<< >> NASA ASRS Report 412956, August 1998

At cruise on board DC10, passenger became ill and flight crew diverted to get medical assistance. Aircraft landed without incident and then proceeded to destination.

Attributes
ACN	412956
Time
Date	199808
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zkc
State Reference	MO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	412956
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

I went to the service center for hot tea and noticed 2 flight attendants turning on the oxygen bottle. Apparently passenger in seat xx of business class left side was on lorazipam medicine and consumed alcohol with his meal. I asked if I could help in any way, everything was under control. We made an unscheduled landing in mci. Paramedics met aircraft. I assisted in getting gloves from our onboard passenger kit. Passenger vomited. He was put in an aisle chair and taken off aircraft. We were underway 40 mins later.

Related reports:

• A VFR C172 pilot reports receiving ATC assistance during an ...
• At cruise, onboard MD80S, passenger became ill and flight cr...
• An md-83 flight crew tangled with multiple nav system failur...
• A B747 freighter was en route to destination airport of agt,...
• An A320 flight crew requested assistance and landed straight...
• RV12 pilot reported being stuck on top of a cloud layer upon...

	Enter your search terms Submit search form
	Web www.37000feet.com

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT CRUISE ON BOARD DC10, PAX BECAME ILL AND FLC DIVERTED TO GET MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND THEN PROCEEDED TO DEST.

Narrative: I WENT TO THE SVC CTR FOR HOT TEA AND NOTICED 2 FLT ATTENDANTS TURNING ON THE OXYGEN BOTTLE. APPARENTLY PAX IN SEAT XX OF BUSINESS CLASS L SIDE WAS ON LORAZIPAM MEDICINE AND CONSUMED ALCOHOL WITH HIS MEAL. I ASKED IF I COULD HELP IN ANY WAY, EVERYTHING WAS UNDER CTL. WE MADE AN UNSCHEDULED LNDG IN MCI. PARAMEDICS MET ACFT. I ASSISTED IN GETTING GLOVES FROM OUR ONBOARD PAX KIT. PAX VOMITED. HE WAS PUT IN AN AISLE CHAIR AND TAKEN OFF ACFT. WE WERE UNDERWAY 40 MINS LATER.

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.