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| Date: | Monday 12 March 2018 |
| Time: | 23:12 |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-343 |
| Owner/operator: | Lufthansa |
| Registration: | D-AIKG |
| MSN: | 645 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Enroute -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) |
| Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS/EDDL) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Due to an illness of the co-pilot during the cruise flight, he was incapacitated. The captain declared an air emergency and diverted to St. John.
Sources:
BFU18-0243-6X
TSB Report A18A0020
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 April 2015 | D-AIKG | Lufthansa | 0 | Frankfurt International Airport (FRA/EDDF) |  |
non |
| Fumes/smoke/odor event | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2023 14:16 | harro | Updated |
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