Europe EditionNo pilot for 10 minutes during a Lufthansa flight in 2024 because of fainting incident, report says
- On February 17, 2024, a Lufthansa Airbus A321 traveling from Frankfurt to Seville experienced about 10 minutes during which no pilot was actively controlling the aircraft after the co-pilot lost consciousness while the captain was away in the restroom.
- The co-pilot fainted alone in the cockpit, leading to the cockpit door locking and the captain unsuccessfully attempting five times to reenter using the regular door code that alerts the co-pilot.
- During this period, the autopilot kept the flight steady while the unconscious co-pilot accidentally manipulated the controls, and both a stewardess and the captain attempted to communicate with him as unusual sounds suggesting a serious medical issue were captured on the voice recorder.
- The captain entered a special emergency code intended to unlock the door automatically, but the co-pilot, despite being unwell, had already opened it from the inside shortly before this and was hospitalized following an unscheduled landing in Madrid.
- Lufthansa and the Spanish accident authority CIAIAC investigated the incident, but Lufthansa has not disclosed its findings, and the event highlights critical cockpit security and health emergency procedures.
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Plane with 205 people on board went 10 minutes without pilot after he fainted
The co-pilot was alone in the cockpit of the Lufthansa plane when he fainted (Picture: AP) A Lufthansa plane carrying 205 people had no pilot for 10 minutes after the co-pilot fainted, a report has revealed. The captain had left to use the toilet and the co-pilot was alone in the cockpit, when the incident happened last year. The unconscious copilot operated controls by mistake during the episode, but the plane was in autopilot and continued to …
·London, United Kingdom
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