What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On July 19, 2000, at 1712 local, midwest express flight 6, a DC-9 N206ME, was enroute from laguardia airport, new york (lga) to milwaukee, WI (mke). The #1 flight attendant reported to the pilot that #2 flight attendant privacy data omitted was experiencing a seizure or seizer-like symptoms, privacy data omitted was lying on the floor near the galley area in the aisle. Flight attendant 1 and 3 administered oxygen. The pilot declared an emeregency and diverted to the nearest suitable field - Buffalo niagara international airport (buf). ATC notified EMT personnel. A landing was accomplished without incident. The emt's were waiting when midwest express flight 6 taxied to the fire house at buf. Emts administered aid to privacy data omitted then transported him to the emergency room. Midway express reported theat privacy data omitted sufferes from a seizer disorder that is controlled with medication. He, somehow, got out of sequence taking the medication and suffered a seizure. The sequence has since been restored;and privacy data omitted has returned to duty. Further; midwest express' operation is certified for tow flight attendants. They normally operate with a third (redundant) flight attendant. Th is was not a case of "incapacitation of a required crewmember". This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON JULY 19, 2000, AT 1712 LOCAL, MIDWEST EXPRESS FLIGHT 6, A DC-9 N206ME, WAS ENROUTE FROM LAGUARDIA AIRPORT, NEW YORK (LGA) TO MILWAUKEE, WI (MKE). THE #1 FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED TO THE PILOT THAT #2 FLIGHT ATTENDANT ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS EXPERIENCING A SEIZURE OR SEIZER-LIKE SYMPTOMS, ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR NEAR THE GALLEY AREA IN THE AISLE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT 1 AND 3 ADMINISTERED OXYGEN. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMEREGENCY AND DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE FIELD - BUFFALO NIAGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BUF). ATC NOTIFIED EMT PERSONNEL. A LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE EMT'S WERE WAITING WHEN MIDWEST EXPRESS FLIGHT 6 TAXIED TO THE FIRE HOUSE AT BUF. EMTS ADMINISTERED AID TO ^PRIVACY DAT^ THEN TRANSPORTED HIM TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. MIDWAY EXPRESS REPORTED THEAT ^PRIVACY DAT^ SUFFERES FROM A SEIZER DISORDER THAT IS CONTROLLED WITH MEDICATION. HE, SOMEHOW, GOT OUT OF SEQUENCE TAKING THE MEDICATION AND SUFFERED A SEIZURE. THE SEQUENCE HAS SINCE BEEN RESTORED;AND ^PRIVACY DAT^ HAS RETURNED TO DUTY. FURTHER; MIDWEST EXPRESS' OPERATION IS CERTIFIED FOR TOW FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. THEY NORMALLY OPERATE WITH A THIRD (REDUNDANT) FLIGHT ATTENDANT. TH IS WAS NOT A CASE OF "INCAPACITATION OF A REQUIRED CREWMEMBER". THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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