Saudia Flight 163 - 19 AUG 1980
Cockpit voice recorder transcript of the August 19, 1980 fire of a Saudia Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 200 (Flight 163) at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Source: ICAO Circular 178-AN/111
Source: ICAO Circular 178-AN/111
The reader of these transcripts is cautioned that the transcription of a CVR tape is not a precise science but is the best possible product from a group investigative effort. The transcript, or parts thereof, if taken out of context can be misleading. Therefore, the CVR transcripts should only be viewed as an investigative tool to be used in conjunction with other evidence. Conclusions or interpretations should not be made using the transcript as the sole source of information.
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-1 = Voice identified as Captain
CAM-2 = Voice identified as First Officer
CAM-3 = Voice identified as Flight Engineer
CAM-4 = Voice identified as Flight Attendant
RDO-2 = Radio transmission by First Officer
PA = Public address system
TMACC = Riyadh Terminal Area Control Center
TWR = Riyadh Tower
(T) = translated part
CAM-1 = Voice identified as Captain
CAM-2 = Voice identified as First Officer
CAM-3 = Voice identified as Flight Engineer
CAM-4 = Voice identified as Flight Attendant
RDO-2 = Radio transmission by First Officer
PA = Public address system
TMACC = Riyadh Terminal Area Control Center
TWR = Riyadh Tower
(T) = translated part
| time to landing | time UTC | source | content |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28:41 | 18:07:49 | Takeoff | |
| 18:14:53 | CAM | ((Hostess call signal followed by an alternating tone at 14.54) | |
| 21:32 | 18:14:58 | CAM-3 | "B" aft cargo |
| CAM-1 | What? | ||
| 18:15:01 | CAM-3 | "B" aft cargo | |
| 18:15:04 | CAM-2 | What's going on? | |
| 18:15:10 | CAM-3 | Smoke detection "B" aft cargo | |
| 18:15:14 | CAM-1 | Stop ventilation | |
| 18:15:16 | CAM-3 | Smoke detection | |
| CAM-3 | Smoke detection "B" aft cargo | ||
| 21:10 | 18:15:20 | CAM-1 | In "B" aft cargo |
| CAM-3 | Yes | ||
| 18:15:32 | CAM-1 | Did you turn it to the other one? | |
| 18:15:37 | CAM-3 | Just in "B". | |
| CAM-1 | What? | ||
| 18:15:39 | CAM-3 | Not in "A". | |
| CAM-3 | Just in "B". | ||
| CAM-1 | Just "B". | ||
| 18:15:42 | CAM-3 | Yeah, "A" is okay. | |
| CAM-1 | Okay, so we can go on | ||
| CAM-3 | Yes | ||
| 18:15:51 | CAM-1 | The ventilation is not working at all in that one | |
| CAM-3 | Yeah | ||
| CAM | ((Alternating tone)) | ||
| 18:15:55 | CAM-3 | There is "A" | |
| CAM-1 | What? | ||
| CAM-3 | Now it is "A", both of them | ||
| 20:31 | 18:15:59 | CAM-1 | So we got to be returning back right? |
| CAM-3 | Both "A" and "B" aft cargo smoke detection | ||
| 18:16:06 | CAM-1 | So we have smoke there | |
| 18:16:07 | CAM-3 | I would say so, yeah | |
| 18:16:18 | CAM-1 | What's the procedure for it in the checklist? | |
| 20:10 | 18:16:20 | CAM-1 | Yeah I am looking for it now |
| 18:17:10 | CAM-1 | ((Singing in Arabic)) | |
| 18:17:16 | CAM-1 (T) | See that, what's it's name | |
| 18:17:17 | CAM-2 | Abnormal | |
| 18:17:19 | CAM-1 (T) | No, no checklist abnormal | |
| 18:04 | 18:18:26 | CAM-3 | Both "A" and "B" |
| CAM-3 | Yeah. Both "A" and "B" | ||
| CAM-3 | Shall I test it again and see if it will test? | ||
| CAM-1 | Yeah | ||
| 18:18:34 | CAM-3 | It doesn't test | |
| CAM-1 | Doesn't test? | ||
| CAM-3 | Both off | ||
| CAM-1 | So that's actual isn't it? | ||
| 18:18:54 | CAM-3 | That would ah --- I would say actual, yeah | |
| CAM-1 | Uh | ||
| CAM-3 | I would say so, yeah both of them went | ||
| 17:30 | 18:19:00 | CAM-1 | We have cleared the situation |
| 18:19:17 | CAM-1 | There isn't anything about it in the abnormal procedures, huh. | |
| 18:19:20 | CAM-3 | Nothing about it, should I just go back there and see if I can find anything or smell anything? | |
| 18:19:25 | CAM-1 | What? | |
| 18:19:26 | CAM-3 | Shall I go back there and see if I can smell anything? | |
| CAM-1 | Okay, sure. | ||
| CAM-3 | Yeah | ||
| CAM | ((Sound of cockpit door opening)) | ||
| 17:00 | 18:19:30 | CAM-1 | Have they seen it |
| CAM-3 | If I can see, smell something I'm think we better go back | ||
| 18:19:35 | CAM-1 | Surely check it | |
| CAM-3 | We'll see | ||
| 18:19:40 | CAM | ((Sound similar to cockpit door slamming)) | |
| 18:19:41 | CAM-2 (T) | Strange no procedure for it | |
| CAM-1 | No procedure for it? | ||
| 18:19:44 | CAM-1 | Tell them we're returning back | |
| CAM-2 | To Riyadh | ||
| 18:19:48 | CAM-1 | We are 60 miles out ah --- | |
| 18:19:58 | CAM-1 | We better go, go back to Riyadh | |
| CAM-1 (T) | Look in the abnormal | ||
| CAM-1 (T) | By the way he's a jackass, in the abnormal it is in the checklist | ||
| 18:20:16 | CAM-3 | We've got a fire back there | |
| CAM | ((Sound similar to door slamming)) | ||
| 18:20:18 | CAM-1 | We do? | |
| CAM-3 | Yes we do | ||
| CAM-1 | It's okay call please | ||
| 18:20:25 | CAM-1 | Tell him we're coming back | |
| 18:20:25 | TMACC | Go ahead | |
| 18:20:27 | RDO-2 | 18:1-6-3, we're coming back to Riyadh | |
| 16:00 | 18:20:30 | CAM-3 | I would declare an emergency |
| CAM-1 | Yeah | ||
| 18:20:33 | TMACC | Cleared to reverse course to Riyadh and request reason | |
| CAM-2 | Declare emergency? | ||
| 18:20:36 | CAM | ((Door slams)) | |
| 18:20:37 | CAM-? | Fire, fire in the cabin | |
| 18:20:37 | RDO-2 | Saudia one six three, we've got fire in the cabin and please alert the fire trucks | |
| CAM | ((Noise similar to door slamming)) | ||
| 18:20:45 | TMACC | Okay and cleared back and if you'd like to descend, you can descend to any altitude you like | |
| 18:20:50 | CAM-1 | Okay | |
| CAM-2 | I already asked, I already asked | ||
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| 18:23:07 | CAM-3 | We definitely want | |
| 18:23:10 | CAM-3 | We definitely, we definitely want preference to land | |
| CAM-1 | Huh? | ||
| 18:23:13 | CAM-3 | We definitely want preference to land, that's for sure | |
| CAM-1 | Yeah | ||
| 18:23:22 | CAM-1 | Pressurization set? --- | |
| CAM | ((cabin announcement - unintelligible)) | ||
| 13:03 | 18:23:27 | CAM-1 | Okay |
| 18:23:32 | CAM-2 | No smoking sign on | |
| CAM-1 | Okay, no smoking sign | ||
| 18:23:36 | CAM-1 | Landing preliminary | |
| 18:23:40 | CAM-3 | Okay landing preliminary | |
| 18:23:41 | CAM-3 | 18:1-42 on the bug | |
| CAM-1 | one fortytwo | ||
| 18:23:42 | CAM-2 | one fortytwo | |
| CAM-3 | Anti-ice | ||
| CAM-1 | Off | ||
| 18:23:50 | CAM-3 | HSI heading | |
| CAM-1 | Set | ||
| 18:23:51 | CAM-3 | Seatbelt sign | |
| CAM-1 | On | ||
| CAM-3 | Ah | ||
| CAM-3 | Logo light | ||
| CAM-1 | It's okay | ||
| 18:23:55 | CAM-3 | Logo light | |
| CAM-1 | Checked | ||
| 12:32 | 18:23:58 | CAM-3 | Altimeters |
| CAM-1 | Altimeters is gonna be what it is | ||
| CAM-1 | It was 1-0-0-2 setting | ||
| 18:24:03 | CAM-3 | Okay, and airspeed, groundspeed, airspeed and EPR bugs | |
| 18:24:16 | CAM-3 | Gross weight estimates | |
| 18:24:16 | CAM | ((Sound of alternating tone)) ((Smoke detector aural warning)) | |
| 18:24:21 | CAM-3 | What can I say | |
| 18:24:22 | CAM-1 | Okay | |
| CAM-3 | I think it's all right now | ||
| CAM-1 | Okay | ||
| 12:05 | 18:24:25 | CAM-2 | one one zero |
| CAM-3 | Gross weight airspeed and EPR bugs | ||
| CAM-1 | Set and cross checked, one forty two set here two and one five five check | ||
| CAM-2 | One five five | ||
| CAM-3 | Check | ||
| 18:24:40 | CAM-1 | Keep the oxygen to be prepared | |
| 18:24:41 | CAM-3 | ((Sound of alternating tone three times simultaneously with above)) | |
| CAM-3 | There goes "A" | ||
| PA (T) | # # # # | ||
| 18:24:49 | CAM-1 | ((Singing in Arabic)) | |
| 11:31 | 18:24:59 | PA | Would passengers please remain seated |
| 18:25:04 | CAM-2 | Six point eight | |
| CAM-1 | Huh? | ||
| CAM-2 | Six point eight on the QNH | ||
| CAM-2 | One zero zero six decimal eight | ||
| CAM-? | ((Continuous talk by female voice in background)) | ||
| 18:25:12 | CAM-1 | Okay zero six decima eight | |
| 11:04 | 18:25:26 | CAM-1 | Okay the throttle in engine number two, it's not returning back --- stuck |
| CAM-3 | Stuck? | ||
| 18:25:32 | CAM-1 | Stuck | |
| 18:25:36 | CAM-3 | I would leave it the way it is, Sir | |
| CAM | ((Sound of knocking)) | ||
| CAM-1 | Huh? | ||
| CAM-3 | Just leave it the way it is. | ||
| 18:25:40 | CAM-1 | I'm going to shut it down | |
| 18:25:41 | CAM-4 | We tried to, we tried to put it off, at L4 there is a fire | |
| CAM-3 | Theres a fire? | ||
| CAM-4 | Yeah | ||
| CAM-3 | Well go put it out | ||
| 18:25:45 | TMACC | One six three, did you get the message to get us the passengers on board and fuel endurance | |
| CAM-4 | How | ||
| 18:25:47 | CAM-3 | In the ah, --- the fire extinghuisher | |
| CAM-4 | I know I said we will do it | ||
| 18:25:50 | CAM-3 | There is a fire back there | |
| CAM-1 | Okay | ||
| 18:25:54 | CAM | ((Sound similar to door slamming)) | |
| 18:25:55 | CAM-1 | Tell them we have actual fire in the cabin | |
| 10:31 | 18:25:59 | RDO-2 | Riyadh Saudi Arabia one six three, we have an actual fire in the cabin now |
| 18:26:07 | CAM-3 | Shall I let Jeddah know on HF? | |
| CAM-1 | No | ||
| 18:26:10 | TMACC | Saudi one six three roger, the fire are in the standby position and they are ready | |
| CAM-3 | No? | ||
| CAM-1 | Not with our situation | ||
| 18:26:17 | RDO-2 | One six three | |
| 18:26:18 | PA | L4 and R4 get the fire extinguishers from the galley --- ((repeated)) | |
| 10:01 | 18:26:29 | CAM-3 | Jee's lets go on as fast as we can til we can get to approach |
| 18:26:31 | CAM-1 | That's it, this is the maximum | |
| CAM-3 | Yeah | ||
| 18:26:34 | CAM-1 | Now engine number two is stuck there so something is wrong in it, I'm gonna be shut it down | |
| 18:26:39 | CAM | ((Sound similar to cockpit call chime)) | |
| 18:26:40 | CAM-3 | Well not yet, not yet, not yet | |
| 18:26:42 | CAM-4 | There is no way I can go to the back * * after L2 R2 because the people are fighting in the aisles | |
| CAM-3 | Okay find a way if you can | ||
| 18:26:53 | CAM-4 | L4 R4 L3 R3 * * open the cabinet and use all your fire extinguishers and the CO2 | |
| 9:28 | 18:27:02 | CAM-3 | I'll keep your speed up as long as possible |
| CAM-1 | Okay | ||
| CAM-1 | As soon as possible we're gonna be down | ||
| 18:27:16 | PA (T) | (All passengers remain in your seats, etc.) | |
| 18:27:21 | CAM-3 | And your target speed is one forty one | |
| CAM-1 | Huh one forty one is set | ||
| 9:00 | 18:27:30 | CAM-3 | Here's the bug card |
| 18:27:32 | CAM-1 | Thank you | |
| 18:27:39 | CAM-2 | Set on mine | |
| 18:27:40 | PA | Please, everybody set down, move out of the way, everybody sit down, move out of the aisle, there is no danger from the airplane, everybody should stay in their seats | |
| PA (T) | Sit on your seat, sit on your seat, ladies and gentlemen take your seat --- nothing will happen to aircratf, ladies and gentlemen fasten your seatbelt, don't stand like this set on your seats -- sit down, sit down [in Urdu] | ||
| 8:27 | 18:28:03 | CAM-3 | Piece of cake, piece of cake |
| 18:28:10 | CAM-3 | As soon as we land, sir, I suggest that we turn off all fuel valves | |
| 18:28:14 | CAM-1 | Okay | |
| CAM-3 | As soon as we land | ||
| CAM-1 | Okay | ||
| 18:28:17 | CAM-3 | As soon as we touch down | |
| CAM-1 | Okay | ||
| 18:28:22 | CAM-1 | Where is the runway? | |
| CAM-1 | Can you see the runway? | ||
| 18:28:27 | CAM-2 | No not yet, not yet | |
| 8:01 | 18:28:29 | CAM-2 | Twenty eight miles |
| CAM-? | # # # | ||
| 18:28:40 | CAM-3 | Did you tell the fire trucks to go to the back of the airplane as soon as possible | |
| CAM-2 | Yeah | ||
| CAM-1 | Huh | ||
| PA (T) | Will all passengers remain seated, will all passengers remain seated, ((Urdu)) --- ladies and gentlemen sit down, sit down (repeated) | ||
| CAM-1 | Advise them | ||
| CAM-1 | Huh | ||
| CAM-2 | Advise them? | ||
| 18:28:50 | CAM-1 (T) | How? | |
| 18:28:50 | RDO-2 | Riyadh one six three | |
| CAM-2 | Advise them | ||
| 18:28:52 | TWR | Go ahead | |
