United Airlines, Inc., McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-61, N8082U

8 I ___ . .

--%32-- - I APPENDIX B Personnel Information Captain Malburn A. McBroom Captain Malburn A. McBroom, 52, was employed by United Airline, Inc., on May 1, 1951. He was upgraded to captain on July 1, 1959. Captain McBroom had 27,638 total flight hours, 5,517 of which were as a captain in the DC-S. In the previous 90 days, 7 days, and 24 hours, he had 210, 18:04, and 3:38 flight hours, respectively. He had 14:40 hours of free time before reporting for this flight.

Captain McBroom holds Airline Transport Pilot Certificate No. 1006880, issued September 28, 1971. He is type rated in the Douglas DC-8 and, the Boeing 727. His first-class medical examination was passed September 22, 1978, with the limitation that the holder shall possess glasses for near vision while flying.

Captain >lcBroom p a s s e d s a t i s f a c t o r i l y h i s l a s t p r o f i c i e n c y c h e c k September 1, 1978, and his last en route check October 5. 1978.

First Office R&rick D. Beebe First Officer Rodrick D. Beebe, 45, was employed by United Airline, Inc., on He ;vas upgraded to a DC-8 first officer on June 21, 1978. First June 19, 1965.

Officer Beebe had 5,209 total flight hours, 247 of ivhich ivere as a first officer in the DC-8. In the previous 90 days, i days, and 2-1 hours, he had 182, 18:01, and 3:38 He had l-1:10 hours of iree time before reporting for flight hours, respec timely.

this flight.

First Officer Beebe holds Commercial Pilot Certificate No. l-131046, issued tie is rated in airplane multiengine land aircraft with September 15, 1975.

He also holds a rotorcraft rating. His first-class medical instrument privileges.

examination ivas pa.std October 3, 1978, with no limitations.

First Officer Beebe had his last emergency training June 24, 1978. He passed 1978, as well as his initial DC-8 en satisfactorily his proficiency check June 21, route proficiency check August 1, 1978.

Second Officer Forrest E. Mendenhall Second Officer Forrest E. hlendenhall, 41, was employed by United Air Lines, He was upgraded to a DC-8 second officer on Inc., on December 18, 1967.

Second Officer Mendenhall had 3,895 total flight hours as a January 31, 1975.

second officer, 2,263 of which were in the DC-8. In the previous 90 days, 7 days, and 24 hours, he had 179, 18:04, and 3:38 flight hours, respectively. He had 14:40 hours of free time before reporting for this flight.

Second Officer Mendenhall held Flight Engineer Certificate No. 1819179, issued February 14, 1968, with a turbojet rating. He also held Commercial Pilot, Certificate No. 1632855, issued April 22, 1965. He was rated in multi- and single- .,-- - -.__ -._-_-~----~--.. - ---.--------. - _... -. -.: --..-.-.-.-_ -.__ ---_-- ----_--_- ------ His first-class medical engine land and sea with instrument privileges.

examination was passed, with no limitations.

Second Officer Mendenhall had his last emergency training August 16, 1978.

He passed satisfactorily his proficiency check February 24, 1978, as well as his en route proficiency check December 14, 1978.

Flight Attendants Martha Joan Nancy Sandy Diane Wheeler King Bass Fralick woods Date of 7/15/64 812167 10/U/67 U/67 l/26/72 Hire Date of 10/4/42 4/16/47 Birth g/21/46 ll/19/45 5/14/49 Date oi 8/19/64 g/6/67 11/15/67 12/6/67 Init ial 2/24/72 Training Date llost 4/20/78 6/16/78 u/19/78 ll/Ll/7 8 Recent 3/T/78 Recurrent Emerg Tng

I ,, -34- *. -__ * * APPENDIX C Aircraft Information Aircraft N8082U, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61, serial No. 45972, was owned and operated by United Airline, Inc. It was manufactured May 22, 1968, and delivered to United Airlines cn that date.

At the time of the accident the aircraft’ s operating hours and maintenance inspections were as follows: Hours to Maximum Total Hours Since Next overhaul/ Hours Overhaul inqec tion I, L i m i t s Aircraft 21,245:43 3,754:17 33,114:33 -25.000 1,78 1:49 3,boo Inspection Ck 456:49 1,675 Inspection Kk 366:03 400 Inspection Bk AK 16:03 In-Tee tion ESGISES - Pratt A \\‘ hitnev JT3D-3B I T-so Flight Hours since Date j Installed IlOUl-S Cvcles Installed ‘ !

