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| Date: | Monday 7 August 2023 |
| Time: | 14:40 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-271N |
| Owner/operator: | Tigerair Taiwan |
| Registration: | B-50023 |
| MSN: | 10799 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2022 |
| Engine model: | P&W PW1127G-JM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 174 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE/RCTP) -
 Taiwan
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Hakodate Airport (HKD/RJCH) |
| Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE/RCTP) | |
| Investigating agency: | TTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Tigerair Taiwan flight IT237, an Airbus A320-271N, had just landed at Taoyuan International Airport when the first officer lost consciousness. The aircraft was taxied to the parking apron by the captain, and after the aircraft was parked, the first officer regained consciousness and was taken for medical examinanation.
Findings Related to Probable Causes
After the occurrence aircraft landed at Taoyuan Airport and vacated the runway, the first officer experienced approximately 7 minutes of unconsciousness and incapacitation, and was therefore unable to perform pilot monitoring duties. However, subsequent medical examinations and evaluations by specialists found insufficient evidence to determine the potential cause of the first officer's loss of consciousness.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ttsb.gov.tw/media/7181/it237_preliminaryreport.pdf
https://www.ttsb.gov.tw/media/8134/executivesummary-it237.pdf
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2023 08:19 | harro | Added |
| 13-Oct-2023 08:20 | harro | Updated |
| 26-Dec-2024 11:24 | ASN | Updated [Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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