CVR Transcript

(Fr): in french

*: rudeness

[Background noise: Sounds of engines humming and cabin announcements]

Captain: (C) Okay, we're cleared for takeoff. Let's run through the pre-flight checklist one last time. (Fr)

First Officer: (FO) Affirmative, Captain. All systems are green. Flaps set to 5 degrees, and the autopilot is engaged. (Fr)

[Phone ringtone of the FA]

Captain: (C) Yes. What happened? (Fr)

Flight attendant: (FA) Listen, we had to get some passengers off the plane, one of them was yelling that the plane was going to explode. (Fr)

Captain: (C) Ok. But no one got hurt? (Fr)

Flight attendant: (FA) No, but I have a bad feeling. (Fr)

Captain: (C) Listen, this is normal, he must have been afraid of flying, don't worry. (Fr)

Flight attendant: (FA) Ok? (Fr)

[Sound of the captain hanging up the phone]

First Officer: (FO) What was it? (Fr)

Captain: (C) We were delayed because a passenger said out loud that the plane was going to blow up. (Fr)

First Officer: (FO) Oh.

Captain: (C) Well, we'll talk about it later, we're going to take off. (Fr)

First Officer: (FO) Ok. (Fr)

Captain: (C) Excellent. Tower, this is Volee 180 requesting permission for takeoff.

Air Traffic Control: (ATC) Volee 180, you are cleared for takeoff. Runway 27 is all yours. Have a safe flight.

Captain: (C) Roger that, Tower. Thank you. Takeoff checklist, please.

First Officer: (FO) Cabin is secure, spoilers armed, and fuel pumps are on. Transponder set to mode Charlie. (Fr)

Captain: (C) All right, we're ready to go. Let's roll. (Fr)

[Sound of engines revving]

[Sound of aircraft accelerating down the runway]

Captain: (C) V1, Rotate.

First Officer: (FO) Positive rate, gear up.

[Sound of landing gear retracting]

[Silence for a few minutes]

[Sound of loud bang]

Fire alarm (until the end of the recording)

[Sound of extreme turbulence until the end of the recording]

First Officer: (FO) Captain, what was that? (Fr)

[Multiple abnormal cabin sounds]

Cabin altitude warning (until the end of the recording)

Captain: (C) I'm not sure. Check the instruments and systems. Any warnings? (Fr)

First Officer: (FO) Engine failure! (Fr)

Captain: (C) That is nothing. (Fr)

First Officer: (FO) Depressurization alarm! (Fr)

Captain: (C) Oh (*).

Captain: (C) Mayday, mayday, mayday! This is Volee 180. We have a catastrophic engine failure. Requesting immediate assistance and emergency landing instructions.

First Officer: (FO) That person was right! (Fr)

Air Traffic Control: (ATC) Roger 180, I received a Mayday call, confirm the seriousness...

[End of recording]