Pilot's words to air traffic control before flight burst into flames

The haunting words of an pilot moments before the plane burst into flames revealed how suddenly flight AA 1006 escalated into an all-out emergency.

Air traffic control recordings released Friday showed the pilot wasn't too worried when asked to confirm that mid-air engine trouble was 'not an emergency'.

'Nah, we just have a high engine vibration so we are cruising slower than normal,' the pilot responded, according to a recording.

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