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A medical emergency with an ill passenger creates the need for a diversion to yeg, ab. Passenger died after arrival at hospital.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 407026 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : yeg |
| State Reference | AB |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : czeg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : czeg |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 407026 |
| 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 | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Flight on jul/xa/98 msp-anc. Passenger had heart attack. We diverted to yeg (closest airport), 3 doctors on board gave cpr. After landing in yeg, passenger was taken to hospital and died. We then continued to anc. No aircraft limitations were exceeded, nor were any far or ICAO regulations broken.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MEDICAL EMER WITH AN ILL PAX CREATES THE NEED FOR A DIVERSION TO YEG, AB. PAX DIED AFTER ARR AT HOSPITAL.
Narrative: FLT ON JUL/XA/98 MSP-ANC. PAX HAD HEART ATTACK. WE DIVERTED TO YEG (CLOSEST ARPT), 3 DOCTORS ON BOARD GAVE CPR. AFTER LNDG IN YEG, PAX WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND DIED. WE THEN CONTINUED TO ANC. NO ACFT LIMITATIONS WERE EXCEEDED, NOR WERE ANY FAR OR ICAO REGS BROKEN.
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.