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

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: 57
RDO- 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}
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