ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365405
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| Date: | Thursday 21 February 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A350-941 |
| Owner/operator: | Cathay Pacific Airways |
| Registration: | B-LRR |
| MSN: | 119 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | 974 km south of Hong Kong - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Perth Airport, WA (PER/YPPH) |
| Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
En-route from Perth (YPPH) from Australia, approximately 974 km south of Hong Kong, the pilot in command (PIC) informed the First Officer (FO) that he was unwell and declared he was incapacitated. PAN PAN was declared to Hong Kong Air Traffic Control. Single pilot operation was carried out by the FO for the landing with a Senior Purser's assistance as per the operator's procedure.
Cause
The Captain experienced difficulty in breathing, loss of visual acuity, dizziness,
headache, and chest pain and the situation continued to deteriorate.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/serious-incident-to-the-airbus-a350-registered-b-lrr-and-operated-by-cathay-pacific-on-21-02-2019-en-route-investigation-led-by-aaia---hong-kong-sar/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2024 09:48 | ASN | Added |
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