United B788 near Albuquerque on Oct 6th 2015, first officer incapacitated

Last Update: October 6, 2015 / 20:17:24 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 6, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
First officer incapacitated

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1614

Departure
Houston, United States

Destination
San Francisco, United States

Aircraft Registration
N29907

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B788

A United Boeing 787-800, registration N29907 performing flight UA-1614 from Houston,TX to San Francisco,CA (USA), was enroute at FL400 about 140nm southeast of Albuquerque,NM when the first officer became unconscious prompting the captain to divert the flight to Albuquerque. The aircraft landed safely on Alburquerque's runway 08 about 25 minutes later. The first officer, who had regained consciousness, walked off the aircraft assisted by paramedics and was taken to a hospital.

A replacement crew continued the flight after about 4 hours on the ground in Albuquerque and reached San Francisco with a delay of 3.5 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 6, 2015

Classification
Incident

Cause
First officer incapacitated

Airline
United

Flight number
UA-1614

Departure
Houston, United States

Destination
San Francisco, United States

Aircraft Registration
N29907

Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner

ICAO Type Designator
B788

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