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At cruise on MD80, passenger became ill, doctors assisted and recommended landing. Aircraft diverted to alternate without further incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 401348 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdc |
| State Reference | DC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 401348 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Passenger in coach cabin was having a hard time staying awake, feeling faint, and incoherent. Flight attendant #2 phoned me. I paged for doctor assistance. Many doctors responded. They assessed the situation, gave passenger oxygen. Used a blood pressure cuff and stethoscope from medical kit. I did not directly deal with passenger but was kept informed. I kept captain informed. The doctor assisting passenger recommended we land the plane at nearest airport. Captain landed in mco. Paramedics met the flight. The passenger was feeling better at this point, but he was taken to nearby hospital. Passenger had history of heart problems. He took nitro pill just before he began to feel ill. Passenger was 82 yrs old. We were told he'd probably be fine by doctor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AT CRUISE ON MD80, PAX BECAME ILL, DOCTORS ASSISTED AND RECOMMENDED LNDG. ACFT DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Narrative: PAX IN COACH CABIN WAS HAVING A HARD TIME STAYING AWAKE, FEELING FAINT, AND INCOHERENT. FLT ATTENDANT #2 PHONED ME. I PAGED FOR DOCTOR ASSISTANCE. MANY DOCTORS RESPONDED. THEY ASSESSED THE SIT, GAVE PAX OXYGEN. USED A BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF AND STETHOSCOPE FROM MEDICAL KIT. I DID NOT DIRECTLY DEAL WITH PAX BUT WAS KEPT INFORMED. I KEPT CAPT INFORMED. THE DOCTOR ASSISTING PAX RECOMMENDED WE LAND THE PLANE AT NEAREST ARPT. CAPT LANDED IN MCO. PARAMEDICS MET THE FLT. THE PAX WAS FEELING BETTER AT THIS POINT, BUT HE WAS TAKEN TO NEARBY HOSPITAL. PAX HAD HISTORY OF HEART PROBS. HE TOOK NITRO PILL JUST BEFORE HE BEGAN TO FEEL ILL. PAX WAS 82 YRS OLD. WE WERE TOLD HE'D PROBABLY BE FINE BY DOCTOR.
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.