Saab 2000Peninsula AviationServices Inc.,
674 lines · 15:36:30.0 – 17:41:36.9 · Unalaska, AK, 2019-10-18
- 17:40:56.9HOT[sound similar to Master Warning]
- 17:41:00.4HOT[sound similar to Config Warning]
- 17:41:25.2HOT[sound of three switches actuating]
- 17:41:27.0HOT[sound similar to DCU Startup/Restart]
- 17:41:27.9HOT[sound similar to mic key]
- 17:41:28.6RDO-1and Dutch Harbor Radio we need uh - crash fire rescue...uh...crash fire rescue.
- 17:41:29.4HOT[sound similar to Master Warning]
- 17:41:30.9HOT[sound similar to Config Warning] Time and Intra-Aircraft Communication Time and Over-the-Air Communication Source Source
- 17:41:34.4HOT[sound similar to Master Warning]
- 17:41:36.9HOT[sound of switch actuating]
Crew communication
674 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 sealedWindows: 15:16:45–15:28:27, 17:23:46–17:40:30 · basis: recorder pressure altitude below 10,000 ft. Candidate non-pertinent lines below are a first reading for the investigator, not a finding; “@” marks the Board's own non-pertinent-word notation.
- 17:24:30.8“yeah I've seen um...who's put it on...um...who have I flown with lately.”
- 17:24:38.7“do what? Time and Intra-Aircraft Communication Time and Over-the-Air Communication Source Source”
- 17:24:40.8“I've seen @ [company pilot] turn it on...I've seen uh...uh...@ [company pilot] turned it on.”@
- 17:24:51.1“well...okay I'm gonna test it...is that all right?”
- 17:24:53.9“just curious...I'm sure we'll get a bump somewhere.”
- 17:27:18.1“eh...doesn't matter. Time and Intra-Aircraft Communication Time and Over-the-Air Communication Source Source”
- 17:28:53.5“rog'. Time and Intra-Aircraft Communication Time and Over-the-Air Communication Source Source”
- 17:28:56.2“unless they're bouncing off the water which I don't think is...”
- 17:29:01.9“I hope not...eh I could be...no maybe not uh...”
- 17:29:23.3“we'll be...setting sixteen here in a minute.”
- 17:30:00.6“there's that shower I was tellin' you about.”
- 17:30:26.2“the island over here off to the left.”
- 17:30:27.9“yep...I can see...can almost see through that.”
- 17:30:32.6“got Split Top...so if we have to go the other way... Time and Intra-Aircraft Communication Time and Over-the-Air Communication Source Source”
- 17:30:38.7“I can...just barely make out...what is that...Point Eider?”
- 17:30:45.1“yeah...I don't think...I don't think I can see it yet.”
- 17:30:48.0“you'd better be lookin' at it...haha that's it...you are lookin' at it.”
- 17:31:27.9“Eider Point...got the end of Hog Island there.”
- 17:31:31.9“I got em I wouldn't...I'm not calling it yet haha.”
- 17:33:08.2“ah...bump...get a little bit of a bump here too.”
- 17:33:20.4“yeah there ya go...mhm. Time and Intra-Aircraft Communication Time and Over-the-Air Communication Source Source”
- 17:33:27.9“yeah...it's gonna be ugly in here isn't it?”
- 17:35:08.4“everything you can think of ***. Time and Intra-Aircraft Communication Time and Over-the-Air Communication Source Source”
- 17:37:42.1“eh...I was thinking about going the other way (might be better) * shear.”
- 17:38:44.8“#...do you wanna...back out...do it again?”
- 17:40:07.5“on behalf of PenAir and Alaska Airlines we'd like to welcome you to...Dutch Harbor.”
- 17:40:13.9“# # # # #. Time and Intra-Aircraft Communication Time and Over-the-Air Communication Source Source”
Delivery and physiological notes the transcribers added in brackets, plus # expletives. 100 words are marked unintelligible (*).
