Thomson B738 near Sofia on Oct 8th 2017, pilot incapacitated
Last Update: October 10, 2017 / 15:15:10 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 8, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Thomson Airways
Flight number
BY-1714
Departure
Newcastle, United Kingdom
Destination
Larnaca, Cyprus
Aircraft Registration
G-TAWC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Passengers reported flight attendants rushed to the cockpit with oxygen bottles in flight. A pilot appeared to have collapsed in the cockpit and was laying on the floor. After landing paramedics went to the cockpit, wheeled one of the pilots out of the cockpit, took him to an ambulance and took him away. About 3 hours after landing they were taken to hotels, the flight was postponed to the next day.
The aircraft remained on the ground over the night, continued the flight after about 21 hours on the ground and reached Larnaca with a total delay of 22 hours.
On Oct 10th 2017the airline reported one of their pilots felt unwell prompting the decision to divert to Sofia. The pilot was taken to a hospital for assessment.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 8, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Thomson Airways
Flight number
BY-1714
Departure
Newcastle, United Kingdom
Destination
Larnaca, Cyprus
Aircraft Registration
G-TAWC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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