Quick-thinking air traffic controller averts potential disaster after flight number mix-up

An alert air traffic controller successfully averted a potential disaster following a flight number mix-up involving two American Airlines jets. The incident occurred as one aircraft arrived from Chicago shortly after another departed for Phoenix.

Audio recordings from the event captured the controller rapidly identifying the confusion and executing a solution to maintain proper separation between the two aircraft, preventing a hazardous situation on the airfield or in the airspace.