29.305: 28 11,266 1,228:-A3 ‘ t) So. 1 Engine 8-8-78 S/N 669234 11,897 59T:43 $0. 2 Engine 10-24-73 X.685:28 S/N 669312 2,933:33 1-19-78 31,080:28 11,821 So. 3 Engine S/N 613929 14,540 3,367:43 So. -1 Engine 11-26-77 31,640: 28 S/N 64-1806 . ___ .-,-. __. ----- ------ -. --,--_-_.- .__.~.__ - - -.-rr.-~ ._-.. .- . . .Tr- - -. i ----T-Lc-. __.

‘ -.--Y--..- _ _ __.__ __ -.‘ ---. -.-..- c -*.,-- r -, --cl& ._.. -.- :.y . . ‘ -. L’ ..~ .;’ - - ------ - 4 --__- .---..-..

. - .-a - ....,L.--*.C _ -I- IL:“ 4..-&...z’ -.-~ -- APPENDIX D TRANSCRIPT OF A SUNDSTKAND V557 COCKPIT VOICE RECORLJER SERIAL NO. 1427 REMOVED FROM THE UNITED AIRLINES DC-8 WHICH WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT PORTLAND, OREGON ON DECEMBER 28,1978 THE TIME IS IN PACIFIC STANDARD TISIE LEGEND CA,!4 Cockpit area microphone voice or sound source RDO Radio transmission from -1 Voice iderltifi ed as Captain - 2 Voice identified as First Officer - 3 Voice identified as Flight Engineer - 4 Voice identified as off duty Captain -5 Voice identified as Flight Att mdant -?

Voice unidentifi e-d UNK Unknown * Unintelligible word li Nonpertinent word x Nonpertinent text 5% Drak in continuity ( > Questionable text Editorial insertion (( 1) --- Pause PA Portland Approach Control Cb U n i t e d C o m p a n y VHF VHF Radio x x x Nonpertinent aircraft or facility call PD Portland Departures TWR Portland Tower

‘ a -__ ‘ , \ -- -36- APPENDIX D A I R - G R O U N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N S I N T R A - C O C K P I T TIME dr TNE & C O N T E N T SOURCE C O N T E N T SOUKCE

t

How you doing (Dory)?

Ke’ re ready for your announce- ment (Do) you have the signal for not evacuate also the signal X X X for protective position.

Thar’ s rhe only rh:ngs I need from ycu right nou’ Okav ah, u bar u ould you do? Have you g21 any suggesr:3ns abou: -hm !o brace?

u ‘ Xanr to do II on :hc PA?

I - - - I’ ll b e honncst uith hcu, I’ ve ncvm had one of thee 3eiore --- .lIy firs1 you know --- l All rlghr, u,hat \;e’ ll do IS u,e’ ll have

FrOs11e oh shout 3 couple of miflUiC5

before touchdown signal for brace posItIon 17$5:flb RDO-2 Left I’ *‘ 0 tu’ cnty one seventy three heavy CA.\\-5 Okay, he’ ll come on rhc PA CAh4-I and then ah --- CA.\l-5 And if you don’ t want Us to evacuate what’ s are you gonna say 1745:09 We’ ll either use the PA or we’ ll stand C A M - I in the door and hollar C A M - 5 Okay, one or the other, ah we’ re reseating passengers right now and all the cabin lights are full up . ..‘ .*. ,-,e.

I .

I..._, .,_ . ._.

.y: .-!! . .

__ ,<-‘ -“ - - .._.. . - - --- - ;-” --

-’ .--, ._ _.

-37 - APPENDIX D A I R - G R O U N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N S I N T R A - C O C K P I T TIME dc TIME k SOURCE C O N T E N T SOURCE C O N T E N T CAhl-I O k a y C A M - 5 W ill go take it from there C A M - I All right 1745:23 CAXl-5 We’ re ready for your announce- ment any time 1745:43 CAA1-3 I can see the red indicators from here, ya know but I can’ t tell l l if there’ s anything lincd up.

Cause I only gor this thing to shine down there CAL\- 3 l l l all the way down 1746:21 X X X CAM- 3 Last guy to leave has gotta turn the battery external power switch

Off

CA.Li-?

You’ re right l C?Al-?

l CAhl-?

