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Captain of widebody transport becomes incapacitated due to a kidney stone and other crewmembers continue flight to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 280256 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199408 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : yyt |
| State Reference | NF |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 39000 msl bound upper : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic enroute : other oceanic enroute airway : zny |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 280256 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight was en route from rome to jfk. At about 2 hours out from jfk I felt an acute pain in the right side. A doctor was summoned ahead. I was diagnosed as having either a ruptured appendix or a kidney stone. I elected to continue to jfk. As I was almost completely incapacitated, I instructed the first officer to fly the approach from the left hand seat and the other first officer (relief officer) to fly the right seat. The plane landed at jfk without incident. I was taken by ambulance to jamaica hospital in new york where a kidney stone was diagnosed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF WDB BECOMES INCAPACITATED DUE TO A KIDNEY STONE AND OTHER CREWMEMBERS CONTINUE FLT TO DEST.
Narrative: FLT WAS ENRTE FROM ROME TO JFK. AT ABOUT 2 HRS OUT FROM JFK I FELT AN ACUTE PAIN IN THE R SIDE. A DOCTOR WAS SUMMONED AHEAD. I WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING EITHER A RUPTURED APPENDIX OR A KIDNEY STONE. I ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO JFK. AS I WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY INCAPACITATED, I INSTRUCTED THE FO TO FLY THE APCH FROM THE L HAND SEAT AND THE OTHER FO (RELIEF OFFICER) TO FLY THE R SEAT. THE PLANE LANDED AT JFK WITHOUT INCIDENT. I WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO JAMAICA HOSPITAL IN NEW YORK WHERE A KIDNEY STONE WAS DIAGNOSED.
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.