Narrative:

The first officer began to feel faint and became briefly unresponsive. I declared an emergency and diverted the flight. A company first officer riding in the cockpit jumpseat helped move the first officer to a first class cabin seat and coordinated care with the flight attendants. He then took the first officer's seat and assisted me during the descent and landing. A physician was found on board the aircraft and helped care for the first officer until emt's removed him at the gate. Our jumpseater did an exemplary job helping remove first officer from his seat; coordinate with the flight attendants for the first officer's care; and assisting me with the emergency descent and landing. The first officer did all this while operating on very little sleep and being completely unfamiliar with the MD80 aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An MD80 First Officer became ill in flight and was removed by a jumpseating pilot who then assisted the Captain after an emergency was declared and the flight diverted.

Narrative: The First Officer began to feel faint and became briefly unresponsive. I declared an emergency and diverted the flight. A Company First Officer riding in the cockpit jumpseat helped move the First Officer to a first class cabin seat and coordinated care with the flight attendants. He then took the First Officer's seat and assisted me during the descent and landing. A physician was found on board the aircraft and helped care for the First Officer until EMT's removed him at the gate. Our jumpseater did an exemplary job helping remove First Officer from his seat; coordinate with the flight attendants for the First Officer's care; and assisting me with the emergency descent and landing. The First Officer did all this while operating on very little sleep and being completely unfamiliar with the MD80 aircraft.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.