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Cabin attendant report, B767-300, ord-birmingham, england. Woman had a severe allergy attack from eating airplane peanuts. Divert to moncton, nb, for hospital. Heavy landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 484067 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : czqm.artcc |
| State Reference | NB |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : czqm.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| 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 : 3 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 32 flight attendant time total : 32 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 484067 |
| 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 : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
The purser paged for a physician and informed all the flight attendants that we had a medical (peanut allergy) emergency. The passenger was moved from coach to a first class seat. Epi-pen used by passenger produced no change in 1) breathing (oxygen administered), 2) swelling, 3) heart rate (130). The captain elected to land as soon as possible. Solution: do not serve peanuts on airplanes. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter said they were flying from ord to birmingham, england, and they diverted to moncton, new brunswick, canada, for the medical emergency. There were no doctors or other qualified medical personnel on board, or at least, no one answered the page. She explained that the drug 'epi-pen,' that the passenger had with her, was a prescription injection inserted into the thigh. Because they had to land very heavy, they blew 4 tires after landing, while they were still on the tarmac waiting for a gate. The woman was rushed to the hospital. They had to stay overnight to have maintenance work on the airplane and continued on to england the next day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B767-300, ORD-BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND. WOMAN HAD A SEVERE ALLERGY ATTACK FROM EATING AIRPLANE PEANUTS. DIVERT TO MONCTON, NB, FOR HOSPITAL. HVY LNDG.
Narrative: THE PURSER PAGED FOR A PHYSICIAN AND INFORMED ALL THE FLT ATTENDANTS THAT WE HAD A MEDICAL (PEANUT ALLERGY) EMER. THE PAX WAS MOVED FROM COACH TO A FIRST CLASS SEAT. EPI-PEN USED BY PAX PRODUCED NO CHANGE IN 1) BREATHING (OXYGEN ADMINISTERED), 2) SWELLING, 3) HEART RATE (130). THE CAPT ELECTED TO LAND ASAP. SOLUTION: DO NOT SERVE PEANUTS ON AIRPLANES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR SAID THEY WERE FLYING FROM ORD TO BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, AND THEY DIVERTED TO MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA, FOR THE MEDICAL EMER. THERE WERE NO DOCTORS OR OTHER QUALIFIED MEDICAL PERSONNEL ON BOARD, OR AT LEAST, NO ONE ANSWERED THE PAGE. SHE EXPLAINED THAT THE DRUG 'EPI-PEN,' THAT THE PAX HAD WITH HER, WAS A PRESCRIPTION INJECTION INSERTED INTO THE THIGH. BECAUSE THEY HAD TO LAND VERY HVY, THEY BLEW 4 TIRES AFTER LNDG, WHILE THEY WERE STILL ON THE TARMAC WAITING FOR A GATE. THE WOMAN WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. THEY HAD TO STAY OVERNIGHT TO HAVE MAINT WORK ON THE AIRPLANE AND CONTINUED ON TO ENGLAND THE NEXT DAY.
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.