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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-522 · Dayton, OH · May 7, 2007

Date: May 7, 2007 · 14:54 local
Place: Dayton, OH
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: UALA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N914UA
Reported as: Boeing 737522
People aboard: 124
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total4,822 in this make and model213 in the last 90 days

N914UARegistration cancelled Jan 20, 2010 · Boeing 737-522S/N 25381 · Built 1991 Airframe modelBoeing 737-522 Engine modelCFM International CFM56 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

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(-23) During united flight 619 from dca to ord, the captain became incapacitated and appeared to be having a heart attack. A physician's assistant was onboard the flight and recommended that the captain be removed from the cockpit and placed on the floor of the forward galley for treatment. The first officer assumed command of the aircraft, elected to remain in the right seat for the remainder of the flight, kept a flight attendant in the cockpit with him to assist as required, kept abreast of the medical situation with the captain, coordinated with united airlines dispatch, declared a medical emergency and diverted to Dayton cox airport, OH for an immediate landing. After landing, the first officer moved over to the left seat and taxied the aircraft to the gate where emergency medical assistance was standing by.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING UNITED FLIGHT 619 FROM DCA TO ORD, THE CAPTAIN BECAME INCAPACITATED AND APPEARED TO BE HAVING A HEART ATTACK. A PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT WAS ONBOARD THE FLIGHT AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE CAPTAIN BE REMOVED FROM THE COCKPIT AND PLACED ON THE FLOOR OF THE FORWARD GALLEY FOR TREATMENT. THE FIRST OFFICER ASSUMED COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT, ELECTED TO REMAIN IN THE RIGHT SEAT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT, KEPT A FLIGHT ATTENDANT IN THE COCKPIT WITH HIM TO ASSIST AS REQUIRED, KEPT ABREAST OF THE MEDICAL SITUATION WITH THE CAPTAIN, COORDINATED WITH UNITED AIRLINES DISPATCH, DECLARED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO DAYTON COX AIRPORT, OH FOR AN IMMEDIATE LANDING. AFTER LANDING, THE FIRST OFFICER MOVED OVER TO THE LEFT SEAT AND TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GATE WHERE EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE WAS STANDING BY.