# Korean Air Flight 801 - Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB)/Cockpit Voice Recorder Transcript

​ Appendix B
Cockpit Voice Recorder Transcript
The following is a transcript of the Fairchild model A-100A CVR installed on Korean Air flight 801 (a Boeing 747-300, HL7468), which crashed while approaching Guam International Airport on August 6, 1997.
The CVR transcript reflects the final 31 minutes 1 second of the accident flight. Times are expressed in coordinated universal time (UTC time), which is 10 hours behind Guam local time. Only radio transmissions to and from the accident airplane were transcribed. Items that were stated either partially or completely in the Korean language are shown as two entries. The first, in bold type, is translated into the English language. The second is typed as if it were spoken in Korean and/or English. Items with only one entry were spoken entirely in English.
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| CAM | Cockpit area microphone voice or sound source |
| RDO | Radio transmission from accident aircraft |
| NAV | Navigation signal identifiers heard through aircraft audio system |
| PA | Voice transmitted over aircraft public address system |
| CTR | Radio transmission from Guam center controller |
| TWR | Radio transmission from Guam tower controller |
| GPWS | Voice identified as aircraft mechanical voice |
| .? | Voice unidentified |
| . | Unintelligible word |
| # | Expletive |
| --- | Break in continuity |
| | Questionable insertion |
| | Editorial insertion |
| ..... | Pause |
| INTRA-COCKPIT COMMUNICATION | INTRA-COCKPIT COMMUNICATION | AIR-GROUND COMMUNICATION | AIR-GROUND COMMUNICATION |
| TIME & SOURCE | CONTENT | TIME & SOURCE | CONTENT |
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| 1511:42 |
| . | . | 1511:42 NAV | [sound of AJA NDB and the NIMITZ VOR signals through end of recording] |
| 1511:52 CAM-? | [several unintelligible words] |
| 1511:51 CAM-1 | I will give you a short briefing .. ILS is one one zero three .. NIMITZ VOR is one one five three, the course is six, when we are in the visual approach, as I said before, set the VOR on number two and maintain the VOR. for the TOD, I will add three miles from the VOR, and start descent when we're about one hundred fifty miles out. I will add some more speed above the target speed. well everything else is all right. in case of go-around, since it is VFR, while staying visual and turning to the right . . . , request a radar vector. if not, we have to go to FLAKE ... turn towards FLAKE ... turning towards a course zero six two outbound heading two four two and hold as published. since the localizer ground slope is out, MDA is five hundred sixty feet and HAT is three hundred four feet. it was a little lengthy. this concludes my landing briefing. 아, 간단히 말쑴드리겠습니다. ILS가 110.3, ​ |
