By: Greg Yee, Press-Telegram

LONG BEACH >> Communication between a JetBlue flight crew and air traffic controllers reveals a calm, measured response after an engine fire forced the flight to make an emergency landing at Long Beach Airport in September. The Press-Telegram obtained the recordings this week after filing a Freedom of Information Act request shortly after the emergency. The audio files have been edited to remove pauses, silent segments and background noise. The content of the communications has not been altered. Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board still have not concluded their investigation into what caused the engine fire aboard JetBlue Flight 1416 on Sept. 18. Keith Holloway, a spokesman for the NTSB, said the agency is not conducting a so-called “major investigation” but is looking into whether there are any manufacturing, maintenance or other issues that caused the engine fire. A JetBlue representative could not be reached for comment on Friday. A pilot aboard Flight 1416 can be heard declaring an emergency on the second of two recordings with air traffic controllers at Southern California Terminal Radar Approach Control, or TRACON. “JetBlue 1416: We’re declaring emergency, number two engine fire,” the pilot says in a calm, monotone voice. “JetBlue 1416, advise of your intentions,” the air traffic controller asks. “Back to Long Beach immediately,” the pilot says later. The controller immediately begins giving directions and initiates communication with Long Beach Airport and authorities to have a runway cleared. The third recording obtained by the Press-Telegram contains communications between the flight crew and controllers at Long Beach Airport Traffic Control Tower concerning the flight’s final approach and landing.