Flight attendant report regarding a passenger who complained that his soda was bad and was making him sick. His complaints were quite extreme and after consulting with medical at ground facility the flight crew decided to divert and get him to a hospital.

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Attributes
ACN	429411
Time
Date	199811
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yqm.airport
State Reference	NB
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czqm.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 30 flight attendant time total : 30 flight attendant time type : 75
ASRS Report	429411
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger misconduct cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : cab
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	Other

Narrative:

Passenger in mid cabin complained that his soda was making him sick -- it smelled strange. Upon inspection, it smelled like kerosene. Passenger stated that he vomited and was having stomach pains. On advise from medical (on ground dfw), we landed in yqm and sent passenger to hospital. After further investigation, passenger brought the substance and has 'a record' of this type of incident. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that she checked back with the company and this passenger has done this same scam 26 times before. He does it quite regularly. He was quite indignant and did not want the flight to stop for him. But his comments made it seem that he needed help fast from the symptoms expressed. Reporter said that he gave no real physical indications of actual discomfort, it was all verbal. When he was released at the airport he was told he would have to find his own way to destination. Hopefully he will not do this again. The company has indicated that he will not be allowed to fly on company aircraft in the future.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A PAX WHO COMPLAINED THAT HIS SODA WAS BAD AND WAS MAKING HIM SICK. HIS COMPLAINTS WERE QUITE EXTREME AND AFTER CONSULTING WITH MEDICAL AT GND FACILITY THE FLC DECIDED TO DIVERT AND GET HIM TO A HOSPITAL.

Narrative: PAX IN MID CABIN COMPLAINED THAT HIS SODA WAS MAKING HIM SICK -- IT SMELLED STRANGE. UPON INSPECTION, IT SMELLED LIKE KEROSENE. PAX STATED THAT HE VOMITED AND WAS HAVING STOMACH PAINS. ON ADVISE FROM MEDICAL (ON GND DFW), WE LANDED IN YQM AND SENT PAX TO HOSPITAL. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, PAX BROUGHT THE SUBSTANCE AND HAS 'A RECORD' OF THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT SHE CHKED BACK WITH THE COMPANY AND THIS PAX HAS DONE THIS SAME SCAM 26 TIMES BEFORE. HE DOES IT QUITE REGULARLY. HE WAS QUITE INDIGNANT AND DID NOT WANT THE FLT TO STOP FOR HIM. BUT HIS COMMENTS MADE IT SEEM THAT HE NEEDED HELP FAST FROM THE SYMPTOMS EXPRESSED. RPTR SAID THAT HE GAVE NO REAL PHYSICAL INDICATIONS OF ACTUAL DISCOMFORT, IT WAS ALL VERBAL. WHEN HE WAS RELEASED AT THE ARPT HE WAS TOLD HE WOULD HAVE TO FIND HIS OWN WAY TO DEST. HOPEFULLY HE WILL NOT DO THIS AGAIN. THE COMPANY HAS INDICATED THAT HE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO FLY ON COMPANY ACFT IN THE FUTURE.

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.