ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281718
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| Date: | Monday 15 August 2022 |
| Time: | 02:46 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8HO (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registration: | ET-AOB |
| MSN: | 37937/3467 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Addis Ababa -
 Ethiopia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Khartoum-Civil Airport (KRT/HSSS) |
| Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD/HAAB) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET343, a Boeing 737-8HO, continued at the cruising altitude of FL370 close to the destination of Addis Ababa after both pilots had fallen asleep.
After waking up, they initiated a descent and landed safely at Addis Ababa.
The flight had departed Khartoum Airport, Sudan at 01:26 UTC (03:26 local time) and finally landed at Addis Ababa at 03:15 UTC (06:15 local time).
Sources:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11125755/Two-pilots-Ethiopian-Airlines-flight-FALL-ASLEEP-37-000-feet.html
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/et343#2d117813
Similar incident involving Go CRJ-200 in Hawaii, 2008:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=190826
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2022 06:34 | harro | Added |
| 19-Aug-2022 06:39 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2022 08:48 | harro | Updated [Source] |
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