Audio transcription Requester Kim Griggs Radio NZ Date requested 10 Dec 17 Date completed by Airways Date provided by Airways Data requested 27 Dec 17 Date & time of occurrence (UTC) Occurrence location 5 Dec 17 Radio frequency transcript Frequency Control position/sector Audio timeframe Auckland Ground (AA Grd) Auckland Tower (AA Twr) Oceanic Radar (OCR) 20:57 – 2159 UTC Aircraft involved ANZ99 Time (UTC) 20:57 20:59 From ANZ99 AA GRD ANZ99 AA GRD ANZ99 To AA GRD ANZ99 AA GRD ANZ99 AA GRD Reference: AA TWR – Auckland tower control position AA GRD – Auckland ground control position ANZ99 – Air New Zealand Flight 99 Audio data Auckland Ground ANZ99 good morning we’re approaching spot 2 India 1018 ANZ99 Auckland Ground gidday taxi via kilo onto alpha hold short of bravo 7 giving way to a dash landing Gidday kilo alpha and we’ll hold short of bravo 7 ANZ99 ANZ99 taxi alpha hold alpha 1 Ok on alpha for alpha 1 ANZ99 1 Time (UTC) 21:02 From AA GRD ANZ99 ANZ99 AA TWR AA TWR ANZ99 AA TWR ANZ99 AA TWR ANZ99 ANZ99 AA TMR To ANZ99 AA GRD AA TWR ANZ99 ANZ99 AA TWR ANZ99 AA TWR ANZ99 AA TWR AA TMR ANZ99 21:15 ANZ99 AA TMR ANZ99 ANZ99 AA OCR ANZ99 ANZ99 AA TMR ANZ99 AA TMR AA OCR ANZ99 AA OCR AA OCR 21:24 AA OCR ANZ99 ANZ99 ANZ99 AA OCR AA OCR AA OCR ANZ99 ANZ99 AA OCR 21:02 21:03 21:05 21:06 21:13 21:13 Reference: AA TWR – Auckland tower control position AA GRD – Auckland ground control position ANZ99 – Air New Zealand Flight 99 Audio data ANZ99 ready Auckland Tower 118.7 ANZ99 gidday Auckland Tower ANZ99 good morning ready ANZ99 Auckland Tower good morning continue to alpha 1 ANZ99 behind A320 traffic on final line up runway 23L behind be ready for immediate Ok line up behind the A320 on final and we will be ready immediate ANZ99 ANZ99 thank you information Juliet has just been issued temperature 22 now QNH remains 1018 Copied ANZ99 ANZ99 runway 23L cleared immediate takeoff Cleared takeoff ANZ99 Auckland ANZ99 out of 400 feet climbing flight level 250, BELRA1P ANZ99 Auckland Approach good morning identified climb to flight level 250 track via the SID parachuting in progress at Parakai Climb to flight level 250 via the SID good morning ANZ99 contact Auckland Control 123.9 123.9 ANZ99 gidday Auckland ANZ99 climbing to flight level 250 ANZ99 Auckland Control climb to flight level 360 Climb to flight level 360 ANZ99 Auckland ANZ99 we’ve got an engine failure and we’ll just stop here at flight level 150 and will call you back when we’ve got it sorted ANZ99 roger maintain flight level 150 99 maintain 150 Auckland approach ANZ99 PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN PAN we have an engine issue on the right engine and we would like to request radar vectors to return to Auckland for landing ANZ99 copied PAN would you prefer a left or right turn for Auckland Ok a right turn will work for us ANZ99 2 Time (UTC) 21:26 21:27 21:30 21:32 21:36 21:37 From AA OCR ANZ99 ANZ99 AA OCR ANZ99 AA OCR ANZ99 AA OCR To ANZ99 AA OCR AA OCR ANZ99 AA OCR ANZ99 AA OCR ANZ99 ANZ99 AA OCR AA OCR ANZ99 AA OCR AA OCR ANZ99 AA OCR ANZ99 AA OCR ANZ99 AA OCR ANZ99 AA OCR ANZ99 AA OCR ANZ99 ANZ99 AA OCR ANZ99 AA OCR ANZ99 AA OCR ANZ99 AA OCR ANZ99 Reference: AA TWR – Auckland tower control position AA GRD – Auckland ground control position ANZ99 – Air New Zealand Flight 99 Audio data ANZ99 when ready turn right heading 080 Turn right head 080 ANZ99 Control ANZ99 request the … (garbled) approach that we can expect back in Auckland ANZ99 when able track own navigation to VIBAG and then EMRAG expect the RNAV Zulu approach Roger expect to track via VIBAG EMRAG for the RNAV Zulu 23L