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B767 crew declared emergency and diverted to the nearest suitable airport. A passenger had a medical emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 423417 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : orf |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 29000 msl bound upper : 29000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : den |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : atlantic enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 423417 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Diversion. At approximately XA20 flight attendant called advising passenger was unable to move left arm. Had history of stroke in june or july of this yr. Paged physician, none available. Called cpr medical and doctor advised land immediately. Turned direct orf after declaring an emergency. Received clearance to orf from new york and commercial radio landed orf at 309700 pounds at XB09Z. Paramedics removed passenger and granddaughter.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 CREW DECLARED EMER AND DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT. A PAX HAD A MEDICAL EMER.
Narrative: DIVERSION. AT APPROX XA20 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED ADVISING PAX WAS UNABLE TO MOVE L ARM. HAD HISTORY OF STROKE IN JUNE OR JULY OF THIS YR. PAGED PHYSICIAN, NONE AVAILABLE. CALLED CPR MEDICAL AND DOCTOR ADVISED LAND IMMEDIATELY. TURNED DIRECT ORF AFTER DECLARING AN EMER. RECEIVED CLRNC TO ORF FROM NEW YORK AND COMMERCIAL RADIO LANDED ORF AT 309700 LBS AT XB09Z. PARAMEDICS REMOVED PAX AND GRANDDAUGHTER.
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.