| | NIMITZ VOR 115.3, course 063, 시정 6 이라니까 visual 되면, 음. . (아까 이야기 했던대로.. . . 어- -, VOR NO 2 는 VOR 계속 set해 주시고. . . VOR plus 3 되는대로, TOD (잡고?) 내려가갰습니다. 3 more 하므로 한 . . 백오십오 마일 정도부터 내려갈깨요. 음. . 항공기가 속도 즐으면 확 멀이지니까, 스피드좀 내겠습니다. 음. . 다른 것은 큰 지장없지요? 만일에 go around 하게되면은 VFR 이니까 그냥 visual 로 두는 상태여야지 . . . . 에서 right turn 해서 들어가면서. . ., 어. . . radar vector 요구하든지, 어 . . 그렇게하고 . . . 바로 그렇지 않으면 지금 FLAKE 로 들어가야 하니까, FLAKE 쪽으로 들어가 가지고 turn course 062. 음. .outbound heading 242 로 holding 하면 되갰습니다. localizer glide slope 이 out 되어 있기 때문에 MDA는 560 feet이고 HAT는 304 feet, 아휴. . . 브리핑 양이 너무 많았습니다. 이상입니다. |
| 1513:06 CAM | [sound of cough or sneeze] 음. . . |
| 1513:33 CAM-1 | we better start descent. 자, 이제 내려가지요.131313 |
| 1513:35 CAM-2 | yes. 네 |
| 1513:35 CAM | [sound of several clicks] ​ |
| . | . | 1513:40 RDO-2 | and Guam center .. Korean eight zero one leaving level four one two thousand six hundred. |
| . | . | 1513:44 CTR | Korean air eight zero one roger. |
| 1513:58 CAM | [sound similar to that of seat movement] |
| 1514:30 CAM | [sound of several clicks] |
| 1514:32 CAM | [sound similar to that of seat movement] |
| 1514:35 CAM-3 | here it is, landing data card. 자, 여기 있습니다, 랜딩 데이타 카드. |
| 1514:37 CAM-1 | O.K. thank you |
| 1514:41 CAM | [sound of several clicks] |
| 1514:55 CAM-1 | alitmeter two niner eight six, one hundred thirty four knots [several unintelligible words] |
| 1515:17 CAM | [sound of several clicks] |
| 1515:54 CAM | [sound similar to that of seat movement] ​ |
| 1516:57 CAM-1 | there is bunch of something. 뭐가 많이있다. |
| 1518:27 CAM-? | there . . . [several unintelligible words] 저기. . . (불분명) |
| 1519:22 CAM | [break in CVR audio, similar to that of tape splice] |
| 1520:01 CAM-1 | if this round trip is more than a nine hour trip, we might get a little something. with eight hours, we get nothing. eight hours do not help us at all. 이거 뭐. . 왕복해가지고, 한 . .아흡시간 나와야 . . 뭐 조금이라도 있는 것 아니아. 이것 여멃시간 나오면 말짱 헛 일 아니야. 여덟시간 가지곤 아무 도움도 안되는것. |
| 1520:20 CAM-1 | they make us work to maximum, up to maximum . . . 아이구. maximum으로 고생시키는 구나, maximum 으로 . . . ​ |
| 1520:28 CAM-1 | probably, this way (unintelligble words), hotel expenses will be saved for cabin crews, and maximise the flight hours. anyway, they make us (B747) classic guys work to maximum. 이게 아마, 왜이래 되면 (알아 들을 수 없는 말 ..), cabin승무원들 호텔비 않들어 가지요. 비행시간 maximum으로 태우죠. 그래서, normal jumbo 만 잡아먹는 거야. |
| 1520:35 CAM | [sound similar to that of seat movement] |
| 1521:13 CAM-1 | eh.... really .... sleepy . . . (unintelligble words) 어. . . 정말로. . 졸려서. . . (불분명) |
| 1521:15 CAM-2 | of course 그럼요. |
| 1521:59 CAM-2 | captain, Guam condition is no good. 괌이 안좋네요. 기장님. |
| . | . | 1522:06 CTR-1 | Korean air eight zero one information uniform is current at Agana now .. altimeter two niner eight six. |
| . | . | 1542:04 RDO-2 | Korean .. eight zero one is checked uniform ​ |
| 1522:16 CAM-3 | two nine eighty six |
| 1522:22 CAM-1 | uh. it rains a lot. 야! 비가 많이온다. |
| 1523:35 CAM-1 | (unintelligible words) (불분명) |
| 1523:45 CAM-1 | request twenty miles deviation later on. 가다가 이쯤에서 한 20 마일 요칭해. |
