Turkish Airlines Flight 981 – CVR Transcript
The official CVR was naver made public. Here is a RECONSTRUCTED CVR from reliable sources based on known findings.(Line at 13:05:08 was the only verbatim line which was made public).
12:59:45 – Orly TWR – Turkish 981, cleared for takeoff, runway 02L.
12:59:50 – Captain – Cleared for takeoff, 02L, Turkish 981.
12:59:55 – First Officer – Both engines stable, flaps set at 15°.
13:00:05 – Flight Engineer – Pressurization normal; cabin altitude rising.
13:00:12 – Captain – Positive rate, gear up.
13:01:30 – First Officer – Climbing through 10,000 ft.
13:04:18 – Captain – Flight level 90, contact Roissy departure on 127.0.
13:04:25 – First Officer – Contacting Roissy, 127.0, Turkish 981.
13:04:28 – Roissy DEP – Turkish 981, roger, climb to FL 120, turn right heading 030.
13:04:35 – Captain – Climb to FL 120, heading 030, Turkish 981.
13:04:48 – Flight Engineer – Cabin altitude 8,000 ft and climbing.
13:05:02 – Undetermined – [Sudden loud bang]
13:05:04 – Flight Engineer – What was that?
13:05:06 – Captain – Mayday! Mayday! We’ve lost the cargo door!
13:05:08 – Undetermined – "the fuselage has burst"
13:05:10 – First Officer – Rapid decompression—oxygen masks deploying.
13:05:13 – Captain – Descend to 10,000 ft, emergency descent!
13:05:16 – Flight Engineer – Hydraulic pressure dropping on roll and yaw systems.
13:05:19 – Captain – Mayday! Mayday! We have no control on pitch!
13:05:22 – First Officer – Structural failure—airspeed dropping.
13:05:25 – Flight Engineer – Altitude 11,500, descending through 11,000 ft.
13:05:28 – All Voices – [Intense noise, fading into silence]
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