- 1746:52 CAhl-2 How much fuel we got Frostie?

C A M - 3 Five thousand -_ C A M - 2 O k a y 1748:00 CAiM-4 Gonna get us a spare flashlight C A M - 5 Sir?

C A M - 4 ‘ Conna get us a spare flashlight 1748:17 C A M - 4 Less than three weeks, three weeks t o r e t i r e m e n t y o u b e t t e r g e t m e o u t t a h e r e

APPENDIX D A I R - G R O U N D COMh4UNICATIONS I N T R A - C O C K P I T TIhlE & T I M E & SOURCE C O N T E N T SOURCE C O N T E N T 1748:ll Thing to remember is don’ t worry C A M - I C A M - ? What?

CALI- Thing to remember is don’ t worry 1748:21 CA.l\-4 Yeah CA.\l-O If I might make a suggest eon --- You should put your coats on - - - Both for your protcctlon and so you’ ll be noticecl so they’ ll know who you are 1745:33 C.?.\l-I Oh that’ s oka) C,A\!-L But If it gets, 11 11 gets hot II sure is nice to not have bare ‘ r::?s I74S:OO PA Unltcd one scvcnlj rhree heavy, traffic clcim C.A\!-I Yesh o’ clock f~\e rn~lu ror:?

Sound i’ FX Cod c l-.‘ r,kno,~ n 174s:43 CA.\\-I But if anything goes u’ rong bou lust 171;5:45 charge back there and get !‘ our ass RDO-2 Yeah, \ce’ ve got sorn&oc~y o f f , O k a y out there PA me ‘ Kay -- CA.lI-4 Yaah CAXI-4 I told, I told the gal, put mc where she wants me, I think she wants me at a wing exit CAX4-I Okay fine, thank you (We better turn around and head west) C A M - 2

. ___ -_. .--- - - . .- 0 ( _._. . , N -- -39- APPENDIX D A I R - G R O U N D COh~MUNICATIONS I N T K A - C O C K P I T TIhtE & T I M E & C O N T E N T SOURCE SOURCE CONTENT 1748:54 C A M - 2 Ah, what’ s the fuel show now, buddy?

1748:56 CAI\I-I F i v e C A M - 2 F i v e CA.iI-3 (The lights in the fuel punlp ---1 1749:oo CA.\\-1 That’ s about right, the feed pumps are starting to blink

xxx

C/1X1-?

That lights too big to shine down there c .A.!\ - ? Yeoh CAhl-?

Slaybe l l CA.\l-?

You can always get a l X X X United one seventy three PA heavy turn left heading one six zero Okay, left one six zero R D O - 2 You got one seven three heavy 1749:45 CAXI-?

ilain gear back there C A M - ?

Yeah both of them appear to be down and locked * * 1749:50 That guy’ s out there about R D O - 2 nine thirty, now is that r i g h t ?

-4o- APPENDIX D A I R - G R O U N D COI’ .~L!UNICATIONS I N T R A - C O C K P I T TIME & T I M E & SOURCE C O N T E N T SOURCE C O N T E N T 1749:53 Say again PA 1749:55 Ah, traf f it’ s out R D O - 2 There about nlnc thirty now.?

1749:57 CA&!-? l I see him PA Ah no, he’ s about SIX o’ clock now ihe one that I called earllc-r, now you got another 3sout nine ;Fl;rty, d:30<: five rnilcs c~rcl:r,g 175rJ:17 R L X - 2 I7 SO:16 CA.\i-I Okay CAhl-I Hay, Frost le C/Ul- 3 CA.\l-I Give us 3 current card on weight figure sbou: another fifteen minutes 1750:30

xxx

CA,\I-3 Fifteen minutes?

Yeah, give us three or four CAhl-I thousand pounds on. top of zero fuel weight C A M - 3 N o t e n o u g h 1750:34 Fifteen minutes is gonna --- really C A M - 3 run us low on fuel here 1750:35 PA United one seventy C A M - ? R i g h t t h r e e -45. APPENDIX D A I R - G R O U N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N S I N T R A - C O C K P I T T I M E & TI5IE Er - S O U R C E C O N T E N T SOURCE C O N T E N T C A M - I O k a y CAAI-I Do you want to run through the approach descent, yourself?