| 1523:47 CAM-2 | yes. 네. |
| 1523:46 CAM-1 | . . . to the left as we are descending. . . . 내려가면서 좌측으로. |
| 1523:48 CAM | [sound similar to that of seat movement] |
| 1524:00 CAM-1 | chuckling. . . .[several unintelligible words] 으하하하.(unintelligible word) ​ |
| 1524:02 CAM-2 | don't you think it rains more? in this area, here? 더 오는 것 갔죠? 이 안에. |
| 1524:07 CAM-1 | left, request deviation. left 로, request deviation. |
| 1524:08 CAM-2 | yes. 예. |
| 1524:09 CAM-1 | one zero mile. |
| 1524:10 CAM-2 | yes. 예. |
| 1524:14 CAM | [sound of three chimes, similar to that of passenger seat belt signal] |
| . | . | 1524:30 RDO-2 | Guam, center .. Korean eight zero on request deviation one zero mile left of track. |
| . | . | 1524:35 CTR | zero one approved. |
| . | . | 1524:36 RDO-2 | thank you. ​ |
| 1525:03 CAM-3 | descent checklist. |
| 1525:05 CAM-2 | (yes please). |
| 1525:07 CAM-3 | cabin pressurization set .. landing data speed bug one two niner? |
| 1525:13 CAM-? | set. |
| 1525:15 CAM-? | one two niner. |
| 1525:17 CAM-? | fuel set for landing [several unintelligible words] . . . normal |
| 1525:22 CAM-3 | seat belt? |
| 1525:23 CAM-1 | on. |
| 1525:25 CAM-3 | altimeters stand by. |
| 1525:28 CAM-? | where is it? . . .[several unintelligible words] weather radar. . . 어디 있어요?. . . weather radar. . . . |
| 1525:35 CAM-3 | two niner eight six. ​ |
| 1525:38 CAM-? | landing briefing completed. . . |
| 1525:41 CAM-? | altimeter two niner eight six |
| 1526:09 CAM-3 | [several unintelligible words] we are supposed to be going out right hand side from here . . . . (불분명). . . . 여기서 이제 오른쪽으로 나가야 되지 않는가뵈. . . |
| 1526:12 CAM-? | yes, request please. 예, 요청하세요. |
| 1526:18 CAM13 | going right hand side, then getting out of the left hand side. next is left hand side . . . 오른쪽 갔다, 왼쪽 나가야 되네. 다음은 왼쪽. . . |
| 1526:21 CAM-3 | how about GUAM condition? 괌 상황은 어먼데? |
| 1526:23 CAM-3 | is it GUAM? 괌 이야? ​ |
| 1526:25 CAM-3 | [several unintelligible words] it's Guam, Guam. 이거 괌 이야, 괌. |
| 1526:27 CAM-1 | [chuckling] good. 허 허 허. 괌 좋네. |
| 1526:31 CAM | [sound similar to seat movement] |
| 1527:17 CAM-3 | [several unintelligible words] . . . because . . . . . . 하니까. (기상 레이다를 보고 있는 것으로 추정 됨.) |
| 1527:58 CAM-3 | today weather radar has helped us a lot. 오늘 weather radar 덕 많이 본다. |
| 1527:59 CAM-1 | yes, they are very useful. 예, 좋긴 좋아요. |
| 1528:59 CAM-? | [several unintelligible words] |
| 1526:28 CAM-1 | request heading one sixty ​ |
| . | . | 1528:56 RDO-2 | Guam center, Korean eight zeron one request right tur heading one six zero. |
| . | . | 1529:08 CTR | say again? |
| . | . | 1529:09 RDO-2 | Korean eight zero six ah eight zero one mantain heading one six zero |
| . | . | 1529:15 CTR-3 | eight one zero approved |
| . | . | 1529:25 RDO-2 | roger. |
| 1529:36 CAM-1 | course zero six three. |
| 1529:38 CAM-2 | set |
| 1529:50 CAM-1 | if we take this way, 이렇게 이리로 드레가몐은, |
| 1529:52 CAM-3 | yes 예. |
