An air carrier medium large transport returned to its origination station with a sick passenger.

Attributes
ACN	259294
Time
Date	199312
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : iah airport : iax
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 22000 msl bound upper : 22000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 15000
ASRS Report	259294
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Passenger became ill and lost consciousness approximately 20 mins after takeoff. Was attended by another passenger who was an emt. Passenger did not respond so I decided to return her to iah. Requested clearance and was immediately cleared direct iah. Medical personnel met the airplane at the gate and passenger was transported to a hospital. Refueled, obtained new flight papers and clearance and departed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG RETURNED TO ITS ORIGINATION STATION WITH A SICK PAX.

Narrative: PAX BECAME ILL AND LOST CONSCIOUSNESS APPROX 20 MINS AFTER TKOF. WAS ATTENDED BY ANOTHER PAX WHO WAS AN EMT. PAX DID NOT RESPOND SO I DECIDED TO RETURN HER TO IAH. REQUESTED CLRNC AND WAS IMMEDIATELY CLRED DIRECT IAH. MEDICAL PERSONNEL MET THE AIRPLANE AT THE GATE AND PAX WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. REFUELED, OBTAINED NEW FLT PAPERS AND CLRNC AND DEPARTED.

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.