1754:19 CA:\l-I U n i t e d o n e So you (don’ t forget something) PA seventy three heavy traffic at twelve CASl- 3 o’ clock Yes, sir a half a mile 1754:23 Yeah we got it RDO-2 down belou 1754~27 CAX1-2 He’ s going to have the company call out the equipment?

1754:31 CAhl-I U’ e’ ll (call) dispatch In San Francisco and maintenace doaxn there will

xxx

handle it that way so u’ e don’ t get it all over local radio The ramp here is going to back it up by getting the crash equipment. How many people and all that?

CAhl-I When we get done back there then 1’ 11 tell them what we’ re going to do, so we don’ t end up with about a million rubber neckers o u t t h e r e .

1755:04 C A M - 3 Okay, approach descent check is c o m p l e t e

APPENDIX D -46- A I R - G R O U N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N S I N T R A - C O C K P I T TI.VE t?i TWE & SOURCE C O N T E N T C O N T E N T SOURCE 1755:13 Okay, check the new ATIS is C A M - I d e l t a What I need is the wind, really CA.!!-1 VHF Portland International Information delta Portland u,cather four thousand f ive hundred scattered visibility three zero t ernperatur e three zero, de.& point one three urnds three !our zero degrees at s c!g.tt 3li:mete: tb,:ce zero one SIX 175S:Sl Wind is three forty at eight CASI-3 17)5:55 CA.\\-1 Okay CA.\t- I You want to be sure the flight Sgs and all that // are stowed l l l fastened, why don’ t you put all you: books in your bag over there, ROC.

.x x x

1756:S3 How much fuel you got now?

CAhI-2 1757:02 PA ., One seventy three heavy C A U - 3 Four, four --- thousand --- in turn left two eight five each --- pounds 1757:06 R D O - 2 Two eight five one seventy CAM- 2 O k a y l three heavy 1757:21 you might just take Y o u m i g h t - - - C A M - I a walk back through the cabin and kinda see how things are going Okay?

- . -. _ -. v _ ____ . _-- -. _----.. _ . _ . ’ __-- ( .

Qy -- APPENDIX D -470 A I R - G R O U N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N S INTIIA-COCKPIT T I M E 6: T I M E & SOURCE GONTENT C O N T E N T SOUHCE 1757:30 CAhj-I I don’ t want to, 1 don’ t want to hurry, em but I’ d like to do it in another oh, ten minutes (or so) CA.jI-3 Yeah, 1’ 11 see if its, --- get us ready 1758:lS CAXI-2 If u*e do indeed --- have IO evacuafe assuming that none of us are inca- pacitated. You’ re going 10 take care of the shutdou.n, right.

1755:28 CA.\!-2 Parking brakes, spoilers a”d flaps, fuel shut off levels, fire handles, battery switch and all thqt l l 1755:3s CA\\-t You just haul ass back rhere and do whatever needs doing 1 think that Jones is a pretty level CA.\\-1 headed gal, and 1758:45 CAh\-2 Pardon?

CA.\\-] I think that “A” Stew is a pretty level headed gal, and sounds like she knows what she’ s doing and CAL\-I l l been around for a while, I’ m sure Duke will help out 1800:15 CAL\-2 We’ re not gonna have any antiskid p r o t e c t i o n , e i t h e r xxx 1800:24 C A M - I Well, I think the antiskid is working, it’ s just the lights that ain’ t working

* ’ _. -. , .

\\ -’ 4 8 - APPENDIX D I N T R A - C O C K P I T A I R - G R O U N D COMh9UNICATIONS TI.VE 6( T I M E & C O N T E N T SOURCE C O N T E N T SOURCE 1800:33 C A M - 2 That light go off when you push the circuit breaker in?

C A M - I Yeah C A M - 2 Oh, it did C A M - J Yeah X X X CA,\\-2 Oh ISOO:42 CA.!!-I I won’ t use much breaking we’ ll just let it roll out easy l l 1800:50 CAhI-2 You plan to land as slow as you can with the power on?

Ah, I think about ref or there CA,\:- I abouts try and hold the nose wheel off, I’ m, I’ m tempted to turn off the automatic spoilers to keep it from pitching down, but lets try and catch it ISr,I:l2 P:I United one seventy three heavy turn left heading one niner five 1501:15 R D O - 2 Left one niner five one seven three heavy . .

