Cockpit Voice Recorder Database:
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At 07.42 hrs local time the engines of the Lufthansa Boeing 747, flight number LH540, were started. In the cockpit was Commander Captain Christian Krack, Co-pilot Joachim Schacke and Flight Engineer Rudi Hahn. There were 157 people aboard including the crew, this gave a total estimated take-offweight, including baggage and freight, of 254,576 Kg (561,236lbs). Co-plot was designated the handling pilot for the first sector of flight, the crew carried out the preliminary checks. Engines were started at 07.42 hrs and after further pre-flight checks the Nairobi control radioed to the crew:
Extracts from the CVR recorded conversation on the flight deck:
The throttles were set to the correctly calculated 3A take-off power and the 747 began to move forward down the runway.
Co-pilot Schacke: "Eighty"
Captain Krack: "Yes...Okay"
Captain Krack: "V1"
Captain Krack: "VR"
Captain Krack: "Pay attention. Vibration...."
Flight Engineer Hahn: "All is OK"
Captain Krack: "Vibration"
Co-pilot Schacke: "Gear up"
Co-pilot Schacke: "Gear travelling"
Flight Engineer Hahn: "Engines okay so far"
Captain Krack: "Roger"
Flight Engineer Hahn: "RPM also okay"
Flight Engineer Hahn: "Stickshaker"
Co-pilot Schacke: "Okay, crash!"
Wheels up warning horn began to sound.
[End of Recording]
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