this is a door that is sealed with numerous electronic bolts up and down one side, reinforced hinge, and it s made of three different layers of shock-resistant material. all this was happening while the clock was ticking. 10:27 a.m., the plane is at a cruising altitude of 38,000 feet, and the crew is prepared for the upcoming landing. the captain mentioned earlier that he needed to use the restroom, so his co-pilot andreas lubitz tells him, you can go now. the captain s seat is heard pushing back and he tells lubitz, you can take over. that information coming from a transcript of their conversation published by the german tabloid bild. 10:29, air traffic control sees the plane mysteriously descending and calls it. there is no response. the recording revealed an alarm going off in the cockpit warning about the sink rate of the aircraft. moments later the captain yells, for god s sake, open the door! the first banging is heard. and people are screaming.
the captain then tells lubitz he didn t go to the bathroom in barcelona and lubitz replays go any time. around 10:27 the plane reaches 38,000 feet cruising altitude. the captain asks lubitz to prepare for the landing and after the check lubitz repeats you can go now. then the captain is heard getting up and saying you can take over. lubitz now alone with the door locked reprograms the autopilot from 38,000 feet to 100 feet sending the jetliner straight toward the alps dropping around 3,000 feet a minute. air traffic control tries to contact the plane but receives no answer. an alarm goes off inside the cockpit warning sync rate. then a loud bang on the door. the captain screaming for god s sake open the door. passengers are also heard screaming. five minutes before impact more bangs can be heard, metallic noises as if someone is trying
maybe they can make it up in the air. he had no chance to use the restroom in spain and lubitz says he can do so while the flight is under way. that information coming from a transcript of their conversation published by the german tabloid. the plane is at cruising altitude 38,000 feet. lubitz says you can go now. the captain s seat is heard being pushed back and tells lubitz you can take over. moments later, at 10:29, air traffic control notices the plane is descending and controllers try to contact the crew. no response. an alarm goes off in the cockpit warning about the sink rate of the aircraft. then banging is heard and people screaming and the pilot saying for god s sake open the door. loud metallic bangs begin as if someone in the cabin is trying to smash the cockpit open.
dropping around 3,000 feet a minute. air traffic control tries to contact the plane but receives no answer. an alarm goes off inside the cockpit warning sink rate then a loud bankging on the door the captain screaming, for god s sake open the door. passengers are heard screaming, five minutes before impact more bangs can be heard, metallic noises as if someone was trying to knock the door down. 90 seconds later another alarm goes off warning terrain pull up. the captain screams open the damn door. two minutes before impact the paper reports, lubitz can be heard breatheing the plane only 13,000 feet from the ground. 10:40 a.m. investigators believe they hear the plane s right wing scrape a mountain and then screams once more from the 149 on board and lubitz apparently stays silent. again, carol, we can t verify this report s ahs the tis s theah
you can go now. then captain is heard saying you can take over. lubitz now alone with the door locked reprograms it to 100 feet sending the airliner straight towards the alps. dropping around 300 feet per minute. air traffic control tried to contact the plane and received no answer. an alarm goes off inside the cockpit warning, sink rate. then a loud bang on the door the captain screaming, for god s sake open the door! passengers are also heard screaming. five minutes before impact more bangs can be heard. metallic noises as if someone was trying to knock the door down. 90 seconds later, another alarm goes off, warning, terrain, pull umm. the captain again screams, open the damn door. two minutes before impact the paper reports lubitz can be heard breathing. the plane now only 13,000 feet from the ground.