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Flight crew of B757 diverts due to passenger seizure and onboard doctor recommending a divert to seek medical attention promptly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 389524 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lbb |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : lbb |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 389524 |
| 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 | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Location: 60 NM east of lbb. A passenger had a seizure and was unconscious in the lavatory. An onboard doctor recommended we land as soon as possible. Lbb was 60 NM west of our position. Lbb was landing with a 14 KT tailwind. We stated we had a medical emergency and were declaring an emergency for the winds at lbb. We performed one 360 degree turn on final to lose altitude and airspeed. Landing was uneventful. Please offer the more than deserved thanks to the controllers for unparalleled professionalism and assistance, especially lbb approach and tower.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF B757 DIVERTS DUE TO PAX SEIZURE AND ONBOARD DOCTOR RECOMMENDING A DIVERT TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTN PROMPTLY.
Narrative: LOCATION: 60 NM E OF LBB. A PAX HAD A SEIZURE AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS IN THE LAVATORY. AN ONBOARD DOCTOR RECOMMENDED WE LAND ASAP. LBB WAS 60 NM W OF OUR POS. LBB WAS LNDG WITH A 14 KT TAILWIND. WE STATED WE HAD A MEDICAL EMER AND WERE DECLARING AN EMER FOR THE WINDS AT LBB. WE PERFORMED ONE 360 DEG TURN ON FINAL TO LOSE ALT AND AIRSPD. LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. PLEASE OFFER THE MORE THAN DESERVED THANKS TO THE CTLRS FOR UNPARALLELED PROFESSIONALISM AND ASSISTANCE, ESPECIALLY LBB APCH AND TWR.
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.