CVR transcript Fine Air Flight 101 - 07 AUG 1997
Cockpit voice recorder transcript of the August 7, 1997 crash of a Fine Air DC-8 (Flight 101) at Miami, FL.
Source: NTSB Aircraft accident report; Uncontrolled impact with terrain Fine Airlines Flight 101 Douglas DC-8-61, N27UA Miami, Florida August 7, 1997 (NTSB/AAR-98/02)
Source: NTSB Aircraft accident report; Uncontrolled impact with terrain Fine Airlines Flight 101 Douglas DC-8-61, N27UA Miami, Florida August 7, 1997 (NTSB/AAR-98/02)
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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
RDO = Radio transmission from accident aircraft
CAM = Cockpit Area Microphone sound or source
-1 = Voice identified as Captain
-2 = Voice identified as First Officer
-3 = Voice identified as Second Officer
TWR = Miami Local Controller (tower)
GND = Miami Ground Controller
* = Unintelligible word
# = Expletive deleted
() = Questionable text
(()) = Editorial insertion
- = Pause
RDO = Radio transmission from accident aircraft
CAM = Cockpit Area Microphone sound or source
-1 = Voice identified as Captain
-2 = Voice identified as First Officer
-3 = Voice identified as Second Officer
TWR = Miami Local Controller (tower)
GND = Miami Ground Controller
* = Unintelligible word
# = Expletive deleted
() = Questionable text
(()) = Editorial insertion
- = Pause
| time | source | content |
|---|---|---|
| 1232: 20 | CAM- 1 | after start when ever you're ready. |
| 1232: 22 | CAM- 3 | okay. |
| 1232: 27 | CAM- 3 | okay after start-rain removal. |
| 1232: 28 | CAM- 1 | checked off. |
| 1232: 29 | CAM- 2 | checked off. |
| 1232: 30 | CAM- 3 | gust lock. |
| 1232: 30 | CAM- 2 | off. |
| 1232: 32 | CAM- 3 | electrical panel checked no lights. |
| 1232: 33 | CAM- 3 | aileron and rudder power. |
| 1232: 34 | CAM- 1 | clear. |
| 1232: 35 | CAM- 2 | clear right. |
| 1232: 41 | CAM- 3 | lights out hydraulics' checked, door lights checked out engine pneumatic bleeds off ground equipment. |
| 1232: 50 | CAM- 1 | clear left. |
| 1232: 50 | CAM- 2 | clear right. |
| 1232: 51 | CAM- 3 | nose gear pin. |
| 1232: 52 | CAM- 1 | I saw it. |
| 1232: 53 | CAM- 3 | okay cockpit door is closed, starter arm switch. |
| 1232: 54 | CAM- 1 | it's off. |
| 1232: 56 | CAM- 3 | pitot heat. |
| 1232: 57 | CAM- 1 | it's on lights out. |
| 1232: 58 | CAM- 3 | after start checklist complete. |
| 1232: 59 | RDO-2 | Miami ground Fine Air one oh one heavy Jurassic park ready taxi. |
| 1233: 02 | GND | Fine Air one oh one heavy Miami ground taxi runway two seven right. |
| 1233: 05 | RDO-2 | taxi two seven right Fine Air one oh one heavy. |
| 1233: 08 | CAM- 1 | and ah we can block this baby at thirty one and let's go flaps one five and taxi and take off checklist. |
| 1233: 15 | CAM | (( sound of clicks)). |
| 1233: 17 | CAM- 2 | cleared to taxi two seven *. |
