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Return land. Air carrier has to return and make an overweight landing when a pregnant passenger faints and falls.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 311176 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199507 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab tracon : phx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 311176 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On climb out of phx, senior flight attendant reported a passenger had gotten out of her seat and fainted and had fallen to the floor. Using very broken english, she said she was pregnant and this had happened at least 4 times very recently. Fearing she might have a serious problem, we returned to phx where we had to make an overweight landing. Maintenance inspected aircraft, signed off logbook as such and we departed for hou about 45 mins late.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RETURN LAND. ACR HAS TO RETURN AND MAKE AN OVERWT LNDG WHEN A PREGNANT PAX FAINTS AND FALLS.
Narrative: ON CLB OUT OF PHX, SENIOR FLT ATTENDANT RPTED A PAX HAD GOTTEN OUT OF HER SEAT AND FAINTED AND HAD FALLEN TO THE FLOOR. USING VERY BROKEN ENGLISH, SHE SAID SHE WAS PREGNANT AND THIS HAD HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES VERY RECENTLY. FEARING SHE MIGHT HAVE A SERIOUS PROB, WE RETURNED TO PHX WHERE WE HAD TO MAKE AN OVERWT LNDG. MAINT INSPECTED ACFT, SIGNED OFF LOGBOOK AS SUCH AND WE DEPARTED FOR HOU ABOUT 45 MINS LATE.
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.