Executive Summary - Fss.aero

8:55:49 FO It’s a matter of life and death.
8:56:13 FO XXXX
8:56:40 FO What aircraft….
8:57:16 FO Operation CI681
8:57:20 OP Go ahead please
8:57:21 FO
Is the tow truck coming or not? If it doesn’t come soon, I will
have to start the engines and taxi.
8:57:25 OP
Can you communicate with tower? We have already notified
the tow car, but it’s taking a long time in coming. If you notify
tower and it agrees, then you can taxi first.
8:57:37 FO
The tow tuckhas already gone to tow the Pax Aircraft away.
The chief pilot has died.
Who is going to take responsibility?
8:57:45 OP Roger roger
8:57:47 FA Tower is allowing you to taxi, just taxi.
8:57:48 FO My engines are closed.
8:57:50 FA
Oh, your engines are closed down. You can’t communicate wit
tower.
8:58:29 FO Ground, this is 681.
8:58:31 C3 Please speak.
Request start engine. We have been waiting too long for the
8:58:33 FO tow truck. Captain may have problems. I want
to request start
engine and do the taxi myself.
8:58:39 C3 Okay, you may drive.
8:58:41 FO Thank you.
8:59:25 C3 CAL 681 to Taipei
8:59:26 FO 681, go ahead
8:59:27 C3 681, please inform us as soon as you are ready to taxi.
8:59:29 FO Roger…two minutes.
9:00:04 FO
I have been wanting to go to the bathroom from the time the
parking bay has not been changed.
9:00:07 AREA (Cockpit interphone call)
9:00:08 FO Answer him…
9:00:11 FA Please speak
9:00:12 FO 681Ready for taxi
9:00:14 C3 681, please taxi with the yellow airline truck in front of you.
9:00:22 C3
681, please wait a while. There are people beneath your
aircraft. We will notify them to leave.
9:00:26 FA There are people beneath the aircraft.
9:00:28 FO
Roger. Oh, the tow car is here. I’ll wait for the tow car. I am
shutting down the engine. Thank
you.
I’ve already told you that the commanding officer has already
9:00:30 FA
called
dozens of times. But company regulations state that FO
is not allowed to taxi. The tow car is here now…the tow car s
here
now.
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