"Peter R." wrote in message
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Gary Drescher wrote:

Peter Wrote:
Does PAN-PAN declare an emergency in US airspace as far
as ATC is concerned?

Yes, "mayday" and "pan-pan" are recognized internationally, according to
the
Pilot/Controller Glossary.

Gary, that doesn't answer my question. Does ATC treat a PAN-PAN as an
emergency?

They do if their emergency procedures are consistent with the AIM and the
P/CG (and it would be surprising if their procedures were blatantly
inconsistent with those sources for something so basic and important).

According to AIM 6-1-2a, an urgency condition is an emergency. And according
to the P/CG and AIM 6-3-1c and 6-3-2a3a, "pan-pan" declares an urgency
condition to ATC in order to obtain emergency assistance.

http://www.faa.gov/atpubs/aim/index.htm

--Gary