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A B767 is landed with 2 first officer's at the controls while the incapacitated captain, suffering from food poisoning, is sitting on the jump seat at jfk, ny.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 478350 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : jfk.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : observer oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 4600 |
| ASRS Report | 478350 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was captain of a flight from lax to jfk. After 2 1/2 hours our crew meal was served. Within 45-60 mins I felt nauseated. I went to the lavatory and vomited. I went back to the cockpit and told my first officer I felt much better, so we continued to jfk. We had a deadheading B767 captain on board. However, the captain was through flying and had a drink. His first officer did not have a drink. I was not going to let a pilot into the cockpit after having alcohol, so I had his first officer situation on the jump seat. As we got ready to start down, I started having diarrhea (6 events). I put the first officer into my seat. I felt better and returned to the cockpit. At approximately FL180, I got back into my seat. As we descended below 5000 ft, I started vomiting at my station. I used the trash bag to avoid damaging the avionics. I left the cockpit and had severe vomiting for several mins. I returned to the cockpit as fast as I could. We were approximately 1800 ft AGL. I told the first officer to stay in my seat, as a seat change would have been more dangerous at that point. The flying first officer landed and turned off the runway. I switched seats with the new first officer and taxied to the gate. In the future: I will divert at the first signs of food poisoning. I will have the pilot at controls 'loiter' if the other crew member is sick at low level until they can get back into their seat. I will check for deadheading pilots, including non company. I will request NASA, company, and FAA come up with a food poisoning checklist. I will use 100% oxygen to alleviate nausea sensations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767 IS LANDED WITH 2 FO'S AT THE CTLS WHILE THE INCAPACITATED CAPT, SUFFERING FROM FOOD POISONING, IS SITTING ON THE JUMP SEAT AT JFK, NY.
Narrative: I WAS CAPT OF A FLT FROM LAX TO JFK. AFTER 2 1/2 HRS OUR CREW MEAL WAS SERVED. WITHIN 45-60 MINS I FELT NAUSEATED. I WENT TO THE LAVATORY AND VOMITED. I WENT BACK TO THE COCKPIT AND TOLD MY FO I FELT MUCH BETTER, SO WE CONTINUED TO JFK. WE HAD A DEADHEADING B767 CAPT ON BOARD. HOWEVER, THE CAPT WAS THROUGH FLYING AND HAD A DRINK. HIS FO DID NOT HAVE A DRINK. I WAS NOT GOING TO LET A PLT INTO THE COCKPIT AFTER HAVING ALCOHOL, SO I HAD HIS FO SIT ON THE JUMP SEAT. AS WE GOT READY TO START DOWN, I STARTED HAVING DIARRHEA (6 EVENTS). I PUT THE FO INTO MY SEAT. I FELT BETTER AND RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT. AT APPROX FL180, I GOT BACK INTO MY SEAT. AS WE DSNDED BELOW 5000 FT, I STARTED VOMITING AT MY STATION. I USED THE TRASH BAG TO AVOID DAMAGING THE AVIONICS. I LEFT THE COCKPIT AND HAD SEVERE VOMITING FOR SEVERAL MINS. I RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT AS FAST AS I COULD. WE WERE APPROX 1800 FT AGL. I TOLD THE FO TO STAY IN MY SEAT, AS A SEAT CHANGE WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE DANGEROUS AT THAT POINT. THE FLYING FO LANDED AND TURNED OFF THE RWY. I SWITCHED SEATS WITH THE NEW FO AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. IN THE FUTURE: I WILL DIVERT AT THE FIRST SIGNS OF FOOD POISONING. I WILL HAVE THE PLT AT CTLS 'LOITER' IF THE OTHER CREW MEMBER IS SICK AT LOW LEVEL UNTIL THEY CAN GET BACK INTO THEIR SEAT. I WILL CHK FOR DEADHEADING PLTS, INCLUDING NON COMPANY. I WILL REQUEST NASA, COMPANY, AND FAA COME UP WITH A FOOD POISONING CHKLIST. I WILL USE 100% OXYGEN TO ALLEVIATE NAUSEA SENSATIONS.
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.