Brussels A319 near Brussels on Sep 9th 2017, first officer incapacitated

Last Update: September 9, 2017 / 15:46:53 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 9, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SN-3233

Destination
Rhodes, Greece

Aircraft Registration
OO-SSK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

A Brussels Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration OO-SSK performing flight SN-3233 from Brussels (Belgium) to Rhodes (Greece), was climbing out of Brussels when the captain stopped the climb at about FL270 reporting the first officer had fallen ill and decided to return to Brussels. The aircraft landed safely back on Brussels' runway 25L about 22 minutes after stopping the climb.

The aircraft remained on the ground for about 2 hours, then was able to depart again and reached Rhodes with a delay of 2.5 hours.

The airport confirmed the first officer had become ill in flight.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 9, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
SN-3233

Destination
Rhodes, Greece

Aircraft Registration
OO-SSK

Aircraft Type
Airbus A319

ICAO Type Designator
A319

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