| 1529:56 CAM-1 | we should be getting . . . . onto the route. 우리가 대강 그대로 . . . (확실치 않음) 들어갈 것 같은대. ​ |
| 1531:08 CAM-3 | it is rising instead 오히려 더 불어. |
| 1531:10 CAM-1 | yeh, you are right. 예, 맞습니다. |
| . | . | 1531:17 RDO-2 | Guam center Korean eight zero one clear of Charlie Bravo request radar vector runway six left. |
| . | . | 1531:31 CTR | Korean eight zero one fly heading one two zero. |
| . | . | 1531:34 RDO-2 | heading one two zero Korean one .. eight zero one. ​ |
| 1531:45 CAM-1 | set and cross check. |
| 1531:46 CAM-2 | set and cross check. |
| 1531:47 CAM-3 | radio altimeters? |
| 1531:48 CAM-1 | set |
| 1531:49 CAM-2 | set |
| 1531:50 CAM-3 | three hundred . . . |
| 1531:51 CAM-1 | three oh four. |
| 1531:52 CAM-? | three zero four. |
| 1531:55 CAM-1 | shoulder harness? |
| 1531:55 CAM-1 | on. |
| 1531:55 CAM-3 | approach checklist complete. |
| 1532:11 CAM | [sound similar to that of seat movement] ​ |
| 1532:17 CAM | [sound similar to that of seat movement] |
| 1532:24 CAM | [sound of several clicks] |
| 1533:03 CAM-1 | set number one ILS frequency. number one ILS frequency 하세요.. |
| 1533:03 CAM? | number one. |
| 1533:05 CAM? | correct. 맞아요? |
| 1533:05 CAM? | yes. 네. |
| 1533:06 CAM? | one one zero three. |
| 1533:07 CAM? | one one zero three. |
| 1533:09 CAM2 | set. set 했습니다. |
| 1533:09 CAM2 | roger. ​ |
| 1533:18 CAM | [sounds of several loud clicks] |
| 1533:32 CAM | [sound similar to that of seat movement] |
| 1533:38 CAM-1 | what's the number for Guam .. seventeen? 괌 이 몇번 이지요, . . . 십칠번? |
| 1533:40 CAM-2 | seventeen. 십칠 번. |
| 1533:47 CAM-? | [several unintelligible words] |
| 1533:47 CAM-1 | ya, there is a big CB over there to the left. 어, 자기 저 왽족에 있는거 CB 큰데? |
| 1534:07 CAM-? | [unintelligible words] [볼본명] |
| 1534:23 CAM-3 | is it going to be rough? 이거는 그렇게 심해지지 않겠습니까? ​ |
| 1534:24 CAM-1 | it may be better at lower altitude. 저고도에 내례가면 조금 약해지겠시요. |
| 1534:33 CAM | [sound of click] |
| 1534:33 CAM-2 | flaps one. |
| 1534:17 CAM | [sound of rattle, similar to that of stabilizer trim] |
| 1535:29 CAM-1 | flaps one. |
| 1535:30 CAM-1 | flaps one. |
| 1535:32 CAM | [sounds of clicks] |
| 1535:34 CAM-2 | one nine nine. |
| 1535:50 CAM-1 | five. |
| 1535:51 CAM-2 | flaps five ... one seventy nine. |
| 1535:53 CAM-2 | [sound of click] ​ |
| 1536:13 CAM | [sound of rattle, similar to that of stabilizer trim] |
| 1536:13 CAM-? | [several unintelligible words] |
| 1537:07 CAM-1 | INS DME display . . . [several unintelligible words] INS IME 가 네오. . . .? |
| 1537:09 CAM-? | yeh. 예. |
| 1537:55 CAM | [sound of altitude alert] |
| 1538:12 CAM | [sound of click] |
| 1538:13 CAM | [sound of slight increase in wind/background noise] |
| 1538:34 CAM | [sound of loud clunk] |
| 1538:37 CAM-1 | flaps ten. |
| 1538:37 CAM-2 | yes sir, flaps ten. |
| 1538:39 CAM-1 | [sound of click] ​ |
| 1538:40 CAM-2 | one fifty-nine. |
| . | . | 1538:49 CTR | Korean air eight zero one turn left heading zero niner zero join localizer. |
