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Pilot report, bna-ord. Declared medical emergency. Divert to ind. Passenger and friend taken to hospital. Flight refueled, continued. Excellent cabin attendant job.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 482201 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ind.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc tracon : p50.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | approach : straight in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 482201 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab #1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
En route bna-ord, #1 flight attendant said passenger was ill, on oxygen and feeling better. He had blacked out. I decided to divert in ind (straight ahead). We declared a medical emergency and landed. Paramedics met us and eventually offloaded passenger into an ambulance. A friend of the passenger stayed with him and went to the hospital. We got a new release, refueled and went on to ord. Flight attendants did excellent job.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT RPT, BNA-ORD. DECLARED MEDICAL EMER. DIVERT TO IND. PAX AND FRIEND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. FLT REFUELED, CONTINUED. EXCELLENT CABIN ATTENDANT JOB.
Narrative: ENRTE BNA-ORD, #1 FLT ATTENDANT SAID PAX WAS ILL, ON OXYGEN AND FEELING BETTER. HE HAD BLACKED OUT. I DECIDED TO DIVERT IN IND (STRAIGHT AHEAD). WE DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND LANDED. PARAMEDICS MET US AND EVENTUALLY OFFLOADED PAX INTO AN AMBULANCE. A FRIEND OF THE PAX STAYED WITH HIM AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. WE GOT A NEW RELEASE, REFUELED AND WENT ON TO ORD. FLT ATTENDANTS DID EXCELLENT JOB.
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.