ANZ99 ANZ99 correct and are you happy at flight level 150 ANZ99 request descent ANZ99 descend initially to… actually standby… you can expect descent in about 2 minutes to keep you inside controlled airspace Roger expect descent in a couple of minutes and we may need a vector…we’ll just see how we go for time as far as widening us out for the approach ANZ99 copied and were you requesting a local standby in Auckland Affirm ANZ99 ANZ99 ANZ99 when ready descend to 11000 feet radar terrain When ready descend to 11000 radar terrain ANZ99 ANZ99 you can expect further descent in about 4 minutes Roger ANZ99 ANZ99 descend to 7000 feet Descend 7000 feet ANZ99 ANZ99 contact Auckland approach on 124.3 124.3 ANZ99 thanks for your help See ya 3 Time (UTC) 21:38 21:39 21:40 21:47 21:50 21:53 21:54 21:56 21:57 From ANZ99 AA TMR To AA TMR ANZ99 ANZ99 AA TMR ANZ99 AA TMR AA TMR ANZ99 ANZ99 AA ARR ANZ99 AA ARR ANZ99 AA ARR ANZ99 AA ARR ANZ99 AA ARR ANZ99 ANZ99 AA TWR AA TMR ANZ99 AA TMR ANZ99 ANZ99 AA TMR AA ARR ANZ99 AA ARR ANZ99 AA ARR ANZ99 AA ARR ANZ99 AA ARR ANZ99 AA ARR AA TWR ANZ99 ANZ99 AA TWR ANZ99 AA TWR AA TWR ANZ99 AA TWR ANZ99 Reference: AA TWR – Auckland tower control position AA GRD – Auckland ground control position ANZ99 – Air New Zealand Flight 99 Audio data Approach gidday ANZ99 on descent to 7000 under PAN PAN ANZ99 Auckland approach roger your PAN descending 7000 feet radar terrain conditions remain the same Juliet 1018 Roger descending 7000 radar terrain Juliet 1018 ANZ99 ANZ99 affirm and do you require extra track miles for anything Yeah at this stage we are looking ok but we will call should we require it later Roger ANZ99 continue with approach on 129.6 129.6 ANZ99 Approach gidday ANZ99 descending to 7000 under PAN ANZ99 Auckland approach good morning when ready descend radar terrain to 6000 feet When ready descend to 6000 radar terrain ANZ99 ANZ99 Auckland approach are you happy to come in now for the RNAV Zulu ANZ99 affirm ANZZ99 roger when ready descend to 3000 feet cleared RNAV Zulu for runway 23L QNH 1018 Ok when ready descend to 3000 cleared the RNAV Zulu for 23 1018 ANZ99 ANZ99 report your POB 282 ANZ99 ANZ99 contact Auckland Tower 118.7 ANZ99 Auckland Tower ANZ99 good morning again we are RNAV Zulu but visual for runway 23L ANZ99 Auckland Tower good morning again we have all emergency vehicles on standby for you continue approach you are number 1 ANZ99 ANZ99 Auckland Tower wind is 180 at 6 knots runway 23L cleared to land Cleared to land 23L ANZ99 ANZ99 are you ok to taxi at alpha 9 there 4 Time (UTC) 21:58 21:59 From ANZ99 AA TWR ANZ99 ANZ99 AA GRD To AA TWR ANZ99 AA TWR AA GRD ANZ99 ANZ99 AA GRD ANZ99 AA GRD ANZ99 AA GRD AA GRD ANZ99 ANZ99 AA GRD ANZ99 AA GRD ANZ99 AA GRD Reference: AA TWR – Auckland tower control position AA GRD – Auckland ground control position ANZ99 – Air New Zealand Flight 99 Audio data Yes we are ANZ99 ANZ99 roger taxi right at alpha 9 and you can contact ground on 121.9 (garbled) (garbled) ANZ99 ANZ99 Auckland Ground understand you’re for stand 19 do you wish to taxi straight off to the stand or hold just clear of the runway somewhere Ah funny you should say that we have been a little busy where is 19 Keep going straight ahead down lima Ok we’ll go down there momentarily we are just going to play it a bit by ear maybe taxiing on we’re …. ah not going to do anything fancy here if it looks slightly? (garbled) then we’ll get towed ANZ99 understand… there are a couple of rescue fire vehicles coming up behind and rescue 1 wants to talk to you on this frequency Ok.. ANZ99 if you can change to apron 123.0 (garbled) 5