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While holding for an open gate on taxiway, an MD80 passenger became ill and required oxygen. Paramedics met aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 402571 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : iah |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 402571 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight was scheduled to depart dca and land at dfw. After a lengthy day and diverting twice, we were waiting for a gate at iah. Passenger came to the back of the aircraft and asked us (#2 and #4 flight attendants) if we had breathing medicine. She said that her friend was having trouble breathing. I grabbed the oxygen unit and administered oxygen. The passenger's husband said she had pneumonia 4 weeks ago and has been using an inhaler ever since. The passenger declined a request for paramedics at that time. Later, the group leader came to me and said the passenger changed her mind and now would like to have the paramedics. We reached a gate and paramedics took the ill passenger to the hospital.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE HOLDING FOR AN OPEN GATE ON TXWY, AN MD80 PAX BECAME ILL AND REQUIRED OXYGEN. PARAMEDICS MET ACFT.
Narrative: FLT WAS SCHEDULED TO DEPART DCA AND LAND AT DFW. AFTER A LENGTHY DAY AND DIVERTING TWICE, WE WERE WAITING FOR A GATE AT IAH. PAX CAME TO THE BACK OF THE ACFT AND ASKED US (#2 AND #4 FLT ATTENDANTS) IF WE HAD BREATHING MEDICINE. SHE SAID THAT HER FRIEND WAS HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING. I GRABBED THE OXYGEN UNIT AND ADMINISTERED OXYGEN. THE PAX'S HUSBAND SAID SHE HAD PNEUMONIA 4 WKS AGO AND HAS BEEN USING AN INHALER EVER SINCE. THE PAX DECLINED A REQUEST FOR PARAMEDICS AT THAT TIME. LATER, THE GROUP LEADER CAME TO ME AND SAID THE PAX CHANGED HER MIND AND NOW WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE PARAMEDICS. WE REACHED A GATE AND PARAMEDICS TOOK THE ILL PAX TO THE HOSPITAL.
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.