Pilot Incapacitation - Air Canada Flight AC348 (YVR-YOW) Vancouver to Ottawa (Aug.27, 2023) - one of the pilots was feeling ill and unable to continue duties 50 min before landing in Ottawa!

Sep 07, 2023

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NEWS: Aug.27, 2023 - Pilot Incapacitation

An Air Canada Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration C-FSCY performing flight AC-348 (dep Aug 26th) from Vancouver, BC to Ottawa, ON (Canada), was enroute at FL370 about 50 minutes prior to estimated landing in Ottawa when one of the pilots reported he was not feeling well and was unable to continue duties.

The other pilot consulted with dispatch and medical services, a decision was made to continue to Ottawa, where the aircraft landed without further incident about 50 minutes later.

The Canadian TBS reported a PAN PAN was declared, medical services met the aircraft after arrival.

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

Aircraft Registration
C-FSCY

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

Pilot incapacitations in August 2023, 3 pilot deaths

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