| 1233: 19 | CAM- 1 | okay. |
| 1233: 26 | CAM- 3 | okay taxi takeoff check. |
| 1233: 27 | CAM- 3 | brakes. |
| 1233: 28 | CAM- 1 | they're checked. |
| 1233: 28 | CAM- 3 | flaps and slots. |
| 1233: 29 | CAM- 2 | fifteen fifteen slots lights out. |
| 1233: 31 | CAM- 3 | anti-ice, anti-ice, de-ice and PT2. |
| 1233: 33 | CAM- 2 | they're off. |
| 1233: 34 | CAM- 3 | yaw damper. |
| 1233: 34 | CAM- 1 | checked and on. |
| 1233: 36 | CAM- 3 | okay flight recorder is on T/C's and bleeds are off spoiler pump is normal pressure's checked, fuel system is set and flight controls. |
| 1233: 45 | CAM- 1 | ready. |
| 1233: 45 | CAM- 3 | ready. |
| 1233: 46 | CAM- 2 | ailerons left. |
| 1233: 47 | CAM- 3 | double drop rise. |
| 1233: 47 | CAM- 2 | neutral. |
| 1233: 48 | CAM- 3 | double drop rise. |
| 1233: 49 | CAM- 2 | ailerons right. |
| 1233: 50 | CAM- 3 | double drop rise. |
| 1233: 50 | CAM- 2 | neutral. |
| 1233: 51 | CAM- 3 | double drop rise. |
| 1233: 53 | CAM- 2 | EPI down, EPI aft indication. |
| 1233: 56 | CAM- 1 | rudder left. |
| 1233: 56 | CAM- 3 | drop rise. |
| 1233: 57 | CAM- 1 | neutral. |
| 1233: 58 | CAM- 3 | drop rise. |
| 1233: 58 | CAM- 1 | rudder right. |
| 1233: 59 | CAM- 3 | drop rise. |
| 1234: 00 | CAM- 1 | neutral. |
| 1234: 00 | CAM- 3 | drop rise. |
| 1234: 01 | CAM- 1 | checked. |
| 1234: 04 | CAM | (( sound of trim-in-motion tone)). |
| 1234: 02 | GND | Fine Air one oh one heavy monitor tower one one eight point three we'll see ya. |
| 1234: 05 | RDO-2 | eighteen three see ya later. |
| 1234: 07 | CAM- 1 | data please. |
| 1234: 08 | CAM- 3 | okay takeoff data. |
| 1234: 11 | CAM- 1 | completed left center. |
| 1234: 12 | CAM- 2 | set right. |
| 1234: 14 | TWR | Fine Air one oh one are you ready to go. |
| 1234: 15 | CAM- 1 | I need thirty seconds. |
| 1234: 16 | RDO-2 | about thirty seconds. |
| 1234: 15 | CAM- 3 | stabilizer and trim tabs. |
| 1234: 19 | CAM- 2 | two point four indicated zero zero. |
| 1234: 22 | CAM- 3 | takeoff and departure briefing completed radios and flight director. |
| 1234: 24 | CAM- 2 | set for departure and cross checked. |
| 1234: 26 | CAM- 3 | seat-belts and shoulder harness. |
| 1234: 26 | CAM- 1 | on. |
| 1234: 27 | CAM- 2 | on. |
| 1234: 27 | CAM- 3 | okay at the line. |
| 1234: 28 | RDO-2 | Fine Air one oh one is ready for takeoff two seven right. |
| 1234: 30 | CAM- 1 | I got this guy. |
| 1234: 31 | TWR | Fine Air one oh one's traffic's five mile final seven four seven two seven right fly heading two seven zero cleared for takeoff. |
| 1234: 35.9 | RDO-2 | cleared for take off two seven right Fine Air one oh one heavy. |
| 1234: 36.6 | CAM- 1 | below the line please. |
| 1234: 39.7 | CAM- 3 | anti skid. |
| 1234: 40.0 | CAM- 1 | on light's checked. |
| 1234: 42.2 | CAM- 3 | stand-by rudder pump's on continuous ignition. |
