Expressjet E145 near Memphis on Jun 13th 2018, first officer incapacitated

Last Update: June 14, 2018 / 22:37:51 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 13, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
First officer incapacitated

Airline
Expressjet

Flight number
EV-4444

Departure
Mobile, United States

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N34110

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

An Expressjet Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of United, registration N34110 performing flight EV-4444/UA-4444 from Mobile,AL to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), was enroute at FL320 about 100nm southsouthwest of Memphis,TN (USA) when the captain declared medical emergency reporting the first officer (55) had become incapacitated. The captain diverted the aircraft to Memphis, a number of aircraft were delayed to accomodate the medical emergency, and landed the aircraft safely about 22 minutes later. Medical services awaited the aircraft and took the first officer to a local hospital.

A replacement crew continued the flight, the occurrence aircraft landed in Chicago with a delay of 5:20 hours.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 13, 2018

Classification
Incident

Cause
First officer incapacitated

Airline
Expressjet

Flight number
EV-4444

Departure
Mobile, United States

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N34110

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

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