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Flight attendant report regarding an S80 flight on which a passenger had a seizure after landing. Paramedics met the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 414610 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| 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 other : taxi landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 414610 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Upon landing, the passenger rang his call light to tell us that the lady sitting next to him was sick. Passenger was afraid of flying. It appeared that she had a seizure, which she confirmed is a medical problem she has, when the paramedics arrived. Passenger was very afraid of flying!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING AN S80 FLT ON WHICH A PAX HAD A SEIZURE AFTER LNDG. PARAMEDICS MET THE ACFT.
Narrative: UPON LNDG, THE PAX RANG HIS CALL LIGHT TO TELL US THAT THE LADY SITTING NEXT TO HIM WAS SICK. PAX WAS AFRAID OF FLYING. IT APPEARED THAT SHE HAD A SEIZURE, WHICH SHE CONFIRMED IS A MEDICAL PROB SHE HAS, WHEN THE PARAMEDICS ARRIVED. PAX WAS VERY AFRAID OF FLYING!
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.