BOEING MD-10-10FFEDERAL EXPRESS CORP
302 lines · 09:24:57.3 – 11:26:09.7 · Memphis, TN, 2006-07-28
- 11:25:58.2HOT-1get.
- 11:25:59.5HOT-1get that hit that hit that git this.
- 11:25:59.7CAMsound of whoosh.
- 11:26:00.9HOT-2we gotta get.
- 11:26:02.4HOT-1depressurization.
- 11:26:03.9HOT-2we gotta get off the airplane now.
- 11:26:04.1HOT-1thanks.
- 11:26:04.9HOT-1all right yep.
- 11:26:07.0HOT-2now.
- 11:26:09.7HOT-1leave every-.
Crew communication
302 lines readobservations a human-factors reviewer takes from a transcript — the sterile cockpit, the Board's own notations, rhythm, CRM markers. Not emotions, not scores: the affect is in the audio, and the audio is sealedWindow: 11:16:10–11:26:06 · basis: recorder pressure altitude below 10,000 ft. Candidate non-pertinent lines below are a first reading for the investigator, not a finding.
- 11:16:51.0“ah that river looks ghostly up through here doesn't it.”
- 11:18:12.3“would ya cut it off a little bit just because.”
- 11:19:03.3“looks like um looks like they gotta a little rain im seeing some looks like some streets are kinda damp. kinda hard to say I don’t know Spain doesn't look like its got had too much.”
- 11:20:37.5“nope doesn't look like they've really had any rain down here on the interstate.”
- 11:22:05.9“tried to time it so the throttles never came up.”
- 11:22:45.3“let the computer fly it for a while.”
- 11:24:35.0“I don't know what the hell that is.”
- 11:25:16.1“we are not really sure we got a good list to the airplane.”
- 11:25:59.5“get that hit that hit that git this.”
Delivery and physiological notes the transcribers added in brackets, plus # expletives. 6 words are marked unintelligible (*).
- sound of increasing banging11:24:31.2“[sound of increasing banging]”
- 5452 s09:24:57.3 → 10:55:48.8
- 157 s11:13:54.2 → 11:16:31.3in sterile window
- 61 s11:08:24.8 → 11:09:25.6
- 56 s11:07:00.4 → 11:07:56.7
- 50 s10:59:11.5 → 11:00:01.9
- 48 s11:04:31.7 → 11:05:19.5
Hedged or questioning lines from one pilot in the critical window, with the other pilot’s next words.
- 11:16:55.3“I think it's just the rain on our window ha.”→ 11:17:11.8“see if you get a chance approach checklist.”
- 11:19:14.9“yeah right doesn't look wet its hard to tell though. DCA06FA058”→ 11:20:01.8“one twenty eight forty two FedEx six thirty heavy we'll see ya.”
- 10:59:08.3"altitude".→ 3.2 s later: 10:59:11.5“*. DCA06FA058”
- 11:12:21.7"altitude"→ 2.5 s later: 11:12:24.2“uh eleven for ten.”
- 11:17:39.6"Altitude".→ 1.5 s later: 11:17:41.1“and down to three thousand and uh we'll uh we got the airport in sight FedEx six thirty.”
- 11:19:56.1"Altitude"→ no crew words within 5 s
- 11:22:15.8[sound of horn] "stabilizer motion" DCA06FA058→ no crew words within 5 s
- 11:23:01.8"one thousand"→ 2.7 s later: 11:23:04.5“stable.”
- 11:23:45.6“five hundred”→ 1.1 s later: 11:23:46.7“cleared to land runway one eight right.”
- 11:23:55.5[sound of tone] "autopilot"→ no crew words within 5 s
- 11:24:14.8"one hundred"→ no crew words within 5 s
- 11:24:17.9"fifty"→ no crew words within 5 s
- 11:24:18.8"forty"→ no crew words within 5 s
- 11:24:19.6"thirty"→ no crew words within 5 s
- 11:24:20.5"twenty"→ no crew words within 5 s
- 11:24:23.1"ten" DCA06FA058→ no crew words within 5 s
- 11:24:45.5[sound of tri-tonal alert]→ 0 s later: 11:24:45.5“you got it.”
- 11:24:52.1[sound of horn] "landing gear" [repeats every three seconds until end of recording]→ 0.1 s later: 11:24:52.2“tell 'em they got to close this runway.”
Every question between the pilots drew a reply within 8 s.
“Not in transcript” never means “not said”: a line may be unintelligible, or the recording may not cover that phase.
| Speaker | words | questions | hedges | exclamations | expletives | checklists | non-pertinent lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | 1,052 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| First officer | 707 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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