| 1538:52 CAM | [sound of click] |
| . | . | 1538:53 RDO-2 | * heading zero nine zero intercept the localizer. |
| 1538:57 CAM-1 | turn to the *. |
| 1539:09 CAM | [sound of rattle, similar to that of stabalizer trim] |
| 1539:12 CAM | [sound of slight decrease in wind/background noise]] |
| 1539:18 CAM | [sound of slight increase in wind/background noise] |
| 1539:20 CAM-? | oooh (suprised expression). 우-- (놀란 표현) |
| 1539:23 CAM | [sound of slight decrease in wind/background noise] ​ |
| 1539:25 CAM-? | cool and refreshing 시원 하겠다. |
| 1539:28 CAM-? | [several unintelligible words] |
| 1539:30 CAM-2 | glide slope . . . [several unintelligible words] . . . localizer capture [several unintelligible words] glide slope . . . did. glide slope . . . [불분명] . . . . localizer capture . . . [불분명] glide slope . . . 했읍니다. |
| . | . | 1539:44 CTR | Korean air eight zero one .. cleard for ILS ruwnay six left approach .. glide slope unusable. |
| . | . | 1539:48 RDO-2 | Korean eight zero one roger .. cleared ILS runway six left. |
| 1539:55 CAM-3 | is the glide slope working? glide slope? glide slope 되요? glide slope? 예? |
| 1539:56 CAM-1 | yes, yes, it's working. 예, 예 됩니다. ​ |
| 1539:57 CAM-3 | ah, so . . . 아 이, 그래서.. |
| 1539:58 CAM-? | check the glide slope if working? glide slope 되나 보라구? |
| 1539:59 CAM-? | why is it working glide slope 왜 나오죠? |
| 1540:00 CAM-2 | not usable. |
| 1540:01 CAM-3 | six D check gear, gear down. six D서 check, gear 내려야죠. |
| 1540:04 CAM-1 | check. |
| 1540:06 GPWS | [sound of altitude alert] |
| 1540:07 GPWS | [sound of click] |
| 1540:16 CAM-? | [several unintelligible words] |
| 1540:20 GPWS | [sound of clicks] ​ |
| 1540:21 CAM | [sound of increase in wind/background noise] |
| 1540:22 CAM-? | glide slope is incorrect glide slope 틀린다. |
| 1540:33 CAM-2 | approaching fourteen hundred. 천사백 들어 가죠. |
| 1540:37 CAM-1 | since today's glide slope condition is not good, we need to maintain one thousand four hundred forty. please set it. glide slope 오늘 상태가 않좋으니까, 천사백사십을 지켜야 돼니까, 셋트 하시고, |
| 1540:40 CAM? | yes. 예. |
| . | . | 1540:33 CTR | Korean sir eight zero one contact the Agana towere one one eight point one "ahyn nyung hee ga sae yo"[goodbye in Korean language] |
| . | . | 1540:47 RDO-2 | "soo ga ha sip si yo"[take care in Korean language] .. one eighteen one. ​ |
| 1540:50 CAM-3 | the guy working here probably was a GI in korea before. 한국에서 근무하던 양놈들이, 아마 여기 미군들이 근무 할거야. |
| 1540:52 CAM-1 | yes. 예. |
| . | . | 1540:55 RDO-2 | Agana tower Korean air eight zero one intercept the localizer six left. |
| 1540:56 CAM | [sound of configuration warning horn] |
| 1540:57 CAM | [sound of altitude alert] |
| . | . | 1541:01 TWR | Korean air eight zero one heavy Agana tower runway six left wind .. at zero niner zero at seven .. cleared to land .. verify heavy boeing seven four seven tonight. |
| 1541:11 CAM | [sound of three clicks, similar to flap handle movement] |
