Qantas B738 at Perth on Jun 29th 2023, first officer incapacitated
Last Update: July 2, 2023 / 06:57:27 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 29, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-1070
Departure
Perth, Australia
Destination
Broome, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VZB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration VH-VXL reached Broome with a delay of about 3 hours.
A ground observer and listener on frequency reported the first officer became incapacitated, after landing the first officer was taken away in a taxi.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service on Jul 2nd 2023.
On Jul 2nd 2023 The Aviation Herald received additional information that the first officer had suffered a gastric diarrhoe. After return he went home in a taxi accompanied by the station manager.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 29, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Qantas
Flight number
QF-1070
Departure
Perth, Australia
Destination
Broome, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-VZB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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