Condor B763 near Cairo on May 27th 2012, first officer incapacitated

Last Update: July 20, 2012 / 17:25:17 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 27, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
First officer incapacitated

Airline
Condor

Flight number
DE-6315

Departure
Mauritius, Mauritius

Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-ABUI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

A Condor Boeing 767-300, registration D-ABUI performing flight DE-6315 from Mauritius (Mauritius) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany), was enroute when the senior first officer began to feel unwell. When the aircraft was at FL360 near Cairo (Egypt) the first officer collapsed and became unconscious, he was removed from the cockpit and received first aid from a doctor on board. The augment captain on board assumed duties, the two captains continued the flight to Frankfurt for a safe landing about 3.5 hours later.

Germany's BFU reported in their monthly bulletin that the first officer was diagnosed with an illness of stomach and bowels, three more crew members became sick of the same illness in the following days.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 27, 2012

Classification
Incident

Cause
First officer incapacitated

Airline
Condor

Flight number
DE-6315

Departure
Mauritius, Mauritius

Destination
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Aircraft Registration
D-ABUI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300

ICAO Type Designator
B763

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