| CAM | ((Sound of two knocks)) | ||
| CAM-1 | Yeah, yeah | ||
| 18:28:54 | RDO-2 | Please advise fire trucks to be at tail of the airplane after touch, please. | |
| 7:31 | 18:28:59 | TWR | Yes, will do |
| 18:29:01 | CAM-1 (T) | Where is the airport, I don't see it? | |
| CAM-4 | Captain there is too much smoke in the back | ||
| CAM-2 (T) | There is the airport road, the yellow lamps are the airport road. | ||
| CAM-1 | Huh | ||
| CAM-2 (T) | The yellow lamps are the airport road | ||
| CAM-1 | That | ||
| CAM-2 | Yeah | ||
| CAM-4 | # # # | ||
| CAM-1 | Are there too much smoke there? | ||
| 6:56 | 18:29:34 | CAM-3 | Okay, I am going to test the system again |
| 18:29:36 | CAM | ((Sound of alternating tone)) ((Smoke detector)) | |
| 18:29:38 | CAM-3 | Okay, there's both "A" and "B" loops working again | |
| 18:29:44 | CAM-3 | And no indication of smoke | |
| 18:29:46 | CAM-1 | Huh | |
| 18:29:47 | CAM-3 | No ah indication of smoke, however, the cabin is filled with smoke in the back | |
| CAM-1 | Okay | ||
| 18:29:53 | CAM-1 | Now the number two is stuck there the engine | |
| CAM-1 | Okay | ||
| 18:29:56 | CAM-3 | I suggest we shut it down on short final | |
| 18:29:59 | CAM | ((Sound of alternating tone)) | |
| 6:31 | 18:29:59 | CAM-1 | Yeah, on short final |
| 18:30:01 | CAM-3 | Okay, there is "A" again | |
| 18:30:03 | CAM-3 | And "A" is going out | |
| 18:30:20 | CAM | ((Sound similar to door movement)) | |
| 6:03 | 18:30:27 | PA (T) | ((Passenger exhorting passengers to sit down)) |
| 18:30:35 | CAM-3 | What is he saying? | |
| CAM-2 | Trying to keep them calm, keep the down | ||
| 18:30:41 | CAM-1 | Okay flaps four please | |
| 18:30:45 | CAM-1 | Okay, final to the box | |
| 18:30:47 | CAM-2 | Final to the box please | |
| 18:30:52 | CAM | ((Sound similar to seat movement)) | |
| 18:30:56 | PA | Everybody sit down please, all passengers | |
| 5:30 | 18:31:00 | CAM-1 | Okay flaps ten please, correction, it's okay |
| CAM | ((Sound of cough)) | ||
| CAM-? | * | ||
| CAM-2 (T) | They are the first people | ||
| CAM-1 (T) | What? | ||
| CAM-2 (T) | They are the first people | ||
| CAM-1 (T) | Who are they? | ||
| 18:31:13 | CAM-2 (T) | They are the people we were talking about | |
| CAM-1 | Huh | ||
| CAM-2 | They are the people we were talking about | ||
| 18:31:18 | CAM-1 (T) | Where is the airport I don't see it | |
| CAM-2 (T) | You see those lights over there, that's the stadium | ||
| 18:31:22 | CAM-2 | I got the field in sight | |
| 18:31:25 | CAM-1 | I am just trying to interept this (radial) | |
| CAM-2 | Okay | ||
| 5:00 | 18:31:30 | CAM-4 | Shall we evacuate? |
| CAM-1 | What? | ||
| 18:31:31 | CAM-4 | Did you say we should evacuate --- | |
| CAM-1 | Okay | ||
| CAM-4 | The passengers | ||
| CAM-3 | Say again | ||
| CAM-4 | Can we evacuate all the passengers? | ||
| 18:31:34 | CAM-1 | Flaps ten please | |
| CAM-3 | When we're on the ground yes | ||
| CAM-4 | Okay after we are on the ground yes | ||
| CAM-2 | Flaps ten | ||
