United B38M near Houston on Mar 11th 2023, captain incapacitated

Last Update: March 13, 2023 / 14:28:04 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 11, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Captain incapacitated

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-2007

Departure
Guatemala City, Guatemala

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N27258

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

A United Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration N27258 performing flight UA-2007 from Guatemala City (Guatemala) to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), was enroute at FL320 about 120nm southeast of Houston,TX (USA) when the first officer declared emergency reporting the captain had become incapacitated and was complaining about chest pain. ATC advised emergency services would be on stand by at the runway in case of nose gear steering issues, paramedics were waiting for the aircraft at the gate, emergency services would follow the aircraft to the gate. The aircraft diverted to Houston Intercontinental for a safe landing on runway 27 about 23 minutes later and taxied to the apron.

The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Houston after an unexpected crew related matter.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Houston for about 3 hours, then continued the flight and reached Chicago with a delay of 3:45 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 11, 2023

Classification
Incident

Cause
Captain incapacitated

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-2007

Departure
Guatemala City, Guatemala

Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States

Aircraft Registration
N27258

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

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