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On board A300, passenger observed to be ill by flight attendants. Paramedics met flight at destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 401711 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zny |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zny |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 401711 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Passenger near doors xl&right was reported at boarding as quite ill to me by other crew members. During flight, passenger was not served food. I never had direct contact with passenger. Upon landing, passenger was met by paramedics. Passenger stated to them that he was diagnosed with hepatitis. We (the crew) were concerned for our health, but were informed by paramedics that our risk was low.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON BOARD A300, PAX OBSERVED TO BE ILL BY FLT ATTENDANTS. PARAMEDICS MET FLT AT DEST.
Narrative: PAX NEAR DOORS XL&R WAS RPTED AT BOARDING AS QUITE ILL TO ME BY OTHER CREW MEMBERS. DURING FLT, PAX WAS NOT SERVED FOOD. I NEVER HAD DIRECT CONTACT WITH PAX. UPON LNDG, PAX WAS MET BY PARAMEDICS. PAX STATED TO THEM THAT HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HEPATITIS. WE (THE CREW) WERE CONCERNED FOR OUR HEALTH, BUT WERE INFORMED BY PARAMEDICS THAT OUR RISK WAS LOW.
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.