8 June 1995 - Valujet 597 At about 19.08h EDT Flight VJA 597 (Atlanta-Miami) took off from runway 27R. During the take-off roll a loud bang was heard, and the crew of a following aircraft informed the ValuJet crew that they had an engine fire. The take-off was aborted immediately, but shrapnel form the uncontained engine failure penetrated the right engine main fuel line. A cabin fire erupted from the fuel that was sprayed out of the fuel line. The DC-9 was stopped on the runway, and the occupants evacuated through the forward doors and the over wing exits. The engine failed due to a fatigue crack that had originated at a small corrosion pit on the 7th stage HP compressor disk. The corrosion had not been detected when the effected part had been inspected during overhaul by THY in 1991.
Legenda:
RDO: Radio transmission from accident aircraft
CAM: Cockpit area microphone voice or sound source
INT: Transmissions over aircraft interphone system
ATIS: Radio transmission from Atlanta Departure ATIS
GND: Transmission received from Atlanta south ground control
TWR: Transmission received from Atlanta tower
PA: Transmission made over airacraft public address system
CLR: Radio transmission from Atlanta clearance delivery
TR-?: Radio transmission from unidentified aircraft
-1: Voice identified as Pilot-in-Command (PIC)
-2: Voice identified as Co-Pilot
-3: Voice identified as 1st female Flight Attendant
-4: Voice identified as 2nd female Flight Attendant
-5: Voice identified as female ground agent
-6: Voice identified as male ground agent
-?: Voice unidentified
*: Unintelligible word
@: Non pertinent word
#: Expletive
%: Break in continuity
( ): Questionable insertion
[ ]: Editorial insertion
....: Pause
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1902: 25
{25: 20}RDO- 2 Atlanta ground, Critter five ninety seven approaching four south with Tango. 1902: 31
{25: 26}GND Critter five ninety seven Atlanta ground, taxi to runway two seven right via Mike. 1902: 34
{25: 29}RDO- 2 two seven right via Mike, Critter five ninety seven. 1902: 42
{25: 37}CAM- 1 flaps five *** check list. 1902: 43
{25: 38}CAM- 2 flaps five. 1902: 56
{25: 51}CAM- 2 data and bugs? 1902: 57
{25: 52}CAM- 1 alright I see *** do you agree? 1903: 49
{26: 44}CAM- 2 trim controls? 1903: 51
{26: 46}CAM- 1 set and, 1903: 55
{26: 50}CAM [sound similar to stabilizer trim in motion] 1904: 15
{27: 10}CAM- 1 set and six. 1904: 18
{27: 13}CAM [unintelligible conversation between pilot and flight attendant] 1904: 45
{27: 40}CAM- 1 looks like we're gonna get right outta here. 1904: 50
{27: 45}CAM- 1 five flaps, one thirty uh, ten thousand feet, heading whatever they give us, * nine five. 1905: 22
{28: 17}CAM [several unintelligible comments between pilots] 1905: 45
{28: 40}CAM- 2 hey Meg. 1905: 50
{28: 45}CAM- 3 what, yes sir. 1905: 51
{28: 46}CAM- 2 * the mark of a true faithful if you can keep talking like that. 1906: 02
{28: 57}TWR Critter five ninety seven Atlanta tower runway two seven right, taxi into position and hold. 1906: 04
{28: 59}RDO- 2 position and hold two seven right, Critter five ninety seven. 1906: 09
{29: 04}PA- 2 flight attendants take your seats for departure. 1906: 21
{29: 16}CAM- 2 anti- skid? 1906: 22
{29: 17}CAM- 1 yep. 1906: 29
{29: 24}CAM- 2 cockpit door? locked. 1906: 30
{29: 25}CAM- 2 ignition? on. 1906: 30
{29: 25}CAM- 2 APU? off. 1906: 31
{29: 26}CAM- 2 flight attendant signal? given. 1906: 32
{29: 27}CAM- 2 anti- skid? is armed. 1906: 33
{29: 28}CAM- 2 TCAS transponder? TA RA. 1906: 34
{29: 29}CAM- 2 pneumatic cross- feeds? closed. 1906: 35
{29: 30}CAM- 2 annunciator panel? checked. 1906: 36
{29: 31}CAM- 2 takeoff briefing? accomplished. before takeoff checklist complete. 1907: 34
{30: 29}TWR Critter five ninety seven middle marker turn left heading two five zero, runway two seven right, cleared for takeoff. 1907: 39
{30: 34}RDO- 2 two five zero at the marker, cleared for takeoff two seven right, Critter five ninety seven. 1907: 45
{30: 40}CAM [sound similar to increase in engine RPM] 1907: 54
{30: 49}CAM-? * here * . 1907: 58
{30: 53}CAM [one second interruption in CVR audio] 1907: 58
{30: 53}CAM [repetitive thumping sounds lasting for three seconds] 1908: 00
{30: 55}TR-? ValuJet rolling on the runway you got a fire in the right engine. 1908: 02
{30: 57RDO- 2 Critter five ninety seven understand we have a fire in the right engine. we'll be stopping here on the runway. 1908: 06
{31: 01}TWR five ninety seven roger, do you need the equipment? 1908:08
{31:03}CAM-3 **. 1908:08
{31:03}CAM-1 OK. 1908:09
{31:04}CAM-1 yes, roll the equipment. 1908:10
{31:05}RDO-2 affirmative, roll the equipment, roll the equipment. 1908:10
{31:05}CAM [sound of commotion from passenger cabin] 1908:15
{31:10}PA-3 flight attendant, ladies and gentlemen, please wait until the plane comes, ladies. 1908:20
{31:15}CAM [sound similar to engine decreasing in RPM] 1908:21
{31:16}END of RECORDING
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