What happened
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(-23) On Friday, October 25, 2002, an MD-80 was being operated by American airlines as flight 2034 bound from chicago to boston. As the aircraft approached Buffalo, NY at flight level 330, the cabin began to climb rapidly. Crew initiated emergency descent, declared emergency with cleveland center, landed at Buffalo without further incident. Several passengers complained of ear problems. One passenger who was pregnant was transported to children's hospital at Buffalo NY then released. One flight attendant was transported to st. joseph's hospital at cheektowaga NY and later released. 14 passengers signed off as not requiring medical attention. Passengers were put aboard another flight to boston. Aircraft was ferried to laguardia for examination, and later to tulsa for further exam. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2002, AN MD-80 WAS BEING OPERATED BY AMERICAN AIRLINES AS FLIGHT 2034 BOUND FROM CHICAGO TO BOSTON. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED BUFFALO, NY AT FLIGHT LEVEL 330, THE CABIN BEGAN TO CLIMB RAPIDLY. CREW INITIATED EMERGENCY DESCENT, DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH CLEVELAND CENTER, LANDED AT BUFFALO WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SEVERAL PASSENGERS COMPLAINED OF EAR PROBLEMS. ONE PASSENGER WHO WAS PREGNANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT BUFFALO NY THEN RELEASED. ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AT CHEEKTOWAGA NY AND LATER RELEASED. 14 PASSENGERS SIGNED OFF AS NOT REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION. PASSENGERS WERE PUT ABOARD ANOTHER FLIGHT TO BOSTON. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO LAGUARDIA FOR EXAMINATION, AND LATER TO TULSA FOR FURTHER EXAM. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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