swiss air flight 111 cvr recorder

8/14/2019 swiss air flight 111 cvr recorder

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SWR111 = Radio transmission from Swissair 111.QM = Moncton High Level ControllerHZ =Halifax erminal Controller!"W#1$ = !ritish "irwa%s &light S'eed(ird #1$!"W1)*+ = !ritish "irwa%s &light S'eed(ird 1)*+,- = Word or words /nintelligi(le

, = Q/estiona(le text... = 0a/se 2 = 3ditorial comment4 = 5nidentified s'ea6er

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SWR111 *7)871).8 Moncton Centre9 Swissair one eleven heav% good /hevening level three three :ero.

QM *7)87#*.$ Swissair one eleven heav% Moncton Centre. ;oodevening re'orts of /h occasional light t/r(/lence at alllevels.

SWR111 *7)87#+.1 Moncton Swissair.

Comment *7)87#+.# Extensive communications between Moncton Centreand other aircraft 2

SWR1114 171$7*


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SWR111 171+7$1.< wo niner eight :ero9 ten tho/sand feet9 Swissair oneeleven heav%

QM 171+7)#.) "nd Swissair one eleven /h can %o/ tell me what %o/rf/el on (oard is and the n/m(er of 'assengers4

SWR111 171+7)8.? 5h roger stand(% for this.

!"W1)*+ 171ne one niner 'oint two for the Swissair one one oneheav%.

QM 17187?1.* Roger

SWR111 17187?$.? Moncton Centre good evening. Swissair one elevenheav% flight level two five fo/r descending flight leveltwo five :ero on co/rse Halifax. We are fl%ing at thetime on trac6 :ero five :ero.

HZ 17187$+.8 Swissair one eleven good evening descend to threetho/sand9 the altimeter is two nine seven nine.

SWR111 17187)1.8 "h we wo/ld 'refer at the time aro/nd /h eighttho/sand feet9 two nine eight :ero9 /ntil the ca(in isread% for the landing.SWR111

1717*ne :ero niner 'oint niner roger9 and we are t/rning left


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to heading ah north. Swissair one eleven heav%.

HZ 17#17#?.1 Swissair one eleven when %o/ have time co/ld @ havethe n/m(er of so/ls on (oard and %o/r f/el on(oard'lease for emergenc% services.

SWR111 17#17?*.1 Roger9 5h o6a%9

@ amgoing tota6e%o/... "re%o/ a(leto ta6e at/rn (ac6to theso/th ordo %o/want tosta%closer to

theair'ort4

SWR111 17#17$6a% we are a(le for a left or right t/rn towards theso/th to d/m'.

HZ 17##7*$.# Swissair oneEeleven /h roger9 /h t/rn to the ah leftheading of ah two :ero :ero degrees and ah advise mewhen %o/ are read% to d/m'. @t will (e a(o/t ten miles(efore %o/ are off the coast. o/ are still within a(o/ttwent% five miles of the air'ort.

SWR111 17##7#*.? Roger9 we are t/rning left and ah in that case weBredescending at the time onl% to ten tho/sand feet tod/m' the f/el.

HZ 17##7#.+ >6a%9 maintain one :ero tho/sand. @Bll advise %o/ when%o/ are over the water. @t will (e ver% shortl%.

SWR111 17##7?$.$ Roger

SWR111 17##7?+.# (Du bisch i dr) emergency checklist (fr) air

conditioning smoke? [Translation: (You are in the)

emergency checklist for air conditioning smoke]

HZ 17##7$#. 5h Swissair one eleven sa% again 'lease.

SWR111 17##7$).? "h9 sorr% it was not for %o/ Swissair one eleven wasas6ing internall%. @t was m% fa/lt9 sorr% a(o/t.

HZ 17##7)*.8 >6a%

HZ 17#?7??.1 Swissair oneEeleven contin/e left heading oneEeight:ero %o/Bll (e ah off the coast in a(o/t ah fifteen miles.

SWR111 17#?7?.# Roger9 left heading one eight :ero. Swissair one elevenah and maintaining at ten tho/sand feet.

HZairport if you

have to get to

the airport in a

hurry.

SWR111 17#$7*?. >6a%9 thatBs fine for /s. 0lease tell me when we can

start ah to d/m' the f/el.HZ 17#$7*8.8 >6a%.

SWR111 17#$7#8.1 Background tone2 "h Swissair one eleven. "t the time


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we m/st fl% ah man/all%. "re we cleared to fl% (etweenah ten tho/..eleven tho/sand and niner tho/sand feet4Sound of uto!ilot disconnect warbler2

HZ 17#$7?8.< Swissair one eleven %o/ can (loc6 (etween ah fivetho/sand and twelve tho/sand if %o/ wish.

SWR111 17#$7$).1

!"#!#$.#

%&issair one eleven heavy is declaring emergency

[!econd voice overla"] ('oger) &e are bet&een uh

t&elve and five thousand feet &e are declaring

emergency no& at ah time ah ero one t&o four.

[#ossible intercom sound to$ard the end of the

transmission%]

HZ 17#$7)+.* Roger.

SWR111 17#$7)+.) 3leven heav% we starting d/m' now we have to landimmediate.

HZ 17#)7**.< Swissair one eleven F/st a co/'le of miles @Bll (e rightwith %o/.

SWR111 17#)7*$.1 Roger. Sound " Probable uto!ilot disconnect warbler2

SWR111 17#)7*).$ "nd we are declaring emergenc% now Swissair oneeleven.

HZ 17#)7*8.+ Co'% that.

HZ 17#)71.# Swissair one eleven %o/ are cleared to ah commence%o/r f/el d/m' on that trac6 and advise me ah whenthe d/m' is com'lete.

HZ 17#)7$?.*

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