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Air carrier captain reported that an ill passenger boarded and was not wearing a face mask. Captain decided to have passenger removed from flight due to length of the flight and passenger's condition.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1754011 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202008 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 185.73 Flight Crew Total 11322.08 Flight Crew Type 1053.82 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
Just prior to departure; purser advised me the passenger in seat X5 [was] coughing; unmasked; not sure if he was unable or unwilling to wear a mask; and had just thrown up on himself. I made the decision that the person was not suitable for a [long] flight and was to be removed. The two passengers traveling with him had elected to stay behind and the gsc (ground security coordinator) coordinated the removal of the three passengers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported that an ill passenger boarded and was not wearing a face mask. Captain decided to have passenger removed from flight due to length of the flight and passenger's condition.
Narrative: Just prior to departure; purser advised me the passenger in seat X5 [was] coughing; unmasked; not sure if he was unable or unwilling to wear a mask; and had just thrown up on himself. I made the decision that the person was not suitable for a [long] flight and was to be removed. The two passengers traveling with him had elected to stay behind and the GSC (Ground Security Coordinator) coordinated the removal of the three passengers.
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.