1801:34 C A M - 3 (You’ ve got) another two or three m i n u t e s C A M - I O k a y - - - How are the people 1801:39 C A M - 3 Well, they’ re pretty calm and cool a h - - - some of em are obviously n e r v o u s , a h - - - but for the most part they’ re taking it in stride --- t h e y - - - -49- I N T R A - C O C K P I T T I M E & TIME bc SOURCE SOURCE C O N T E N T C O N T E N T CAlI- 3 I ah stopped and reassured a couple of them, they seemed a little bit more --- more anxious than some of the others 1802:OS CA,\l-I Okay, well about two minutes before i landing that will be about four miles out, just pick up the mike --- the PA and say assume the brace position CA.\l- 3 Okay lSO2:22 Crl.\l- 3 G’ e got about three on the fuel (and ’ that’ s it) lSO2:2S CA.\!-I Okay, on the touch down if the gear folds or something really jumps the track, get those boost pump off so that --- you might even get the valves open.

lSC2:44 United one seventy three PA heavy did you figure anything out yet about how much longer?

1802:49 Yeah, we, ah, have indication R D O - 2 our gear is abnormal it’ ll be our intention in about five minutes to land on two eight left, we would like the equipment standing by, our indication are the gear is down and locked, we’ ve got our people prepared for an evacuation in the event that should become necessary 1803:14 Seventy three heavy, okay P A advise when you’ d like to begin your approach I

l í _ -_. , \\ -- -SO- APPENDIX D AIR-GROUND COMMUNICATIONS INTRA-COCKPIT TIVE dr T I M E & C O N T E N T CONTENT SOURCE SOURCE 1803:17 Very well, they’ ve about R D O - I finished in the cabin -- - I’ d guess about another three, four, five minutes - I 1303:23 United one seven three PA heavy, if you could, ah, give me souls on board and amount of fuel 1503:29 CA\\- 3 One seventy two plus, ah 1803:30 One seven two an about R D O - I four thousand well, make 11 three thousand pounds of fuel Thank you PA CA.%\- 3 Plus six laps 1803:33 R D O - I Okay, and you can add to that one seventy lwo plus six laps, infants CA,%\-2 I think he wants souls on board, he wants crew members and everything CA,\!-3 Ah, that right, he does, doesn’ t he?

1803:58 CAIM-3 Ah, five, three, eight, nine CAhI-3 Eight, i’ sn’ t it?

C A M - I Well, okay 1804:04 CAM-2 One eighty five C A M - I There’ s one check that we missed xxx CAM-?

What

APPENDIX D & R - G R O U N D COhlhlUNICATIONS INTRA-COCKPIT TIME & TIhlE h SOURCE CONTENT SOURCE CONTENT CAhl-I Checking the gear warning horn CAM-? l right CAM-? r i g h t C A M - I r i g h t C A M - ? r i g h t 1804:44 CAJI-I How do we do that?

CAhl-2 What we gotta do is get us past flaps t h i r t y f i v e l CALI- Thirty five what happens when you close the throttles (any idea)?

C A M - 2 You can do that too, it’ ll be one or t h r e e 1804:59 CA!vI-I Yeah 1805:08 C A M - 2 But we con? tell with that breaker out I guess C A M - 3 Yeah C A M - I Push the breaker momentarily C A M - I Ready?

C A M - 3 Yeah 1805:26 C A M - 3 Okay, pull the breaker?

C A M - I Yeah 1805:35 C A M - 3 Okay, now we won’ t have the spoiler pump automatic spoilers 1805~39 C A M - l Yes we will .

.

-- .

.

-. .

APPENDIX D -52- A I R - G R O U N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N S I N T R A - C O C K P I T I TIME h T I M E & CONTENT SOURCE CONTENT SOURCE C A M - 3 The antiskid?

CAhl-I Well, wait a minute, I think the systems totally normal.

Indications are what they are because the circuit breakers popped CA,\l- 3 Yeah CA11-2 Right CA\l- 3 ilight 1sos:Yl CA.\l-I Should have antiskid automatic spoilers and all that, ue may not get ground shift because of mechanical ground shift problems 1506:04 Ch,hl- 2 U’ ell, ah (let’ s have me) standby the boilers, spoilers anyway If we don’ t get em, u hy I can - - - 1506:lO CA,hl- I I think if we get the antiskid fall light is off we’ ll get the automatic spo~lcrs ISC6:13 United one seven three PA heavy turn left heading zci.0 five zero CA,\; ((Sound of cabin door)) 1806:lV C A M - I How you doing?

