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An A320 leaves a diversion station with the passenger emergency medical kit not refreshed and 2 portable oxygen bottles below dispatch pressure. Items had been used during a medical emergency for a passenger that had created the need for the diversion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 398540 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ict |
| State Reference | KS |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ict |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other other other |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 398540 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
En route dtw-phx, flight attendants advised us of a sick passenger in the back. The flight was diverted to ict to disembark the passenger. Prior to departure, diversion being a thing that I had never done before, I discussed with the first officer if there was anything else that we needed to do before departure. We couldn't think of anything so we departed for phx. On climb out, I realized that we had had a medical emergency and that the flight attendants had used oxygen and the emergency medical kit. We called them up and found that they had used 1 bottle down to 500 pounds and a second down to 1000 pounds. They had also used the blood pressure cuff from the emergency medical kit. (At least 1 oxygen bottle and the emergency medical kit should have been replaced or resealed before departure from ict.) I have since created for myself a 'diversion checklist' to help me to remember what I need to, should I have a diversion again in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 LEAVES A DIVERSION STATION WITH THE PAX EMER MEDICAL KIT NOT REFRESHED AND 2 PORTABLE OXYGEN BOTTLES BELOW DISPATCH PRESSURE. ITEMS HAD BEEN USED DURING A MEDICAL EMER FOR A PAX THAT HAD CREATED THE NEED FOR THE DIVERSION.
Narrative: ENRTE DTW-PHX, FLT ATTENDANTS ADVISED US OF A SICK PAX IN THE BACK. THE FLT WAS DIVERTED TO ICT TO DISEMBARK THE PAX. PRIOR TO DEP, DIVERSION BEING A THING THAT I HAD NEVER DONE BEFORE, I DISCUSSED WITH THE FO IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEEDED TO DO BEFORE DEP. WE COULDN'T THINK OF ANYTHING SO WE DEPARTED FOR PHX. ON CLBOUT, I REALIZED THAT WE HAD HAD A MEDICAL EMER AND THAT THE FLT ATTENDANTS HAD USED OXYGEN AND THE EMER MEDICAL KIT. WE CALLED THEM UP AND FOUND THAT THEY HAD USED 1 BOTTLE DOWN TO 500 LBS AND A SECOND DOWN TO 1000 LBS. THEY HAD ALSO USED THE BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF FROM THE EMER MEDICAL KIT. (AT LEAST 1 OXYGEN BOTTLE AND THE EMER MEDICAL KIT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED OR RESEALED BEFORE DEP FROM ICT.) I HAVE SINCE CREATED FOR MYSELF A 'DIVERSION CHKLIST' TO HELP ME TO REMEMBER WHAT I NEED TO, SHOULD I HAVE A DIVERSION AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.
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.