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Pilot Locks Himself Out of
Cockpit During Flight
Reuters OTTAWA (Aug. 31) - The pilot
of a Canadian airliner who went to the washroom
during a flight found himself locked out of the
cockpit, forcing the crew to remove the door from its
hinges to let him back in, the airline said
Wednesday.
The incident occurred aboard a flight from Ottawa to
Winnipeg Saturday. The regional jet, capable of
carrying 50 people, was operated by Air Canada's Jazz
subsidiary.
Jazz spokeswoman Manon Stewart said that with 30
minutes of the flight to go, the pilot went to the
washroom, leaving the first officer in charge. But
when he tried to get back into the cockpit, the door
would not open.
"The door malfunctioned ... this is a very rare
occurrence," Stewart said, adding that the
crew's decision to remove the door had been in line
with company policy.
A report in the Ottawa Citizen newspaper said that
for about 10 minutes "passengers described
seeing the pilot bang on the door and communicating
with the cockpit though an internal telephone, but
being unable to open the door."
Stewart said the paper's report was "a bit
dramatic" and stressed that at no time had the
plane or passengers been in danger. She did not say
how many people had been on board.
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