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Old Sep 28, 2011, 4:57 pm
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Incident: Air Canada B773 over Atlantic on Sep 13th 2011, captain temporarily incapacitated


By Simon Hradecky, created Wednesday, Sep 28th 2011 21:34Z, last updated Wednesday, Sep 28th 2011 21:34Z

An Air Canada Boeing 777-300, registration C-FIUR performing flight AC-874 (dep Sep 12th) from Montreal,QC (Canada) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany) with 305 people on board, was enroute over the Atlantic Ocean near N55 W30 (610nm south of Keflavik, 745nm west of Shannon, 950nm east of Gander, 970nm north of Azores Islands) when the captain suffered discomfort and was unable to continue duties. A doctor on board provided assistance enabling the captain to resume duty. The aircraft continued to Frankfurt for a safe landing on schedule.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/A...130Z/CYUL/EDDF
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