It was traumatizing, said Curtis. JetBlue said the pilot lost radio communication with the JFK tower. That distress code should be 7,600. Instead, the pilot accidentally punched in 7,500 – the code, or squawk, signaling the plane had been hijacked.
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What was the wrong squawk code for JetBlue? If an aircraft transmits or squawks 7500, it is understood that the crew is letting everyone know they are being hijacked. The JetBlue pilots were trying to squawk 7600, which is the code for radio failure. They missed by one digit.
If the 7500 squawk code is mistakenly selected, the pilot will immediately receive a call from air traffic control asking for confirmation. At this point, the pilot in command or the first officer is able to inform the transponder code has been used by mistake, and that there is no hijacked aircraft.
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