Royal Air Maroc B738 near Tangier on Aug 12th 2014, first officer incapacitated
Last Update: August 16, 2014 / 21:32:53 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 12, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Royal Air Maroc
Flight number
AT-971
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Casablanca, Morocco
Aircraft Registration
CN-ROB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The Moroccan Air Line Pilots Association reported that the passengers were lucky as a replacement crew was available at a hotel in Tangier and continued the flight about 25 minutes after landing reaching Casablanca with a delay of about 30 minutes. Medical services diagnosed a general fatigue of the ill first officer.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 12, 2014
Classification
Incident
Airline
Royal Air Maroc
Flight number
AT-971
Departure
Madrid, Spain
Destination
Casablanca, Morocco
Aircraft Registration
CN-ROB
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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