Transat A333 near Shannon on Mar 25th 2016, captain temporarily "inconvenienced"

Last Update: April 5, 2016 / 21:13:23 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 25, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TS-499

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GTSO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

An Air Transat Airbus A330-300, registration C-GTSO performing flight TS-499 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Montreal,QC (Canada), was enroute at FL370 in contact with Shannon Center (Ireland) when the captain was "inconvenienced" and was unable to perform his duties for about 30 minutes. Another Air Transat A333 captain was on board amongst the passengers and assisted the first officer until the commander was able to resume duties. The flight continued to destination for a safe landing.

The Canadian TSB reported the commander was "inconvenienced" and unable to perform duties for about 30 minutes, another A330-300 qualified captain of the airline assisted the first officer until the first captain was able to resume duties.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 25, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
TS-499

Destination
Montreal, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GTSO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300

ICAO Type Designator
A333

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