# Incident 20140316002289I: Embraer ERJ170-200LR, Chicago, IL, March 16, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2014, 09:30 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Ohare International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: R61A
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N409YX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N409YX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR (registry code 3260410, https://openairdocs.org/model/embraer-erj-170-200-lr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF34-8E5 (registry code 30061, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf34-8e5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMBRAER ERJ170-200LR
- People aboard: 53
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140316002289I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

REBUPLIC AIRLINES FLIGHT 4257, NEWARK TO CHICAGO, DECLARED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY DUE TO AN INJURED FLIGHT ATTENDANT.  THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT HURT HIS BACK WITH A BEVERAGE CART DURING TURBULENCE.  THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND WAS RELEASED WITHOUT BEING ADMITTED.  THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S RETURN TO WORK DATE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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