Flydubai B738 near Shiraz on Oct 27th 2022, captain incapacitated
Last Update: November 2, 2022 / 16:41:26 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 27, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Captain incapacitated
Airline
Flydubai
Flight number
FZ-1942
Departure
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
A6-FED
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 10 hours, then continued the flight with a replacement crew and reached Dubai with a delay of about 11 hours.
Shiraz Airport reported a member of the crew had become ill prompting the diversion to Shiraz.
On Nov 2nd 2022 Israel's Military reported an Israeli female soldier returning from holidays in Tashkent was on board on the flight, the captain of which had become unconscious in flight, and was able to continue to Dubai without any difficulties.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 27, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Captain incapacitated
Airline
Flydubai
Flight number
FZ-1942
Departure
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Destination
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Registration
A6-FED
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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