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B737 captain reported diverting to an alternate after being advised of an ill passenger.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1393072 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 180 Flight Crew Type 1439 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
Female passenger complained to flight attendants of intense chest pain. Rated pain 7 on scale of 10 when asked by 2 registered nurses. Lead flight attendant was one of 2 nurses onboard. Blood pressure measured 180/120. Pulse was 50 and 'thread'. [Passenger] reported that she had a history of crohn's disease and also was 5 weeks pregnant.contacted dispatch and established [medical] radio contact. Doctor asked for nurses' recommendation after reviewing information. Both nurses agreed that a medical divert to closest suitable airport was best course of action. I relayed this to dispatch.decision was made to divert to [a nearby alternate] due to better weather conditions. [Another airport] was slightly closer; but weather was 400' ceiling and 2 1/2 nm visibility. [The other alternate] was VFR / clear and vis unlimited.landed 25 minutes after decision was made. Landing [and] taxi to gate uneventful. Paramedics waiting in jet bridge on arrival.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported diverting to an alternate after being advised of an ill passenger.
Narrative: Female passenger complained to flight attendants of intense chest pain. Rated pain 7 on scale of 10 when asked by 2 registered nurses. Lead flight attendant was one of 2 nurses onboard. Blood pressure measured 180/120. Pulse was 50 and 'thread'. [Passenger] reported that she had a history of Crohn's Disease and also was 5 weeks pregnant.Contacted Dispatch and established [medical] radio contact. Doctor asked for nurses' recommendation after reviewing information. Both nurses agreed that a medical divert to closest suitable airport was best course of action. I relayed this to Dispatch.Decision was made to divert to [a nearby alternate] due to better weather conditions. [Another airport] was slightly closer; but weather was 400' ceiling and 2 1/2 nm visibility. [The other alternate] was VFR / clear and vis unlimited.Landed 25 minutes after decision was made. Landing [and] taxi to gate uneventful. Paramedics waiting in jet bridge on arrival.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.