| 1234: 42.8 | CAM- 2 | all engines. |
| 1234: 43.9 | CAM- 3 | transponder DME. |
| 1234: 44.4 | CAM- 2 | on on. |
| 1234: 45.2 | CAM- 3 | okay landing lights. |
| 1234: 46.1 | CAM- 1 | they're on. |
| 1234: 47.0 | CAM- 3 | okay checklist complete. |
| 1234: 50.0 | CAM- 1 | this guy's pretty pretty close to I think we'll need to take it rollin' he looks like he is closer than four miles to me I don't want him to go around, we're not that heavy anyway *. |
| 1235: 01.4 | CAM- 1 | I'll just stand them up here, take it on the roll , okay you're spooled. |
| 1235: 02.1 | CAM | (( sound of increasing engine sounds)). |
| 1235:07.6 | CAM-3 | okay four spooled and ah stable. |
| 1235:10.6 | CAM-2 | max power. |
| 1235:13.2 | CAM-1 | just like auto throttles. |
| 1235:15.2 | CAM-2 | yeah. |
| 1235:17.3 | CAM-2 | airspeed on the right. |
| 1235:19.5 | CAM-1 | okay comin' up on sixty knots power's set. |
| 1235:26.2 | CAM-1 | eighty, you got the steer on the rudders. |
| 1235:36.7 | CAM-3 | okay number four's is (heatin' up a little). |
| 1235:39.6 | CAM | ((Sound of thump). |
| 1235:43.1 | CAM-1 | vee one. |
| 1235:47.3 | CAM | (( sound of thump)). |
| 1235:49.9 | CAM-1 | rotate. |
| 1235: 51.5 | CAM- 1 | easy easy easy easy. |
| 1235: 55.6 | CAM- 1 | vee two. |
| 1235: 56.9 | CAM- 1 | positive rate. |
| 1235: 58.7 | CAM- 2 | gear up. |
| 1236: 00.0 | CAM- 2 | what's goin' on. |
| 1236: 01.3 | CAM- 1 | whoa #. |
| 1236: 01.7 | CAM- 1 | ##. |
| 1236: 01.8 | CAM | (( sound of trim-in-motion tone)). |
| 1236: 02.2 | CAM | (( sound of stick shaker starts)). |
| 1236: 02.8 | CAM | (( sound of trim-in-motion tone)). |
| 1236: 04.5 | CAM | (( sound of trim-in-motion tone)). |
| 1236: 05.6 | CAM | (( sound of trim-in-motion tone)). |
| 1236: 07.4 | CAM- 1 | oh no # no. |
| 1236: 07.5 | CAM | (( sound of trim-in-motion tone)). |
| 1236: 08.8 | CAM | (( sound of trim-in-motion tone)). |
| 1236: 09.3 | CAM- 1 | oh no # No. |
| 1236: 12.0 | CAM | (( stick shaker stops)). |
| 1236: 13.3 | CAM- 1 | # # #. |
| 1236: 15.1 | CAM- 1 | hold on hold on keep it light easy #. |
| 1236: 17.8 | CAM | (( stall warning starts and continues until end of recording)). |
| 1236: 17.6 | GPWS | too low gear. |
| 1236: 19.2 | CAM- 1 | oh #. |
| 1236: 19.4 | GPWS | too low - terrain terrain. |
| 1236: 20.73 | CAM | (( sound similar to engine surge)). |
| 1236: 20.8 | CAM- 1 | oh # #. |
| 1236: 20.81 | CAM | (( sound similar to engine surge)). |
| 1236: 20.88 | CAM | (( sound similar to engine surge)). |
| 1236: 21.9 | GPWS | woop woop pull up. |
| 1236: 21.96 | CAM | (( sound similar to engine surge)). |
| 1236: 22.73 | CAM | (( sound similar to engine surge)). |
| 1236: 22.85 | CAM | (( sound similar to engine surge)). |
| 1236: 22.9 | CAM- 2 | something - what's happening. |
| 1236: 24.5 | CAM- 2 | oh no. |
| 1236: 25.4 | end of recording. |
