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By Simon Hradecky, created Monday, Jun 18th 2012 13:40Z, last updated Friday, Jul 20th 2012 15:42Z An Air Berlin Airbus A330-200, registration D-ALPA performing flight AB-9721 from Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain) to Munich (Germany) with 239 passengers and 10 crew, was on approach to Munich about 15 minutes prior to landing, when the crew declared PAN PAN reporting they were fatigued and needed to perform an automatic landing. The airport needed to temporarily invoke procedures to protect the ILS category III zones to permit an automatic landing. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 26L about 15 minutes later at 10:27L (08:27Z).



The German Luftfahrtbundesamt (LBA) confirmed the incident and reported they are investigating the occurrence.



On Jun 19th 2012 the German BFU stated the occurrence has been reported to the BFU and the BFU have opened an investigation, first information is to be released in the monthly bulletin published in July 2012.



On Jun 20th the French BEA reported the German BFU is investigating because of crew incapacitation during flight.



In their monthly bulletin the German BFU reported on Jul 20th 2012, that both flight crew suddenly felt intense tiredness, they were no longer able to correctly read back instructions to ATC, they no longer felt able to add numbers and it became increasingly difficult to think clearly. The crew therefore declared PAN PAN PAN reporting "... WE HAVE AH EXTREME AH CREW FATIQUE ..." and advised they wanted to perform an automatic landing. The remainder of the flight were without further incidents. The BFU stated that the captain advised the BFU the PAN was mainly a precaution to ensure protections for the automatic landing were in place. The captain did not want to make any further statements to the BFU.



Metars:

EDDM 050950Z 27012KT 9999 SCT026 SCT050 BKN120 15/09 Q1006 NOSIG

EDDM 050920Z 27014KT 9999 FEW025 SCT060 BKN120 15/09 Q1006 NOSIG

EDDM 050850Z 27012KT 9999 FEW025 SCT060 BKN090 15/10 Q1006 NOSIG

EDDM 050820Z 27013KT CAVOK 15/09 Q1006 NOSIG

EDDM 050750Z 26010KT CAVOK 14/09 Q1005 NOSIG

EDDM 050720Z 26010KT CAVOK 14/09 Q1005 NOSIG

EDDM 050650Z 26010KT CAVOK 13/09 Q1005 NOSIG

EDDM 050620Z 27009KT CAVOK 13/09 Q1005 NOSIG







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