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A migraine headache caused an air carrier medium large transport to return land. The so was 'feeling poorly.'
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 320487 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199511 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 950 |
| ASRS Report | 320487 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| 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:
After takeoff out of newark, I started to feel poorly, i.e., very bad headache, sick to stomach, etc. I told the captain how I was feeling and the choice was made to return back to ewr for medical help. Throughout the flight, I was able to do my entire duties as a so, this includes descent, approach, landing and parking of the aircraft. Nov/thu/95 went to doctor. He said had bad migraine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MIGRAINE HEADACHE CAUSED AN ACR MLG TO RETURN LAND. THE SO WAS 'FEELING POORLY.'
Narrative: AFTER TKOF OUT OF NEWARK, I STARTED TO FEEL POORLY, I.E., VERY BAD HEADACHE, SICK TO STOMACH, ETC. I TOLD THE CAPT HOW I WAS FEELING AND THE CHOICE WAS MADE TO RETURN BACK TO EWR FOR MEDICAL HELP. THROUGHOUT THE FLT, I WAS ABLE TO DO MY ENTIRE DUTIES AS A SO, THIS INCLUDES DSCNT, APCH, LNDG AND PARKING OF THE ACFT. NOV/THU/95 WENT TO DOCTOR. HE SAID HAD BAD MIGRAINE.
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.