Airbus A321-231, G-EUXL, 20 December 2011

Airbus A321-231, G-EUXL

Summary:

During the climb out from Heathrow Airport, both pilots experienced symptoms of dizziness and light-headedness. The pilots donned their oxygen masks and returned to Heathrow, where the aircraft landed without further incident.

No fault was found with the aircraft and no-one else on the aircraft experienced adverse symptoms. The incident uncovered a previously unknown fault with the cockpit voice recorder.

One Safety Recommendation is made.

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Airbus A321-231 G-EUXL 10-12.pdf (1,644.81 kb)

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Published 10 December 2014