France B773 near Halifax on May 28th 2021, captain unwell

Last Update: June 4, 2021 / 10:58:02 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 28, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-55

Departure
Washington Dulles, United States

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GSQC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

An Air France Boeing 777-300, registration F-GSQC performing flight AF-55 from Washington Dulles,DC (USA) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was enroute at FL350 about 300nm east of Halifax,NS (Canada) when the captain decided to return to Washington due to him feeling unwell, the crew reported to ATC a member of the crew was ill. The aircraft descended to FL340 for the return. On approach to Washington the captain radioed he had felt ill with a problem of the stomach, a doctor on board amongst the passengers had attended to him, he now was okay. However, he felt it was too long to continue to Paris therefore he took the decision to return to Washington. No further medical assistance was needed anymore, and no emergency procedures were needed. The aircraft landed safely back on Dulles' runway 01R about 4:50 hours after departure.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Washington for 32 hours, then positioned to Paris as flight AF-4081.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 28, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-55

Departure
Washington Dulles, United States

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GSQC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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