APPENDIX 2 - Transcript of the last five minutes of the CVR recording

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The following is a transcript of elements which were comprehensible, at the time of the preparation of the present report by the BEA's Engineering Department, from the readout of the cockpit voice recorder (CVR). This transcript contains conversations between crew members, radiotelephonic messages between the crew and Air Traffic Control services and various noises corresponding, for example, to the use of controls or to the alarms.The reader's attention is drawn to the fact that the recording and transcription of the CVR are only a partial reflection of events and of the atmosphere in the cockpit. Consequently, the utmost care is required in the interpretation of this document. Communications recorded on the CVR between the ATC and other aircraft are not transcribed. The transcript is complete in the last phase of the recording. The voices of the crew members are heard through the cockpit area microphone. They are displayed in separate columns for the sake of clarity for the reader. One column is reserved for other voices, noises and alarms also heard via the cockpit area microphone.

GLOSSARY

UTC Time	Synchronised on the UTC time recorded by the Roissy Charles de Gaulle ATC centre in hours, minutes and seconds, with 25ths of a second shown for the last phase of the flight.
FDR Time	Generated time recorded by the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) in seconds and tenths of a second for the last phase of the recording.
CC	Cabin crew
Ctl	Air Traffic Control centre for the frequency in use
FSL	Fire Service Leader
?	Speaker not identified
e	Communication with ATC or with CC in passenger cabin
SV	Synthetic Voice
(*)	Words or groups of words not understood
( )	Words or groups of words in brackets are still doubtful