- voice cut off by radio transmission15:44:55.9“and then what I would do *** — [voice cut off by radio transmission]”
- voice cut off by radio transmission15:45:14.7“but if I...even if I didn't...I can *** nav *** here *** Dutch. [voice cut off by radio transmission]”
- voice cut off by radio transmission15:45:56.4“seven...done...’timeter...two nine five zero...two nine...five zero...point five zero...done. then I just need my weight...so then I gotta go over here to get my weight...gotta get my calculator here is four five two one three...four five two one three done. here's the numbers. and now...what's really cool about it...is I can go...flaps thirty five...*** and when you land...thirty...thirty five would be one seventeen one twenty seven one forty eight...if you wanna go twenty...*** one nine er...say you wanna go one three — [voice cut off by radio transmission]”
- voice cut off by radio transmission16:24:05.4“alright...(if we didn't) turn outside of OWGIM where we can make a visual approach from there...to the airport...right now it's only eight knots of wind so we can go straight in...from what I can see...*** [voice cut off by radio transmission] we'll get weather in just a second...so we can either go straight in if not we can make an early decision.”
- sound similar to (yawn/sigh)16:26:12.0“[sound similar to (yawn/sigh)]”
- sound similar to yawn16:29:38.2“huh huh. [sound similar to yawn]”
- sound similar to yawn16:59:27.7“[sound similar to yawn]”
- sound similar to clearing throat17:02:35.5“[sound similar to clearing throat]”
- sound similar to clearing throat17:03:20.1“[sound similar to clearing throat]”
- #17:07:14.8“we had that the other day too...I did that with @ [company pilot]...***...we're like a...half mile final when she says out of two four zero at two five...I went...the # do you want me to do about it now?”
- sound similar to double single chime17:09:03.1“[sound similar to double single chime]”
- voice cut off by radio transmission17:10:28.5“so if it's...oh that was the other thing...if we touchdown…if it's squirrely...weird...creepy in any way...you...uh...give it ** even if it's before eighty knots ***...go into reverse...** gonna be on tiller and brakes. [voice cut off by radio transmission]”
- sound similar to clearing throat17:16:06.3“[sound similar to clearing throat]”
- sound similar to yawn17:17:07.5“[sound similar to yawn]”
- voice cut off by radio transmission17:19:11.8“heh...yeah ***. [voice cut off by radio transmission]”
- #17:19:27.9“aright that's just it then...that's what makes it un...sometimes unpleasant especially when there's guys who are like real #.”
- #17:22:22.3“(q ops)...guess I'm ready to turn this # on...um left engine...on...check. right engine...on...check. make sure we turn it off...and I'll probably go into high rpm.”
- sound similar to double single chime17:23:18.4“[sound similar to double single chime]”
- sound similar to yawn17:25:01.5“[sound similar to yawn]”
- sound of breathing17:26:49.9“[sound of breathing]”
- sound similar to double single chime17:32:19.0“[sound similar to double single chime]”
- electronic voice17:33:01.5“one thousand. [electronic voice]”
- electronic voice17:34:59.2“five hundred. [electronic voice]”
- electronic voice17:35:07.6“four hundred. [electronic voice]”
- +27 more
- 1660 s16:29:47.8 → 16:57:28.1
- 1235 s16:02:29.5 → 16:23:04.4
- 463 s15:36:30.0 → 15:44:13.4
- 421 s15:54:15.6 → 16:01:16.4
- 402 s15:47:07.4 → 15:53:48.9
- 61 s16:27:30.1 → 16:28:30.8
- 59 s15:45:56.4 → 15:46:55.7
- 50 s17:12:05.0 → 17:12:55.0
Hedged or questioning lines from one pilot in the critical window, with the other pilot’s next words.
- 17:24:39.4“I think it turns on a light and a button.”→ 17:24:40.8“I've seen @ [company pilot] turn it on...I've seen uh...uh...@ [company pilot] turned it on.”
- 17:31:01.1“what are we about...not quite ten to the north?”→ 17:31:06.2“and flaps...just about...hold on...and flaps fifteen.”
- 17:31:06.2“and flaps...just about...hold on...and flaps fifteen.”→ 17:31:13.0“all right speed check. flaps fifteen. Time and Intra-Aircraft Communication Time and Over-the-Air Communication Source Source”
- 17:36:12.6“and get me on a thousand...I think we'll be —”→ 17:36:16.1“on the altitude?”
- 17:37:17.8“I thought we were doin' one three.”→ 17:37:18.8“oh okay...sure...we'll try again.”
- 17:22:55.6[sound similar to altitude alert] Time and Intra-Aircraft Communication Time and Over-the-Air Communication Source Source→ 2.5 s later: 17:22:58.1“uh we can set lower...can we?”
- 17:29:14.2[sound similar to altitude alert]→ 1.6 s later: 17:29:15.8“thirty three for twenty three.”
