Numerous reports have reported an incident in August involving an Air Canada flight, during which one of the pilots became incapacitated and was unable to fulfill their duties on the aircraft.
According to Aero Inside, the incident transpired on an Air Canada Boeing 737-8 MAX en route from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Ottawa, Ontario.
William Makis MD noted that there were 6 pilot incapacitations in the month of August:
BREAKING NEWS: Pilot Incapacitated – 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! Plane landed safely
— William Makis MD (@MakisMD) September 7, 2023
Pilot Incapacitations in August 2023:
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Aero Inside reported the incident:
Incident: Canada B38M enroute on Aug 27th 2023, pilot incapacitated https://t.co/EHNAAEgeQ4 #avgeek #B38M #AC348
— AeroInside (@AeroInsideCom) September 7, 2023
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 TSB reported a PAN PAN was declared, medical services met the aircraft after arrival.
Aviation Herald also reported the incident:
Incident: Canada B38M enroute on Aug 27th 2023, pilot incapacitated #B38M #CFSCY #AC348(depAug26th) https://t.co/M9RwRpRD9f
— Aviation Herald (@avherald) September 7, 2023
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 TSB reported a PAN PAN was declared, medical services met the aircraft after arrival.