| CAM-1 | Yeah | ||
| 18:31:38 | CAM-1 | Final to the box ! | |
| 18:31:40 | CAM-2 | Final to the box please | |
| 18:31:41 | CAM-3 | Final to the box | |
| 18:31:42 | CAM-3 | Okay ignition | |
| CAM-2 | On | ||
| CAM-3 | No smoking sign | ||
| CAM-2 | Say again | ||
| 18:31:48 | CAM-3 | No smoking sign | |
| CAM-2 | On | ||
| 18:31:49 | CAM-3 | Altimeters | |
| CAM-2 | Set, cross checked | ||
| CAM-3 | Brake pressure | ||
| CAM-2 | Checked | ||
| 18:31:51 | CAM-3 | Radio and R NAV selector | |
| CAM-2 | Check | ||
| 18:31:54 | CAM-3 | Okay complete to the box | |
| 18:31:58 | CAM-3 | Okay, right after landing sir do you want me to turn off all fuel valves? | |
| 4:28 | 18:32:02 | CAM-1 | No after we have stopped the aircraft |
| CAM-3 | Okay | ||
| 18:32:05 | CAM-1 | Okay, I'll tell you | |
| 18:32:10 | CAM-4 | Do you want us to evacuate passengers Captain? | |
| CAM-1 | What? | ||
| CAM-4 | Do you want us to evacuate the passengers as soon as we stop | ||
| 18:32:16 | CAM-1 | Take your position | |
| CAM-4 | Okay | ||
| 18:32:19 | CAM-3 | The area duct overheat | |
| CAM | ((Sound similar to door shutting)) | ||
| CAM-1 | Okay | ||
| CAM-1 | Flaps eighteen please | ||
| 18:32:23 | CAM-2 | One eight | |
| 18:32:25 | PA | Flight attendants please take your position | |
| CAM-4 | Flight attendants please take your positions | ||
| 3:59 | 18:32:31 | CAM-2 | Got runway in sight? |
| 18:32:33 | RDO-2 | Riyadh, one six three, we got the runway in sight, are we cleared to land? | |
| CAM-1 | Oh yeah, I see it | ||
| PA | Please take your positions | ||
| 18:32:36 | TMACC | Affirmative, you are number one cleared for approach and you can continue tower one eighteen one | |
| 18:32:42 | RDO-2 | Eighteen one, one six three | |
| 18:32:44 | RDO-2 | Riyadh, Saudia one six three ten miles final runway in sight, cleared to land? | |
| CAM-4 | All of you sit down | ||
| 18:32:48 | TWR | One six three cleared to land, wind three two zero at five | |
| 18:32:48 | CAM-1 | Okay I'm shutting | |
| PA (T) | Fasten seatbelts all of you sit down [in Urdu] | ||
| 18:32:52 | CAM-1 | Okay, I'm shutting down engine number two | |
| CAM-1 | It's stuck, present EPR | ||
| 18:32:53 | RDO-2 | One six three, cleared to land, confirm you have alterted the fire trucks | |
| CAM-3 | Okay | ||
| CAM-1 | Okay | ||
| CAM-3 | Okay | ||
| 18:32:58 | TWR | Affirmative, they are ready | |
| 18:32:59 | CAM-1 | Okay, it is coming down | |
| 3:29 | 18:33:01 | RDO-2 (T) | Thank you |
| CAM-3 | All right | ||
| CAM-1 | Okay | ||
| 18:33:06 | CAM-2 | Flaps in eighteen | |
| 18:33:08 | CAM-3 | I'll keep our speed up as much as possible | |
| CAM-1 | Okay, flaps twenty two | ||
| CAM-2 | Flaps twenty two | ||
| CAM-4 | Give me your attention please, be seated ladies and gentlemen, we are about to land there's no reason to panic | ||
| 18:33:22 | CAM-3 | I'll give you a hundred and fifty down, okay | |
| CAM-1 | What? | ||
| 18:22:23 | CAM-3 | A hundred and fifty on down | |
| CAM-1 | Yeah sure | ||
