Eurowings A332 enroute on May 14th 2016, first officer incapacitated
Last Update: November 1, 2016 / 17:00:09 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 14, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Eurowings
Flight number
EW-121
Departure
Phuket, Thailand
Destination
Cologne/Bonn, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AXGC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
On May 25th 2016 the French BEA reported the first officer was incapacitated enroute, the German BFU is investigating the occurence rated a serious incident.
On Nov 1st 2016 Germany's BFU released their May Bulletin reporting that the aircraft was enroute when the first officer became ill and was unable to continue duties. The relief pilot assumed the duties of the first officer and the flight continued to destination. The BFU rated the occurrence a serious incident, however, did not open an investigation.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 14, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Eurowings
Flight number
EW-121
Departure
Phuket, Thailand
Destination
Cologne/Bonn, Germany
Aircraft Registration
D-AXGC
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-200
ICAO Type Designator
A332
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