Message in lavatory: “Bomb on board”. United Airbus A320 returns to Chicago O’Hare Airport. Real ATC

farewell good morning United 265 passing 3,400 for 5,000 265 Chicago exit contact 5000 I maintain 5,000 United 265 265 mobile mobile United 2 265 direct mobile if I did not say that Chicago center now 12.35 2035 direct mobile for United 265 Chicago good morning United 26 65 passing 6,900 for 15,000 direct mobile 265 1000 230 passing 1 1,000 normal speed weather maintain 230 United 265 265 direct 10 265 clear Direct10 Chicago United 265 would like to declare an emergency and we would like to return to Chicago uh uh and the reason is we just received a

message

from one of our flight attendants on the bathroom mirror there is a

message

saying there is a

bomb

on

board

865 Roger keep level one okay 1 n0 for United 265 265 said do you want to come back, yes, immediately, if we could please5 Rog 1 1000 Al 2990 okay 2990 on the altimeter up to 1 1,000 for United 265 265 Roger and uh you are cleared to pass through Oare Airport via SL radar vectors heading of uh 36 and okay 360 heading for United 265 265 Roger um so your natural emergency is a

bomb

threat on

board

and uh you said there was a message in the bathroom which is correct in the rear bathroom that message is written on the mirror you know 2655 Roger There is fuel left for sure and at the moment we have 134 minutes of fuel on board, how about 13,400 pounds of fuel going to use on the ground?

I hope not, but I understand that you will notify

airport

security, that's fine. United 265 unit 265, stay, people on board we have 137 souls on board 265 team R clear to O'Hare

airport

straight to airport United 2 65 yes 265 one more thing just keep 1,000 on the oh9 91 and just keep your best work C okay, better forward speed we We will keep 10,000 for United 265 265 uh contact approx. 25.7 257 25.7 we will change that frequency for United 265 this 2 65 quick the co uh that is affirmative for United 265 25 how many souls do you have on board 137 United 265 spe to 18 180 United 265 26535 2435 United 265 approaching level 9265 7,000 265 nine left for United 265 United 265 CER maintain 4,000 Center maintained 4,000 United 26 unit 265 what speed are we 180 for United 265 United 265 180 180 United 265 265 turn left heading 110 and intercept the locator report field United 265 coming left at 110 to intercept we have the field in sight United 265 10:00 5 miles 265 we have the field in sight 265 for visual approach Runway 9 L speed is at your discretion speed at our discretion clear for the nine visuals left United 265 United 265 contacted oare tower at 12815 12815 for Tower United 265 changing today