CVR UTC Time	FDR Time	Captain	First Officer	Flight Engineer	Cockpit Area Microphone	VHF	Observations
14 h 12 m 24 s		BEGINNING	OF RECORDING
14 h 39 m 04 s		So the takeoff is … at maximum takeoff weight one hundred eighty tons one hundred which means four reheats with a minimum failure N2 of ninety eight
39 m 21 s 39 m 24 s		Between zero and one hundred knots I stop for any aural warning the tyre flash				(Ctl) Air France forty five ninety contact the Tower on one hundred twenty decimal nine
39 m 29 s			ê One hundred twenty nine forty five ninety good afternoon			Ditto
39 m 35 s		tyre flash and failure callout from you right
39 m 38 s		Between one hundred knots and V1 I ignore the gong I stop for an engine fire a tyre flash and the failure callout
39 m 45 s				yes
39 m 46 s		after V1 we continue on the SID we just talked about we land back on runway twenty six right
39 m 51 s		and the quick reference handbook is ready for an overweight landing	***
39 m 56 s						(Ctl) Air France forty five ninety hello
39 m 59 s			ê Hello threshold twenty six right forty five ninety			Ditto
14 h 40 m 02 s						(Ctl) (*) forty five ninety line up on runway twenty six right
40 m 05 s			ê we line up and hold on twenty six right forty five ninety			Ditto
40 m 07 s		Ready in the back ?
40 m 10 s			Let’s go
40 m 11 s		ê CC Prepare for takeoff				Ditto
40 m 16 s		Pre-takeoff check-list
40 m 19 s		How much fuel have we used ?
40 m 23 s				We’ve got eight hundred kilos there
40 m 24 s		eight hundred kilos?
40 m 28 s		right	No difference on the second segment
40 m 31 s		We haven’t left yet, have we (*)
40 m 35 s		Err brakes one hundred degrees
40 m 37 s				Before takeoff Takeoff monitor
40 m 39 s			armed
40 m 40 s		armed
40 m 41 s 40 m 43 s 40 m 44 s				The parameters for take... Takeoff parameters	(CC) cabin ready
40 m 45 s		Well they’re confirmed, nothing has changed
40 m 47 s				Noise reduction parameters confirmed engine rating light on take-off
40 m 55 s				N1 limiter four ninety eight eighty idle on high
14 h 41 m 00 s				Central alarm system
41 m 01 s 41 m 02 s 41 m 03 s		recall inhibit				(Ctl) Air France forty five ninety so I will call you back as soon as it’s free in front
41 m 04 s			ê holding position forty five ninety			Ditto
41 m 05 s				The transponder
41 m 08 s				I’m putting it on
41 m 09 s				Brake temperatures checked one hundred fifty the CG is at fifty …. Four two
41 m 17 s				Reheat four whites de-icing
41 m 19 s		okay
41 m 20 s		Is it hotter on the left or the right there?
41 m 28 s				It’s about the same you know
41 m 30 s			What’s the max ?
41 m 32 s				There we’re at one hundred fifty
41 m 33 s			Yeah it goes up fast on this taxiway we’ll have to watch out
41 m 45 s 41 m 47 s		So um depart on the centreline to one hundred	On the centreline level one hundred
41 m 55 s				CG fifty four
14 h 42 m 08 s				(*)
14 h 42 m 17 s 00	97547,5					(Ctl) Air France forty five ninety runway twenty six right wind zero ninety eight knots cleared for takeoff
42 m 21 s 16 42 m 23 s 07	97552,1 97553,7		ê Forty five ninety takeoff twenty six right		Noise of selector	Ditto
42 m 24 s 21	97555,3	Is everybody ready
42 m 25 s 19	97556,2		yes
42 m 26 s 00	97556,5			yes
42 m 26 s 15	97557,1	To one hundred V1 one hundred fifty
42 m 28 s 19	97559,2	(*)
42 m 30 s 11	97560,9				Noise of selector		Similar to clicking of thrust levers
42 m 31 s 00	97561,5	top
42 m 31 s 07	97561,7				Change in background noise		Similar to an increase in the airflow in the air conditioning and an increase in engine speed
42 m 35 s 08	97565,8					(?) go Christian
42 m 37 s 11	97567,9					Two transmission clicks
42 m 43 s 08	97573,8			We have four reheats
42 m 47 s 13	97578				Noise of selector
42 m 54 s 16	97585,1		one hundred knots
42 m 55 s 03	97585,6				Noise
42 m 55 s 13	97586	checked
42 m 57 s 00	97587,5			Four greens
14 h 43 m 03 s 17	97594,1		V 1
43 m 07 s 00	97597,5				Low frequency noise
43 m 10 s 02	97600,5				Noise
43 m 11 s 00 43 m 11 s 22	97601,5 97602,3	(*)			Change in background noise
43 m 13 s 00	97603,5		watch out
43 m 13 s 09 43 m 13 s 20 43 m 16 s 03 43 m 16 s 10	97603,8 97604,3 97606,6 97606,9			(stop)	End of change in background noise Noise of selector	(Ctl) Concorde zero... forty five ninety you have flames (*) you have flames behind you	(?) (*) right (simultaneous broadcasts on VHF)
43 m 18 s 20	97609,3		ê Roger			Ditto
43 m 20 s 11	97610,9			Failure eng… failure engine two
43 m 21 s 08	97611,8				2 selector noises		Similar to TCU passing from main to alternate
43 m 22 s 21	97613,3				Bell		Fire alarm
						(?) it’s really burning eh
43 m 23 s 13	97614				Gong
43 m 24 s 20	97615,3			Shut down engine two
43 m 25 s 19	97616,2	Engine fire procedure
43 m 26 s 05	97616,7				Noise of selector
43 m 26 s 19	97617,2				End of bell
43 m 27 s 04 43 m 27 s 12 43 m 28 s 05	97617,6 97617,9 97618,7		Watch the airspeed the airspeed the airspeed		Noise of selector Gong
43 m 28 s 17 43 m 29 s 08 43 m 30 s 00	97619,1 97619,8 97620,5	Gear on retract			Noise of selector	(?) it’s really burning and I’m not sure it’s coming from the engines	Similar to engine shutdown/fire handle being pulled
43 m 31 s 15 43 m 32 s 00 43 m 32 s 14	97622,1 97622,5 97623			The gear	Alarm	(Ctl) forty five ninety you have strong flames behind you	Similar to toilet smoke detection
43 m 34 s 12	97624,9					Beginning of reception of a Middle Marker
43 m 34 s 17	97625,1		ê yes roger			Ditto
43 m 35 s 13	97626			The gear no
43 m 37 s 00	97627,5				Gong
43 m 37 s 08 43 m 37 s 18 43 m 38 s 10 43 m 38 s 12	97627,8 97628,2 97628,9 97628,9		no	gear	2 selector noises	(Ctl) so do as you wish you have priority for a return to the field
43 m 39 s 00	97629,5	(gear) retract
43 m 41 s 04	97631,6		ê roger			Ditto
43 m 42 s 07	97632,7				Bell		Fire alarm
43 m 43 s 00	97633,5				Gong
43 m 44 s 17	97635,1				3 selector noises
43 m 45 s 16	97636,1		(I’m trying)	I’m firing it
43 m 46 s 08	97636,8	(are you) shutting down engine two there			End of smoke detection alarm
43 m 48 s 04	97638,6			I’ve shut it down
43 m 49 s 07	97639,7					End of reception of Middle Marker
43 m 49 s 22	97640,3		The airspeed
43 m 53 s 00	97643,5				Noise of selector
43 m 54 s 19	97645,2				End of bell
43 m 56 s 17	97647,1		The gear isn’t retracting
43 m 58 s 15	97649,1				Bell		Fire alarm
43 m 59 s 03	97649,6				(SV) whoop whoop pull up		GPWS alarm
43 m 59 s 09	97649,8				Gong
14 h 44 m 00 s 14	97651				(SV) whoop whoop pull up		GPWS alarm
44 m 00 s 17	97651,1		The airspeed
44 m 02 s 00	97652,5				(VS) whoop whoop pull up		GPWS alarm
44 m 03 s 00	97653,5					(FSL) De Gaulle tower from fire service leader
44 m 05 s 04	97655,6					(Ctl) fire service leader err... the Concorde I don’t know his intentions get into position near the southern double runway
44 m 10 s 13	97661				Noise of selector
44 m 12 s 00	97662,5	(*)
44 m 13 s 05 44 m 14 s 15 44 m 16 s 12	97663,7 97665,1 97666,9	(too late)	Le Bourget Le Bourget			(FSL) De Gaulle tower from fire service leader authorisation to enter twenty six right
44 m 18 s 02 44 m 19 s 19	97668,5 97670,2	(no time no)				(Ctl) Fire service leader correction the Concorde is returning on runway zero nine in the opposite direction
44 m 22 s 19	97673,2		ê Negative we’re trying for Le Bourget			Ditto
44 m 24 s 18	97675,2				Noise of selector
44 m 25 s 02	97675,5				Noise of selector
44 m 25 s 11	97675,9				Noise of selector
44 m 26 s 04	97676,6				Noise of selector
44 m 26 s 10 44 m 26 s 16 44 m 27 s 00	97676,9 97677,1 97677,5		(no)		Gong Gong and noise of selector	(FSL) De Gaulle tower from fire service leader can you give me the situation of the Concorde now
44 m 27 s 13	97678				Noise of selector and various noises		Similar to movement of objects
44 m 29 s 00	97679,5	(*)					Similar to effort
44 m 30 s 00	97680,5	(*)					Similar to effort
44 m 30 s 18	97681,2	(*)					Similar to effort
14 h 44 m 31 s 16	97682,1	END OF	RECORDING