Gardner Sector Radar Position Relieving Controller 36RR
N64W N64W
N3337J N3337J
Pennsylvania Commuter Airlines, Inc. Flight 3899 ALO3899

I hereby certify that the following is a true transcription of the recorded conversations
pertaining to the subject aircraft accident involving AAL11:

Eileen E. Bull
Supervisory Air Traffic Assistant
Boston ARTCC

1218
1218:12 NWA348 boston good morning northwest three forty eight two six three
for two four zero
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1218:19 36R northwest three forty eight bronc at one one thousand no speed
restriction and the altimeters three zero zero six

1218:25 NWA348 bronc one one eleven thousand no speed restriction northwest
three forty eight

1218:30 36R november two six Juliet pop contact manchester approach one
three four point seven five

1218:35 N26JP thirty four seventy five six Juliet pop good day

1218:39 36R *(good day)

1219
1220
1220:14 UCA2480 boston commutair twenty four eighty at niner thousand

1220:18 36R commutair twenty four eighty altimeter boston two zero zero six

1220:21 UCA2480 three zero zero six thanks

1221
1221:33 36R commutair twenty four eighty descend and maintain five
thousand

1221:37 UCA2480 five thousand twenty four eighty

1222
1223
1223:16 36R you first go ahead this is ah gardner

1223:20 22R twenty two point out there northeast of Cambridge sixty three
alpha commutair

1223:23 36R commutair sixty three alpha point out approved

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1223:25 22R we

1223:40 36R american eleven if you read boston center on guard uh one two
one point five ident

1224
1224:02 UCA2433 morning boston commutair twenty four thirty three is one three
thirteen thousand

1224:09 36R american eleven boston center on one two one point fi one two
one point five do you read

1224:16 36R american eleven boston center

1224:23 36R commutair twenty four thirty three boston center altimeter three
zero zero six

1224:29 UCA2433 zero six thanks

1225
1225:03 N2771J boston center Cessna two seven seven one Juliet

1225:12 36RR november two seven seven one Juliet go ahead

1225.16 N2771J two seven seven one Juliet is level at five thousand five and ah v
f r to um nashua new hampshire squawking four six four one

1225:24 36RR roger

1225.26 36R november six four whiskey traffic twelve o'clock three miles
opposite at sixty five hundred

1225:32 N64W six four *(four) whiskey we're looking for him
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1225:35 36R jim the same old thing's happin here again he's on you you
heard him call ya he's looking for him he's on ya ship him sign in

1225:39 36RR okay

1225:50 N64W four whiskey in sight

1225:52 36R roger

1226
1226:01 36R northwest three forty eight contact boston approach one one
eight point two five

1226:06 NWA348 one one eight two five northwest three forty eight good day

1226:10 36R so long commutair twenty four eighty contact manchester

approach one three four point seven five

1226:14 UCA2480 thirty four seventy five so long twenty four eighty
1227
1228
1228:48 N3337 J boston center thirty three thirty seven Juliet is with you
descending to five thousand

1228:54 36R november three three seven Juliet boston center roger

1229
1229:01 22R hello

1229:02 36R gardner

1229:03 22R uh bye

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1229:09 ALO3899 center allegheny thirty eight ninety nine one seven thousand
good morning

1229:11 36R allegheny thirty eight ninety nine boston center good morning
1230

End of Transcript

*This portion of the re-recording is not entirely clear, but this represents the best
interpretation possible under the circumstances.