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19:27:56	CREW:	El Al 1862, Mayday, Mayday, we have an emergency.
19:28:00	ATC:	El Al 1862, roger. Break, KLM 237, turn left heading 090.
19:28:06	ATC:	El Al 1862, do you wish to return to Schiphol?
19:28:09	CREW:	Affirmative, Mayday, Mayday, Mayday.
19:28:11	ATC:	Turn right heading 260, field eh ... behind you eh ... in your — to the west eh ... distance 18 miles.
19:28:17	CREW:	Roger, we have fire on engine number number 3, we have fire on engine number 3.
19:28:22	ATC:	Roger, heading 270 for downwind.
19:28:24	CREW:	270 downwind.
19:28:31	ATC:	El Al 1862, surface wind 040 at 21 knots.
19:28:35	CREW:	Roger.
19:28:45	CREW:	El Al 1862, lost number 3 and number 4 engine, number 3 and number 4 engine.
19:28:50	ATC:	Roger, 1862.
19:28:54	CREW:	What will be the runway in use for me at Amsterdam?
19:28:57	ATC:	Runway 6 in use, sir. Surface wind 040 at 21 knots, QNH 1012.
19:29:02	CREW:	1012, we request 27 for landing.
19:29:05	ATC:	Roger, can you call Approach now, 121.2 for your line-up?
19:29:08	CREW:	121.2, bye bye.
19:29:08	ATC:	Bye.
19:29:25	CREW:	Schipol, El Al 1862, we have an emergency, eh ... we're number t— ... eh ... 3 and 4 engine inoperative [badly readable, probably: "intending" or "returning"] landing.
19:29:32	ATC:	El Al 1862, roger, copied about your emergency, contact 118.4 for your line-up.
19:29:39	CREW:	118.4, bye.
19:29:49	CREW:	Schiphol, El Al 1862, we have an emergency, number 3 and number 4 engine inoperative, request 27 for landing.
19:29:58	ATC:	You request 27, in that case heading 360, 360 the heading, descend to 2,000 feet on 1012, mind, the wind is 050 at 22.
19:30:10	CREW:	Roger, can you say again the wind please?
19:30:12	ATC:	050 at 22.
19:30:14	CREW:	Roger, what heading for Runway 27?
19:30:16	ATC:	Heading 360, heading 360 and [then] give you a right turn on, to cross the localizer first, and you've got only seven miles to go from present position.
19:30:25	CREW:	Roger, 36 copied.
19:31:17	ATC:	El Al 1862, what is the distance you need to touchdown?
19:31:27	CREW:	12 miles final we need for landing.
19:31:30	ATC:	Yeah, how many miles final ... eh correction ... how many miles track miles you need?
19:31:40	CREW:	... Flap one ... we need ... eh ... a 12 miles final for landing.
19:31:43	ATC:	Okay, right right heading 100, right right heading 100.
19:31:46	CREW:	Heading 100.
19:32:15	ATC:	El Al 1862, just to be sure, your engines number 3 and 4 are out?
19:32:20	CREW:	Number 3 and 4 are out and we have ... eh ... problems with our flaps.
19:32:25	ATC:	Problem with the flaps, roger.
19:32:37	CREW:	Heading 100, El Al 1862.
19:32:39	ATC:	Thank you, 1862.
19:33:00	CREW:	Okay, heading ... eh ... and turning, eh ... maintaining.
19:33:05	ATC:	Roger, 1862, your speed is?
19:33:10	CREW:	Say again?
19:33:12	ATC:	Your speed?
19:33:13	CREW:	Our speed is ... eh ... 260.
19:33:15	ATC:	Okay, you have around 13 miles to go to touchdown, speed is all yours, you are cleared to land Runway 27.
19:33:21	CREW:	Cleared to land 27.
19:33:37	ATC:	El Al 1862, a right right turn heading 270 adjust on the localizer, cleared for approach.
19:33:44	CREW:	Right, right 270.
19:34:18	ATC:	El Al 1862, you're about to cross the localizer due to your speed, continue the right turn heading 290, heading 290, 12 track miles to go, 12 track miles to go.
19:34:28	CREW:	Roger, 290.
19:34:48	ATC:	El Al 1862, further right, heading 310, heading 310.
19:34:52	CREW:	310.
19:34:58	ATC:	El Al 1862, continue descent 1,500 feet, 1,500.
19:35:03	CREW:	1,500, and we have a controlling problem.
19:35:06	ATC:	You have a controlling problem as well, roger.
19:35:25	CREW:	Going down 1862, going down, going down, copied going down. [Background: "Raise all the flaps, all the flaps raise, lower the gear."]
19:35:47	ATC:	Yes, El Al 1862, your heading [The woman says: I't of no use he crashed, I see one big fire above Amsterdam. After this the tower alarms the firemen.]