- 17:32:28.6[sound similar to altitude alert] Time and Intra-Aircraft Communication Time and Over-the-Air Communication Source Source→ 1.2 s later: 17:32:29.8“***.”
- 17:33:01.5one thousand. [electronic voice]→ 0.7 s later: 17:33:02.2“uhh...whatever you feel comfortable with.”
- 17:34:59.2five hundred. [electronic voice]→ 1.8 s later: 17:35:01.0“all right.”
- 17:35:07.6four hundred. [electronic voice]→ 0.8 s later: 17:35:08.4“everything you can think of ***. Time and Intra-Aircraft Communication Time and Over-the-Air Communication Source Source”
- 17:35:18.9three hundred. [electronic voice]→ 1 s later: 17:35:19.9“plus fifteen down three.”
- 17:35:23.5[sound similar to altitude alert]→ 1.3 s later: 17:35:24.8“#.”
- 17:35:27.9two hundred. [electronic voice] Time and Intra-Aircraft Communication Time and Over-the-Air Communication Source Source→ 0 s later: 17:35:27.9“goin' around.”
- 17:36:05.5[sound similar to altitude alert]→ 1.9 s later: 17:36:07.4“whad'ya want it at?”
- 17:36:41.4[sound similar to altitude alert]→ 1.9 s later: 17:36:43.3“twelve hundred...you're two hundred above.”
- 17:37:25.0one thousand. [electronic voice]→ 1.5 s later: 17:37:26.5“flaps fifteen.”
- 17:39:06.0five hundred. [electronic voice]→ 2.6 s later: 17:39:08.6“give me speed —”
- 17:39:16.9four hundred. [electronic voice]→ 4.2 s later: 17:39:21.1“light shear. it might be easier (if you) apply the power just up and down for me to maintain speed. Time and Intra-Aircraft Communication Time and Over-the-Air Communication Source Source”
- 17:39:28.9three hundred. [electronic voice]→ 2.4 s later: 17:39:31.3“rog'.”
- 17:39:33.1[sound similar to altitude alert]→ 1.6 s later: 17:39:34.7“we're plus ten down six. Time and Intra-Aircraft Communication Time and Over-the-Air Communication Source Source”
- 17:39:39.0two hundred. [electronic voice]→ 2.3 s later: 17:39:41.3“plus ten.”
- 17:39:44.6sink rate. [electronic voice]→ 0.8 s later: 17:39:45.4“yeah I know.”
- 17:39:46.0sink rate. [electronic voice]→ 2 s later: 17:39:48.0“you're plus five.”
- 17:39:47.5fifty. [electronic voice]→ 0.5 s later: 17:39:48.0“you're plus five.”
- 17:39:48.8forty. [electronic voice]→ 0.2 s later: 17:39:49.0“altitude. Time and Intra-Aircraft Communication Time and Over-the-Air Communication Source Source”
- 17:39:49.5twenty. [electronic voice]→ 0.3 s later: 17:39:49.8“ref.”
- 17:39:50.7ten. [electronic voice]→ 3.3 s later: 17:39:54.0“down.”
- 17:40:01.5[sound similar to Master Caution]→ 1.1 s later: 17:40:02.6“*.”
- 17:40:06.3[sound similar to Master Caution]→ 1.2 s later: 17:40:07.5“on behalf of PenAir and Alaska Airlines we'd like to welcome you to...Dutch Harbor.”
- 17:40:11.5[sound similar to Master Caution]→ 1.9 s later: 17:40:13.4“#.”
- 17:40:16.5[sound similar to Master Caution]→ 1.3 s later: 17:40:17.8“# # #.”
- 17:40:21.8[sound similar to Master Caution]→ 1.6 s later: 17:40:23.4“# # #.”
- 17:40:26.7[sound similar to Master Warning]→ 1.1 s later: 17:40:27.8“# # #.”
- 17:40:31.8[sound similar to Master Warning]→ 5 s later: 17:40:36.8“#.”
- 16:01:50.6“sss-surface winds yeah…what about this one?”
- 16:58:08.2“eh...tell em that we'll be there...thirty after? give em a couple extra minutes on that?”
- 17:07:14.8“we had that the other day too...I did that with @ [company pilot]...***...we're like a...half mile final when she says out of two four zero at two five...I went...the # do you want me to do about it now?”
“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 | 2,589 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 38 |
| First officer | 2,014 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 35 |
| Observer / jumpseat | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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