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A320 crew diverts to high altitude airport and lands over maximum landing weight account passenger illness. Tire fuse plug melts after parking.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 443308 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abq.airport |
| State Reference | NM |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 443308 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A passenger onboard flight from mem to lax jul/xa/99, advised flight attendant he was not feeling well. Medical help was requested from doctor or nurse volunteer. 2 nurses volunteered, and clinic called. After medical consultation with nurses and clinic, crew advised situation critical and life threatening and an immediate landing was requested. We were approximately 40 NM east of abq and coordinated for destination change to land at abq. Crew declared medical emergency. Landing was very smooth and uneventful. However this did require an overweight landing as the A320 has no fuel dump system. As a result of landing approximately 2700 pounds overweight, the field elevation of 5352 ft, with a temperature approximately 22 degrees C, 1 brake did overheat causing a fuse plug to let go while parked at the gate. Logbook entries were made as to overweight landing and tire/brake, and all company and required FAA procedures were accomplished.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 CREW DIVERTS TO HIGH ALT ARPT AND LANDS OVER MAX LNDG WT ACCOUNT PAX ILLNESS. TIRE FUSE PLUG MELTS AFTER PARKING.
Narrative: A PAX ONBOARD FLT FROM MEM TO LAX JUL/XA/99, ADVISED FLT ATTENDANT HE WAS NOT FEELING WELL. MEDICAL HELP WAS REQUESTED FROM DOCTOR OR NURSE VOLUNTEER. 2 NURSES VOLUNTEERED, AND CLINIC CALLED. AFTER MEDICAL CONSULTATION WITH NURSES AND CLINIC, CREW ADVISED SIT CRITICAL AND LIFE THREATENING AND AN IMMEDIATE LNDG WAS REQUESTED. WE WERE APPROX 40 NM E OF ABQ AND COORDINATED FOR DEST CHANGE TO LAND AT ABQ. CREW DECLARED MEDICAL EMER. LNDG WAS VERY SMOOTH AND UNEVENTFUL. HOWEVER THIS DID REQUIRE AN OVERWT LNDG AS THE A320 HAS NO FUEL DUMP SYS. AS A RESULT OF LNDG APPROX 2700 LBS OVERWT, THE FIELD ELEVATION OF 5352 FT, WITH A TEMP APPROX 22 DEGS C, 1 BRAKE DID OVERHEAT CAUSING A FUSE PLUG TO LET GO WHILE PARKED AT THE GATE. LOGBOOK ENTRIES WERE MADE AS TO OVERWT LNDG AND TIRE/BRAKE, AND ALL COMPANY AND REQUIRED FAA PROCS WERE ACCOMPLISHED.
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.