Transavia B738 over Mediterranean on Sep 20th 2012, captain locked out of cockpit
Last Update: February 1, 2013 / 16:48:49 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 20, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Transavia Airlines
Flight number
HV-457
Departure
Hurghada, Egypt
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-HZF
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The Dutch Onderzoeksraad rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation.
The airline confirmed the incident and stated on Feb 1st 2013, that no sanctions were taken against the first officer, sanctions would only backfire.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 20, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Transavia Airlines
Flight number
HV-457
Departure
Hurghada, Egypt
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-HZF
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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