B767 captain and a company jumpseat captain describe a medical diversion when the first officer beco...

Attributes
ACN	1114779
Time
Date	201309
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Other Controlled
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 3000 Flight Crew Type 1000
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness

Narrative:

I was jumpseating home from vacation. Approximately an hour after takeoff; the captain asked me to come forward and indicated that the first officer appeared to be in physical distress. This was indeed the case; in a span of 2-3 minutes; I witnessed 2 periods of incapacitation/non-responsiveness from the first officer with each episode lasting approximately 20-30 seconds. The first officer was also sweating profusely. I assisted the first officer from the operating seat to a jumpseat and gave him water. I then occupied the first officer seat (I am a qualified captain on the aircraft) and assisted the captain in a divert to the nearest airfield. We were met by emt personnel at the gateway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 Captain and a company jumpseat Captain describe a medical diversion when the First Officer becomes unresponsive at FL350. After gate arrival the First Officer is able to walk off the aircraft.

Narrative: I was jumpseating home from vacation. Approximately an hour after takeoff; the Captain asked me to come forward and indicated that the First Officer appeared to be in physical distress. This was indeed the case; in a span of 2-3 minutes; I witnessed 2 periods of incapacitation/non-responsiveness from the First Officer with each episode lasting approximately 20-30 seconds. The First Officer was also sweating profusely. I assisted the First Officer from the operating seat to a jumpseat and gave him water. I then occupied the First Officer seat (I am a qualified Captain on the aircraft) and assisted the Captain in a divert to the nearest airfield. We were met by EMT personnel at the gateway.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

B767 captain and a company jumpseat captain describe a medical diversion when the first officer becomes unresponsive at FL350. After gate arrival the first officer is able to walk off the aircraft.