The Lufthansa plane fly without a pilot for 10 minutes; Captain, co-pilot loses consciousness in lavetry
In a bizarre and frightening mid-fly incident, a Germany for the Spain Lufthansa aircraft, to take around 200 passengers, flew for 10 minutes without any pilot because the first officer was lost and captain was in the washroom.The incident took place last year but after an investigation, now the conclusions have come out. Airbus A321, 199 passengers and six crew members, was the route from Frankfurt, Germany to Sevile, Spain in February 2024.
The captain says that when he left for the washroom, the first officer was fine
The 43 -year -old captain, who left for the washroom, told the investigators that the first officers were fine, and were cautious when he left. There was a 30 -minute flight time left. So the captain thought that he could go to the toilet. He said that he returned after eight minutes, but was unable to reach the flight deck, although he entered the security door access code.The captain became frightened and called the deck through the intercom, which became unanswered. The captain then recorded an emergency code to open the gate. It was at the same time that the co-pilot gained its consciousness and opened the door manually from inside. A report from the Spanish Aviation Investigators showed, “The co-pilot was yellow, sweating and moving forward, the captain called the cabin crew for assistance. The co-pilot was given first aid by the crew and a doctor, who was traveling as a passenger and diagnosed with a possible heart condition.” The co-pilot, which fainted, said he did not know how long he was out. The report said, “Co-pilot said that he had lost consciousness and he could not remember when. Earlier, he remembered flying on Zaragoza and the next thing, he was being run away by the cabin crew and a doctor,” the report said in the report.“The disadvantage of consciousness was so sudden that he was unable to warn members of other crew members of his inequality.”As soon as the captain controlled the aircraft, he turned it into a Madid which was the nearest airport at that time. The first officer was rushed to a hospital, where doctors said that his sudden and serious disability was the result of a neurological status. His medical certificate was suspended
