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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 717-200 · Atlanta, GA · January 27, 2002

Date: January 27, 2002 · 15:30 local
Place: Atlanta, GA
Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ZZDA
Aircraft: N946AT
Reported as: Boeing 717200
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total1,460 in this make and model201 in the last 90 days

N946ATRegistered now · Boeing 717-200S/N 55009 · Built 1999 Airframe modelBoeing 717-200 Engine modelBMW Rolls BR-700 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Flight TRS778 enroute from orlando to philadelphia into Atlanta. During cruise and after the service was underway, the lead flight attendant notified the captain one of his cabin crew members had passed out and struck her head. Two nurses traveling on flight 778 were able to assist the lead and recommended she advise the captain it would be prudent to get his crew member other medical attention. The captain was then alerted one of the passengers was having seizures, at this time the captain called dispatch and a foint decision was made to divert to Atlanta. Prior to arriving at the gate the captain inquired as to the condition of the passenger and flight attendant, the two nurses said both were stable and ok. The paramedics escorted the cabin attendant off the airplane and examined the passenger who had experienced the seizure. The flight attendant was replaced and paramedics determined the passenger had experienced anxiety attacks and was allowed to continue to philadelphia.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLIGHT TRS778 ENROUTE FROM ORLANDO TO PHILADELPHIA INTO ATLANTA. DURING CRUISE AND AFTER THE SERVICE WAS UNDERWAY, THE LEAD FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE CAPTAIN ONE OF HIS CABIN CREW MEMBERS HAD PASSED OUT AND STRUCK HER HEAD. TWO NURSES TRAVELING ON FLIGHT 778 WERE ABLE TO ASSIST THE LEAD AND RECOMMENDED SHE ADVISE THE CAPTAIN IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO GET HIS CREW MEMBER OTHER MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CAPTAIN WAS THEN ALERTED ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WAS HAVING SEIZURES, AT THIS TIME THE CAPTAIN CALLED DISPATCH AND A FOINT DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT TO ATLANTA. PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE GATE THE CAPTAIN INQUIRED AS TO THE CONDITION OF THE PASSENGER AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT, THE TWO NURSES SAID BOTH WERE STABLE AND OK. THE PARAMEDICS ESCORTED THE CABIN ATTENDANT OFF THE AIRPLANE AND EXAMINED THE PASSENGER WHO HAD EXPERIENCED THE SEIZURE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS REPLACED AND PARAMEDICS DETERMINED THE PASSENGER HAD EXPERIENCED ANXIETY ATTACKS AND WAS ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO PHILADELPHIA.