| 3:01 | 18:33:29 | PA | We're about to land ladies and gentlemen place your hands behind your head for impact, girls demonstrate impact position, girls demonstrate impact position |
| 18:33:31 | CAM-1 | Gear down please | |
| CAM-2 | Gear is coming down | ||
| 18:33:35 | CAM-3 | Okay, you can go one ninety | |
| CAM-1 | Good | ||
| 18:33:40 | CAM-1 | There is no, any procedure for the two engine, it's the same as three | |
| CAM-2 | Okay | ||
| CAM-3 | Yeah | ||
| 18:33:45 | CAM-1 | I just want to confirm it, I know it God damn it | |
| 18:33:52 | CAM-1 | Tell him that engine number two is should be shut down --- it's stuck | |
| 18:33:57 | CAM-2 | Okay | |
| 18:33:58 | CAM-1 | Tell the tower | |
| CAM-2 | Yeah | ||
| 2:30 | 18:34:00 | CAM-1 | Yeah, we just have engine number one |
| 18:34:02 | RDO-2 | Tower Saudia one six three | |
| 18:34:04 | PA | The girls have demonstrated impact position, please go down half a minute before touhdown, it's half a minute before touchdown, hands behind your head | |
| 18:34:06 | TWR | Go ahead one six three, wind three two zero at five | |
| CAM-1 | Number one and number three | ||
| 18:34:10 | RDO-2 | One six three is cleared to land, we have engine number two shut down, we have only one and three | |
| 18:34:17 | TWR | Copied today | |
| PA | Everybody, please sit down, everything's under control, we are landing back at Riyadh, please it down and fasten your seatbelts, sit down and fasten your seatbelts, please | ||
| CAM-1 | Okay | ||
| 18:34:20 | RDO-2 | Okay | |
| 18:34:25 | CAM-1 | Complete the final checklist | |
| CAM-2 | Complete, flaps | ||
| 2:04 | 18:34:26 | CAM-3 | Okay, your altimeters are one zero zero seven, set and cross checked three ways, gear and anti-skid is down and checked and your flaps are at thir- twenty two |
| 18:34:39 | CAM-1 | Yeah, I know it | |
| 18:34:44 | CAM-3 | Both loops "A" and "B" are out | |
| CAM-1 | Thank you | ||
| 1:37 | 18:34:53 | PA (T) | Ladies and gentlemen, no need to panic, place your hands behind your head for impact position [Urdu] |
| 18:35:06 | CAM-3 | Aft cargo door is opened sir | |
| 18:35:11 | CAM-1 | Check | |
| CAM-3 | No problem | ||
| PA | Now ladies and gentlement, may I ask you to please put your hands behind your heads for the impact position | ||
| 18:35:56 | CAM-3 | Looking good | |
| 18:35:57 | CAM-1 | Tell them, tell them to not evacuate | |
| 0:30 | 18:36:01 | PA | Put your hand behind your head and head between your knees, hands behind your head |
| CAM | ((Sound similar to door opening)) | ||
| 18:36:07 | CAM-3 | No need for that, we are okay, no problem, no problem | |
| 18:36:12 | GPWS | Minimum --- minimum | |
| 18:36:12 | CAM-1 | One hundred | |
| CAM-3 | One hundred | ||
| 18:36:15 | CAM | ((Loud squeal begins and continues until end of CVR tape)) | |
| 18:36:18 | CAM-3 | Fifty | |
| 18:36:19 | CAM-3 | Forty | |
| 18:36:21 | CAM-3 | Thirty | |
| 18:36:22 | CAM | ((Loud squeal)) | |
| ((End of CVR tape)) | |||
| 0:00 | 18:36:30 | approximate time of landing |