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Flight attendant report, S80, dfw-fat, ill passenger, divert to amarillo, tx, for medical hospitalization. Overweight landing, FAA inspected for damages.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 444848 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199907 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zab.artcc |
| State Reference | NM |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 8 flight attendant time total : 8 flight attendant time type : 75 |
| ASRS Report | 444848 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance FAA Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A woman became very ill. A doctor said we needed to land as soon as possible. Ama was the closest city. The woman was removed. An FAA inspector checked aircraft, since we landed so heavy with fuel, and we departed after 3 hours on the ground.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT, S80, DFW-FAT, ILL PAX, DIVERT TO AMARILLO, TX, FOR MEDICAL HOSPITALIZATION. OVERWT LNDG, FAA INSPECTED FOR DAMAGES.
Narrative: A WOMAN BECAME VERY ILL. A DOCTOR SAID WE NEEDED TO LAND ASAP. AMA WAS THE CLOSEST CITY. THE WOMAN WAS REMOVED. AN FAA INSPECTOR CHKED ACFT, SINCE WE LANDED SO HVY WITH FUEL, AND WE DEPARTED AFTER 3 HRS ON THE GND.
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.