1806:21 Left to zero five zero, R D O - 2 CA,M- 5 Well, I think we’ re ready United one seventy three heavy 1806:23 PA R o g e r C A M - I O k a y

APPENDIX D -53- A I R - G R O U N D COhlhlUNICATIONS I N T R A - C O C K P I T TIVE dt , T I M E & C O N T E N T SOURCE C O N T E N T SOURCE C A M - 5 We’ ve reseated, they’ ve assigned helpers and showed people how to open exits and ah, CAlI- Okay ‘ tie have they’ ve told me they’ ve CA,!f-5 got able bodied men by the windows CA’ x\-5 The captain’ s in the very first row of coach after the galley l pull out wInlows *I CA.Il-? Any invalids (* 1806:34 CALI-S He’ s going to take that that middle galley door its not that far from the window CA.\\-? Yeah l l l CA.Il-?

l CA.V-?

CA.ll-I Okay we’ re going to go in now, we should be landing in about five minutes CAL!-(3/2) I think you just lost nurnber four buddy, you --- C A M - 5 Okay, I’ ll make the five minute .

announce, announcement, I’ ll go I’ m sitting down now C A M - 2 Better get some cross feeds open there or something C A M - 3 O k a y C A M - 5 A l l righty 1806:46 CAM-2 We’ re goin to lose an engine buddy !

C A M - l Why?

:

APPENDIX D INTKA-COCKPIT AIR-GROUND COMMUNICATIONS TIME & TIME 8 SOURCE CONTENT SOURCE CONTENT 1806:49 CAM-2 We’ re losing an engine CALi- l l l ((Voice fading out)) CA.\l-I Why 1506:52 CA.I\-2 Fuel CA.\\-2 Open the crossfeeds, man CA\!-1 Open the crossfeecs there or something ((sirnuitaneous *+vith above)) 1806:S5 CA.\\-3 Showing iumes CA.\\-2 (Think, maybe we) CA.\!-1 Showing a thousand or better 1 X07:00 CA.t1-2 I don’ t think its in there CA.\{-3 Showing three thousand isn’ t it CAh!-I Okay, it, its a 1X07:06 C A M - 2 Its flamed out 1807:12 I Uniied one seven three RDO-I would like clearance for I an approach into two eight left, now 1807:17 PA United one seventy three heavy, ok, roll out heading zero one zero --- be a vector to the visual run- way two eight left and ah, I you can report when you have the airport in sight suitable for a visual approach.

. *_ _., .

\\ -- 35- APPENDIX D I N T R A - C O C K P I T A I R - G R O U N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N S T I M E & T I M E & SOURCE C O N T E N T SOURCE C O N T E N T 1807:25 RDO-I Very well 1807:27 CAhl-3 U’ e’ re going to lose number three in a minute too CAL\-I Well 1807:31 CAlI- 3 CAll- I You gor a thousand pounds, you got

(0

CA.\\-3 Five rhousand in there, buddy, but we lost rf CA\!-1 ,411 rrght 1507:3s CA\1-3 Are you getting II back ISO7:?3 CA\\-2 So, nurnbcr four, you got that crossfeec open?

lSO7:41 CA.jl-3 INO, I haven’ t got it open, which one 1807:42 CAL\-I Open em both, II get some fuel in there C A M - I Got some fuel pressure?

C A M - 3 Yes, sir 1807:48 C A M - I Rotation now she’ s coming 1807:52 C A M - l Okay, watch one and two C A M - I We’ re showing down to zero or a thousand ’ i C A M - 3 Yeah :

APPENDIX D -560 I N T R A - C O C K P I T A I R - G R O U N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N S I TIME dr TIME h C O N T E N T C O N T E N T SOURCE SOURCE C A M - I On number one C A M - 3 R i g h t 1808: 18 CA,M-2 Still not getting it 1808:ll

CA,\!-1 xxx

Well, open all four crossfeeds CA,\4-3 All four?

C.A:\l-I Yeah 150X:14 CAdit- All right now, IIS coming 1SO8:19 CA.\1-2 It’ s going to be D on approach though CA:\\-?

Yeah 190X:42 CA,\\-1 Y o u gotta keep em running, Frostie

xxx

CAL1-3 Yes, sir 1508:45 CAV-2 Get this # on the ground CA.ti-3 Yeah 1808:50 United one seven three has CAhl-3 It’ s showing not very much R D O - I got the field in sight now m o r e f u e l and we’ d like an ASR to ten left er two eight left 1808:58 P A Okay, United one seventy three heavy, maintain five thousand 1809:03 hlaintain five R D O - I

. ‘ _ -., .

