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First officer had throat constriction after eating meal on descent to lga. Extra crew member on board took his seat for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 199197 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : yng airport : lga |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zob |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 550 |
| ASRS Report | 199197 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 54 flight time total : 3132 flight time type : 766 |
| ASRS Report | 199194 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During cruise portion of flight, dtw-lga, first officer suffered severe discomfort after a small portion of crew meal steak became lodged in his throat. Attempts with the aid of an onboard physician failed to dislodge the obstruction. He was able to breath almost normally, nevertheless he was suffering a relatively high level of discomfort due to a continued choking sensation and inability to swallow. An emergency was declared with ATC and priority handling provided for the arrival into la guardia airport. With the concurrence of the first officer, an onboard extra crew member assumed the right seat and the stricken pilot took the extra crew member cockpit seat. Medical authorities met the flight in lga and sent patient to hospital for resolution. Ultimately, the food was passed into the stomach after a muscle relaxer medication applied.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO HAD THROAT CONSTRICTION AFTER EATING MEAL ON DSCNT TO LGA. EXTRA CREW MEMBER ON BOARD TOOK HIS SEAT FOR LNDG.
Narrative: DURING CRUISE PORTION OF FLT, DTW-LGA, FO SUFFERED SEVERE DISCOMFORT AFTER A SMALL PORTION OF CREW MEAL STEAK BECAME LODGED IN HIS THROAT. ATTEMPTS WITH THE AID OF AN ONBOARD PHYSICIAN FAILED TO DISLODGE THE OBSTRUCTION. HE WAS ABLE TO BREATH ALMOST NORMALLY, NEVERTHELESS HE WAS SUFFERING A RELATIVELY HIGH LEVEL OF DISCOMFORT DUE TO A CONTINUED CHOKING SENSATION AND INABILITY TO SWALLOW. AN EMER WAS DECLARED WITH ATC AND PRIORITY HANDLING PROVIDED FOR THE ARR INTO LA GUARDIA ARPT. WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE FO, AN ONBOARD EXTRA CREW MEMBER ASSUMED THE R SEAT AND THE STRICKEN PLT TOOK THE EXTRA CREW MEMBER COCKPIT SEAT. MEDICAL AUTHORITIES MET THE FLT IN LGA AND SENT PATIENT TO HOSPITAL FOR RESOLUTION. ULTIMATELY, THE FOOD WAS PASSED INTO THE STOMACH AFTER A MUSCLE RELAXER MEDICATION APPLIED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.