CVR transcript Delta Airlines Flight 554 - 19 OCT 1996
Cockpit voice recorder transcript of the October 19, 1996 accident of Delta Airlines Flight 554, an MD-88, at New York-LaGuardia.
Accident details: 1996 database
Source: NTSB
Accident details: 1996 database
Source: NTSB
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Furthermore, this transcript is made available for educational purposes, so the reader is encouraged to read the accident description associated with the transcripts for better understanding of the circumstances.
Furthermore, this transcript is made available for educational purposes, so the reader is encouraged to read the accident description associated with the transcripts for better understanding of the circumstances.
Legenda:
CAM - Cockpit area microphone
HOT - Crewmember hot microphones
RDO - Radio transmission from accident aircraft
-1 - Voice (or position) identified as Captain
-2 - Voice (or position) identified as First Officer
-3, -4, -5 - Voice identified as Flight Attendant
-? - Unidentifiable voice
LGATWR - LaGuardia Local Tower Control
TWA8630 - TWA flight eighty-six thirty
UAL1576 - United Air Lines flight fifteen seventy-six
INT/PA - Flight Attendant intercom and/or passenger public address system
* - Unintelligible word
# - Expletive deleted
@ - Nonpertinent word (or name)
. . . - Pause
() - Questionable text
[] - Editorial insertion
. - Break in continuity
CAM - Cockpit area microphone
HOT - Crewmember hot microphones
RDO - Radio transmission from accident aircraft
-1 - Voice (or position) identified as Captain
-2 - Voice (or position) identified as First Officer
-3, -4, -5 - Voice identified as Flight Attendant
-? - Unidentifiable voice
LGATWR - LaGuardia Local Tower Control
TWA8630 - TWA flight eighty-six thirty
UAL1576 - United Air Lines flight fifteen seventy-six
INT/PA - Flight Attendant intercom and/or passenger public address system
* - Unintelligible word
# - Expletive deleted
@ - Nonpertinent word (or name)
. . . - Pause
() - Questionable text
[] - Editorial insertion
. - Break in continuity
| time | source | content |
|---|---|---|
| 0437:24 | HOT-2 | starting to pick up some ground contact. |
| 0437:27 | HOT- 1 | one zero at one two .. okay. |
| 0437:29 | TWA8630 | twa eighty- six thirty needs to turn off. |
| 0437:31 | LGATWR | twa eighty- six thirty make the first right turn runway four two two .. can you do that for me sir? |
| 0437:31 | HOT-1 | I got the jet. |
| 0437:33 | HOT-2 | alright. |
| 0437:37 | LGATWR | [momentary transmission interference] if you could expedite traffic on a two mile final ah prevent him from going around. |
| 0437:41 | TWA8630 | twa eighty- six thirty's turning off. |
| 0437:43 | LGATWR | thank you very much .. and ah say the reason for the abort sir? |
| 0437:48 | LGATWR | twa eighty- six thirty just continue down the runway .. make the first right turn on taxiway golf right turn on golf please and ah when you get a chance let me know the reason for the abort. |
| 0437:52 | HOT-1 | #. |
| 0437:56 | TWA8630 | right turn on golf and we're ah looking at an engine. |
| 0437:57 | HOT-2 | two hundred above. |
| 0437:59 | LGATWR | okay no problem .. turn right on golf .. hold short of taxiway bravo bravo and contact ground point seven. |
| 0438:01 | HOT-2 | speed's good sink's good. |
| 0438:05 | TWA8630 | ri ght on golf .. hold short of bravo bravo and contact ground on point seven. |
| 0438:07 | HOT-1 | no contact yet. |
| 0438:09 | LGATWR | [momentary transmission interference] if you can ah find out exactly what's wrong report the information to the ground controller. |
| 0438:10 | HOT-2 | one hundred above. |
| 0438:11 | HOT-1 | I got the (REIL) .. approach lights in sight. |
| 0438:13 | HOT-2 | you're getting a little bit high. |
| 0438:15 | HOT-2 | a little bit above glide slope. |
| 0438:17 | HOT-2 | approach lights we're left of course. |
| 0438:18.0 | LGATWR | you are cleared to land delta five fifty- four. |
| 0438:20.0 | RDO-2 | delta five fifty- four cleared to land. |
| 0438:20.6 | CAM | [sound of GPWS "minimums"] |
| 0438:21.8 | CAM | [sound similar to that of windshield wipers increasing to full speed] |
| 0438:22.4 | HOT-1 | approach lights in sight. |
| 0438:22.9 | UAL1576 | tower united fifteen seventy- six is with you outside of Garde. |
| 0438:25.6 | HOT-2 | speed's good. |
| 0438:26.7 | HOT-2 | sink's seven hundred. |
| 0438:28.2 | LGATWR | united fifteen seventy- six LaGuardia tower continue the wind one zero zero at one zero runway one three braking action reported good by a seven three seven - |
