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Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing 717-200 · Atlanta, GA · July 1, 2006

Date: July 1, 2006 · 15:06 local
Place: Atlanta, GA
Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: ZZDA
Aircraft: N938AT
Reported as: Boeing 717200
People aboard: 107
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,714 in this make and model

N938ATRegistered now · Boeing 717-200S/N 55098 · Built 2006 Airframe modelBoeing 717-200 Engine modelRolls-Royce Deutschland BR700-715A130Turbo-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) Airtran (trs) flight 263 from tpa-fnt diverted into Atlanta (atl) due to an incapacitated first officer. While in cruise first officer complained she had a stomach ache and needed to use the lavatory. The lead flight attendant informed the captain a registered nurse was with the first officer, and she could not return to the cockpit. The captain declared a medical emergency, informed ATC he was single pilot status and needed to divert to Atlanta. The airplane landed safely and taxied to the gate without further incident. Paramedics met the aircraft where the first officer was removed and taken to the hospital for evaluation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRTRAN (TRS) FLIGHT 263 FROM TPA-FNT DIVERTED INTO ATLANTA (ATL) DUE TO AN INCAPACITATED FIRST OFFICER. WHILE IN CRUISE FIRST OFFICER COMPLAINED SHE HAD A STOMACH ACHE AND NEEDED TO USE THE LAVATORY. THE LEAD FLIGHT ATTENDANT INFORMED THE CAPTAIN A REGISTERED NURSE WAS WITH THE FIRST OFFICER, AND SHE COULD NOT RETURN TO THE COCKPIT. THE CAPTAIN DECLARED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, INFORMED ATC HE WAS SINGLE PILOT STATUS AND NEEDED TO DIVERT TO ATLANTA. THE AIRPLANE LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PARAMEDICS MET THE AIRCRAFT WHERE THE FIRST OFFICER WAS REMOVED AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION.