Lufthansa Cargo MD11 over Atlantic on Oct 15th 2012, first officer incapacitated
Last Update: January 14, 2013 / 23:52:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 15, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa Cargo
Flight number
GEC-8265
Departure
Rio de Janeiro Galeao, Brazil
Destination
Dakar, Senegal
Aircraft Registration
D-ALCF
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
ICAO Type Designator
MD11
Germany's BFU reported in their monthly bulletin that the first officer received medical assistance after landing.
The aircraft departed Rio de Janeiro again about 17 hours after first departure.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 15, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Lufthansa Cargo
Flight number
GEC-8265
Departure
Rio de Janeiro Galeao, Brazil
Destination
Dakar, Senegal
Aircraft Registration
D-ALCF
Aircraft Type
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
ICAO Type Designator
MD11
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