| 0438:30.1 | HOT-1 | I'll get over there. |
| 0438:31.1 | HOT-2 | a little bit slow a little slow. |
| 0438:33.7 | HOT-2 | nose up. |
| 0438:34.2 | CAM | [sound of GPWS "sink rate"] |
| 0438:34 .3 | HOT-2 | nose up. |
| 0438:35.7 | CAM | [sound of GPWS "sink rate"] |
| 0438:36.5 | CAM | [sound of impact] |
| 0438:36.9 | CAM | [sound similar to that of power interrupt to CVR] |
| 0438:37 | LGATWR | [continued from previous LGA transmission] yo Bill Bill Bill Bill .. Bill. |
| 0438:38 | CAM | [sound of tone and aural "landing gear" from CAWS starts and repeats to the end of recording] |
| 0438:43 | HOT-1 | #. |
| 0438:44 | HOT-2 | hundred knots. |
| 0438:48 | HOT-2 | sixty knots. |
| 0438:49 | CAM | [sound similar to that of windshield wipers speed decreasin g] |
| 0438:51 | HOT-1 | #. |
| 0438:52 | HOT-2 | hang on hang on. |
| 0438:54 | CAM | [sound similar to that of windshield wipers stopping] |
| 0438:56 | HOT-1 | # # #. |
| 0438:57 | HOT-2 | okay okay settle down Joe .. it's alright it's alright. |
| 0438:59 | HOT-1 | okay .. let's see what we got here. |
| 0439:04 | INT/ PA- 3 | stay in your seats. |
| 0439:05 | INT/ PA- 4 | hello. |
| 0439:06 | INT/ PA-1 | ladies and gentlemen please remain seated at this time. |
| 0439:12 | INT/ PA-1 | please remain seated with your seatbelts securely fastened please. |
| 0439:17 | CAM-2 | we need to get out of the airplane I think. |
| 0439:18 | INT/ PA- 3 | are you alright .. stay in your seats. |
| 0439:21 | CAM-2 | get * *. |
| 0439:22 | CAM-1 | yeah ... do that. |
| 0439:24 | CAM- 3 | you alright? |
| 0439:26 | INT/ PA- 3 | I'm just waiting for someone - |
| 0439:26 | INT/ PA-1 | ladies and gentlemen please abort a - |
| 0439:29 | HOT-1 | let's evacuate. |
| 0439:32 | INT/ PA- 3 | @. |
| 0439:33 | HOT-1 | well hold hold on a minute. |
| 0439:33 | INT/ PA- 4 | yeah. |
| 0439:34 | INT/ PA- 3 | stay away from the back. |
| 0439:35 | INT/ PA- 4 | I'm fine I'm fine. |
| 0439:35 | RDO-2 | tower delta five fifty- four. |
| 0439:41 | INT/ PA- 3 | [unintelligible] stay in your seats .. stay seated. |
| 0439:46 | RDO-2 | tower delta five fifty- four. |
| 0439:48 | LGATWR | delta five fifty- four emergency vehicles are responding sir ** can you respond? |
| 0439:52 | RDO-2 | yes we're gonna evacuate the airplane and ah we'll try and get everyone off the front of the airplane on the ah runway. |
| 0439:56 | CAM-1 | (start) the evacuation checklist. |
| 0439:59 | LGATWR | no problem at all evacuate your discretion sir .. the vehicles are responding on *. |
| 0440:01 | CAM-1 | let's evacuate the airplane. |
| 0440:02 | CAM- ? | [male and female voice simultaneously] smelling fuel. |
| 0440:03 | INT/ PA | [sound of cabin chime] |
| 0440:03 | CAM-1 | pardon? |
| 0440:04 | CAM- ? | [male and female voice simultaneously] smelling fuel. |
| 0440:04 | INT/ PA- 3 | [unintelligible] are you alright? |
| 0440:05 | CAM-2 | we need to get out. |
| 0440:05 | CAM-1 | evacuate the airplane. |
| 0440:06 | CAM-2 | okay. |
| 0440:10 | INT/ PA-1 | ladies and gentlemen we're going to evacuate the airplane .. please follow the flight attendants instructions right now. |
| 0440:12 | CAM- 3 | release your seatbelts get up get out .. release your seatbelts get up get out ... release your seatbelts get up get out. |
| 0440:15 | INT/ PA- 4 | do you want to go forward or backwards? |
| 0440:18 | CAM-1 | evacuation checklist. |
| 0440:19 | CAM | [sound similar to door opening and slide inflating] |
| 0440:20 | INT/ PA | [sound of cabin chime] |
| 0440:22 | CAM- ? | go go. |
| 0440:23 | CAM- 3 | sit and slide [repeated several times] |
| 0440:29 | CAM- ? | why don't you go out and meet at the front of the airplane .. meet at the front of the airplane. |
| 0440:30 | CAM | [sound similar to cockpit call chime] |
| 0440:35 | INT/ PA- 5 | this is @ .. do you want forward? |
| 0440:36 | INT/ PA- 4 | no @ I need the ba - forward. |
| 0440:37 | CAM-1 | emergency power switch *. |
| 0440:39 | INT/ PA- 5 | are we going out the back? |
| 0440:40 | CAM | [two sounds similar to cockpit call chimes] |
| 0440:43 | INT/ PA- 4 | I'm wanting to know which way out. |
| 0440:45 | CAM-1 | [mostly unintelli gible words relating to emergency evacuation checklist] |
| 0440:46 | INT/ PA-? | do not open the window - |
| 0440:48 | INT/ PA-2 | hello. |
| 0440:48 | INT/ PA- 4 | do you want to go forward? |
| 0440:50 | INT/ PA-2 | let's come forward yes come forward. |
| 0440:56 | [End of Recording and Transcript] |
