Westjet B737 near Fort Lauderdale on Mar 1st 2016, first officer incapacitated

Last Update: April 6, 2016 / 20:07:49 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 1, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
First officer incapacitated

Airline
Westjet Airlines

Flight number
WS-1233

Departure
Fort Lauderdale, United States

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FUWS

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Westjet Boeing 737-700, registration C-FUWS performing flight WS-1233 from Fort Lauderdale,FL (USA) to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 105 people on board, was enroute at FL390 when the first officer became incapacitated and needed to be removed from the flight deck. The crew contacted Medlink for assistance, the captain advised ATC and continued the flight to Toronto, where the aircraft landed safely about 2 hours later.

The Canadian TSB reported the first officer became incapacitated shortly after departure from Fort Lauderdale and was removed from the flight deck. The crew subsequently contacted Medlink for medical assistance. The captain advised ATC, performed the incapacitated pilot procedures and continued the flight to Toronto.
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 1, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
First officer incapacitated

Airline
Westjet Airlines

Flight number
WS-1233

Departure
Fort Lauderdale, United States

Destination
Toronto, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-FUWS

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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