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An air carrier F100 flight crew returned to land after being informed that a small child on board was very ill.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 433250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sat.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sat.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure sid : ns |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 433250 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 433249 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : passenger 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to alternate |
Narrative:
Shortly after departure, we were advised of a medical emergency involving a very young child. We elected to return to sat. Landed overweight, 95700 pounds, smooth touchdown, descent rate less than 100 FPM. Notified dispatch and made a log entry, followed by overweight landing inspection and no further complications. Child was treated and on way to hospital when we left once again for mex.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR F100 FLC RETURNED TO LAND AFTER BEING INFORMED THAT A SMALL CHILD ON BOARD WAS VERY ILL.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER DEP, WE WERE ADVISED OF A MEDICAL EMER INVOLVING A VERY YOUNG CHILD. WE ELECTED TO RETURN TO SAT. LANDED OVERWT, 95700 LBS, SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN, DSCNT RATE LESS THAN 100 FPM. NOTIFIED DISPATCH AND MADE A LOG ENTRY, FOLLOWED BY OVERWT LNDG INSPECTION AND NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS. CHILD WAS TREATED AND ON WAY TO HOSPITAL WHEN WE LEFT ONCE AGAIN FOR MEX.
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.