Originally Posted by
C441
And while we're at it….
For you media types 'listening' in, Pan-Pan is derived from the French word "panne", which means failure or breakdown. Pan-Pan most often refers to a mechanical failure or breakdown of some kind.
It is not an acronym for "Possible Assistance Needed".
I thought it derived from the Italian word for ‘bread’.
“PAN PAN PAN” = [We need] bread, bread, bread.