Jet2.com B752 near Porto on Aug 26th 2019, pilot incapacitated
Last Update: August 26, 2019 / 22:07:18 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 26, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Jet2.com
Flight number
LS-765
Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom
Destination
Funchal, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
G-LSAC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
Passengers reported a company pilot travelling as passenger offered to assist the pilot flying and went to the cockpit, where he stayed until the ill pilot with an oxygen mask was taken out of the cockpit on a wheelchair.
The airline reported one of the pilots felt unwell prompting the diversion to Porto as a precaution. A replacement crew was flown to Porto and continued the flight to Funchal.
The occurrence aircraft departed Porto after about 10:15 hours on the ground and reached Funchal with a delay of 11.5 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 26, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Jet2.com
Flight number
LS-765
Departure
Manchester, United Kingdom
Destination
Funchal, Portugal
Aircraft Registration
G-LSAC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
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