\\ -- APPENDIX D -57- A I R - G R O U N D C O M M U N I C A T I O N S I N T R A - C O C K P I T TIME & T161E 6: C O N T E N T SOURCE C O N T E N T SOURCE 1809:16 CAXI-3 We’ re down to one on the totalizer 1309:17 CA.\\-3 Number two is empty 1899: 21 RlIO-I United ah, one seven three is goint to turn toward the airport and come on in lSO9:27 PA Okay now you want to do II on a visual is that what you want?

CA\\-2 Yeah lSrJ9:32 Yeah RDO-I ISO9:33 PA Okay United one seventy three heavy ah turn left heading three six zero and verify you do have the airport in sight 1909:39 RI-IO-2 W,e do have the airport in sight, one six three heavy elt one seven three heavy 1809:42 PA One seven three heavy is cleared visual approach runway two eight left 1809:45 R D O - 2 Cleared visual two eight 1 e f t C A M - I Yeah ((Sound of spool down)) 1809:51 i CA,&!-2 You want the ILS on there Buddy .

.

-- I , -- .

APPENDIX D AIR-GROUND COh4MUNICATIONS INTRA-COCKPIT I TIME dc TIhIE dr CONTENT SOURCE CONTENT SOURCE CAhl-I Well x x x CAhl-2 It’ s not going to do you any good now CAL!-1 No, we’ ll get that Il warning thing if we do 1810:17 CAX\-I Ah, reset that circuit breaker momentarily, see if we get gear lights 1X10:24 CA.V-I Yeah, the nose gears down CA.%\-3 O f f CAL{-I Yeah 1X10:33 CA.\l-I About the time you give Ihat brace position CAL!- 3 You say now C A M - I No, no but when you do push that circuit breaker in 1810:43 C A M - 3 Yes, sir I X10:47 Ho-w far you show us from R D O - I the field?

1810:51 Ah, I’ d call it eighteen PA flying miles 1810:54 RDO-I All right 1810:59 C A M - 3 Boy, that fuel sure went to hell all of a sudden, I told you we had four

’ ’ ___ . , APPENDIX D -59- I N T R A - C O C K P I T A I R - G R O U N D COMhlUNICATIONS TIME & TIME & SOURCE C O N T E N T SOURCE C O N T E N T 1811:lS CAV-I There’ s ah, kind of an interstate high --- way type thing along that bank on the river in case we’ re s h o r t xxx .

1812:03 CA.il-? O k a y I812:Ob CA’ .!-1 ihat’ s Troutdale over there ZDOU~ six of one half d dozen of the other I812:22 CA.\!-2 Let’ s take the shortest route to the arrporr 1812:42 RDO-I \Vhat’ s our distance now?

lSI2:45 PA Twelve flying miles 1812:CS CA.\\-?

Well, l l 1812:SO R D O - I Okay 1812:52 -_ CAhl-I About three minutes C A M - I Four CAhl-?

(Yeah) xxx

1813:21 C A M - 3 We’ ve lost two engines guys C A M - 2 Sir?

1813:25 C A M - 3

We just lost two engines, one

I

and two

-6O- APPENDIX D A I R - G R O U N D COMhlUNICATIONS INTRA-COCKPIT TIME dr TIME Jr CONTENT SOURCE CONTENT SOURCE 1813:28 CAM- 2 You got all the pumps on and everything 1813:29 United one ieyenty three PA heavy contact Porrland tower one one eight point seven, you’ re about eight or niner flying miles from the airport CA.\4-3 Yep 1513:35 Okay, elghtcen seven RDO-2 Have a good one PA 1813:38 CA,\\-1 They’ re all going , 1813:41 CAX{-I We can’ t make Troutdalc 1813:43 CA.\!-2 We can’ t make anything 1813:46 CA.\\-1 Okay, declare a maydab lS13:50 Portland tower United one RDO-2 seventy three heavy hlayday we’ re the engines are flaming out, we’ re going down, we’ re not going to be able 10 make the airport 1813:58 TWR United one 18 1 WS((impact with transmission lines as derived from tower tape.)) 1813:59 TWR ((end of tape))