Accident: US Airways B762 on Jul 23rd 2010, medical emergencies

26.07.2010 - 17:46

A US Airways Boeing 767-200, registration N253AY performing flight US-1106 from Charlotte,NC to Philadelphia,PA (USA) with 196 passengers, was delayed for about 3 hours before departure from Charlotte due to mechanical problems with the air conditioning systems, passengers had already boarded and been deboarded again before boarding again. After the airplane finally departed and was about 15 minutes into the flight with the air conditioning still not working and temperatures in the cabin rising up to estimated 115 degrees F (approx. 46 degrees C) a male passenger in the back of the aircraft fainted prompting the crew to return to Charlotte. While descending towards Charlotte a young mother alerted the cabin crew that her male toddler was unresponsive. A nurse on board was able to stabilize the child using ice to cool main blood vessels of the child. The aircraft landed safely in Charlotte. The toddler, the fainted passenger and a number of other passengers were treated at the airport for heat related illness, one flight attendant was taken to a local hospital. A replacement Airbus A321-200 registration N186US reached Philadelphia with a total delay of 12 hours. Read the article at http://avherald.com/h?articleBed3650 Modify your subscription at http://avherald.com/h?login