| . | . | 1541:14 RDO-2 | Korean eight zero one roger .. cleared to land six left. |
| . | . | 1541:18 TWR | Korean eight zero one heavy roger. ​ |
| 1541:20 CAM | [sound similar to that of seat movement] |
| 1541:22 CAM-1 | flaps thirty. |
| 1541:23 CAM-2 | flaps thirty. |
| 1541:24 CAM | [sound of click, similar to that of flap handle movement] |
| 1541:27 CAM-2 | flaps thirty, confirmed. flaps thirty 됐고, |
| 1541:31 CAM-1 | landing check. |
| 1541:32 CAM-1 | [several unintelligible words] . . . look carefully. (불분명) ...하나 잘봐요. |
| 1541:33 CAM-1 | set five hundred sixty feet. [noise increased]. 오백육십 피트 셋트. (소음 증가) |
| 1541:35 CAM | [sound of rattle. simmilar to that of stabilizer trim] ​ |
| 1541:35 CAM-2 | set. |
| 1541:37 CAM-1 | landing check. |
| 1541:40 CAM-3 | tilt check normal. |
| 1541:41 CAM-1 | yes. |
| 1541:42 GPWS | one thousand |
| 1541:43 CAM-1 | no flags gear and flaps. |
| 1541:44 CAM | [sound similar to that of seat movement] |
| 1541:45 CAM-3 | no flags gear and flaps. |
| 1541:45 CAM | [sound of altitude alert] |
| 1541:46 CAM-1 | isn't glide slope working? glide slope 안돼나? |
| 1541:48 CAM-3 | wiper on. |
| 1541:45 CAM-3 | yes. .. wiper on. ​ |
| 1541:53 CAM-2 | landing checklist |
| 1541:53 CAM | [sound similar to windshiled wiper starts and continues to end of recording] |
| 1541:55 CAM-3 | ignition flight start flight start |
| 1541:59 CAM-2 | not in sight 않보이 잖아? |
| 1542:00 GPWS-2 | five hundred |
| 1542:00 CAM-3 | eh? [astonished tone] |
| 1542:03 CAM-? | stablize, stablize |
| 1542:04 CAM-1 | oh, Yes. |
| 1542:05 CAM-3 | auto-brake? |
| 1542:07 CAM-1 | minimum. |
| 1542:04 CAM-3 | minimum. |
| 1542:04 CAM-1 | landing gear down in green. ​ |
| 1542:09 CAM-3 | landing gear down in green. |
| 1542:09 CAM-3 | speed brakes armed. |
| 1542:10 CAM-? | armed. |
| 1542:11 CAM-3 | no smoke sign on. |
| 1542:12 CAM-1 | on course. |
| 1542:12.81 CAM-1 | flaps? |
| 1542:13.64 CAM-? | thirty thirty green |
| 1542:14.13 GPWS | minimums minimums |
| 1542:14.70 CAM-3 | hydraulics |
| 1542:15.45 CAM-? | uh, landing lights. |
| 1542:17.15 GPWS | sink rate |
| 1542:18.17 CAM-2 | sink rate, okay. |
| 1542:19.47 CAM-3 | two hundred ​ |
| : CAM-2 | let's make a missed approach. missed approach 합시다. |
| 1542:20.56 CAM-3 | not in sight 않보이 잖아. |
| 1542:21.07 CAM-2 | not in sight. missed approach 않보이죠. missed approach. |
| 1542:22.18 CAM-3 | go around. |
| 1542:23.07 CAM-1 | go around. |
| 1542:23.77 CAM | [sound of auto-pilot disconnect warning starts] |
| 1542:23.84 CAM-2 | flaps. |
| 1542:24.05 GPWS | one hundred. |
| 1542:24.84 GPWS | fifty. |
| 1542:25.19 GPWS | forty. |
| 1542:25.50 GPWS | thirty. ​ |
| 1542:25.78 GPWS | twenty. |
| 1542:25.78 CAM | [sound of initial impact] |
| 1542:28.65 CAM | [sound of tone] |
| 1542:28.91 CAM-? | [sound of groans] |
| 1542:30.54 CAM | [sound of tone] |
| 1542:31.78 CAM | [sound of tone] |
| 1542:32.53 END of RECORDING ||||
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