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Pilot report, B767, ord-sfo. Woman passed out, then a man passed out. Medical doctor passenger wanted to land as soon as possible. Medical emergency declared. Paramedics took man to hospital.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 484194 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zoa.artcc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 484194 |
| 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 : landed as precaution flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
30 mins from sfo a flight attendant reported a lady had passed out, but now she seemed ok, but still on oxygen. I said to keep me informed. She returned and said that a man had passed out, but regained consciousness, but had chest pain and a medical doctor was with him and said we needed to land and have medical people meet us to transport to emergency facility. By now sfo was best. I declared a medical emergency with the center. We were cleared direct to bridge, OM cleared ILS runway 28R. We landed at sfo, met by paramedics and both people treated. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter said just the man was taken to the hospital and he objected strenuously, because he was from another country. The reporter doesn't think there was an air quality problem because none of the flight attendants reported any personal problems breathing and he doesn't remember if one of the packs was turned off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT RPT, B767, ORD-SFO. WOMAN PASSED OUT, THEN A MAN PASSED OUT. MEDICAL DOCTOR PAX WANTED TO LAND ASAP. MEDICAL EMER DECLARED. PARAMEDICS TOOK MAN TO HOSPITAL.
Narrative: 30 MINS FROM SFO A FLT ATTENDANT RPTED A LADY HAD PASSED OUT, BUT NOW SHE SEEMED OK, BUT STILL ON OXYGEN. I SAID TO KEEP ME INFORMED. SHE RETURNED AND SAID THAT A MAN HAD PASSED OUT, BUT REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS, BUT HAD CHEST PAIN AND A MEDICAL DOCTOR WAS WITH HIM AND SAID WE NEEDED TO LAND AND HAVE MEDICAL PEOPLE MEET US TO TRANSPORT TO EMER FACILITY. BY NOW SFO WAS BEST. I DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER WITH THE CTR. WE WERE CLRED DIRECT TO BRIDGE, OM CLRED ILS RWY 28R. WE LANDED AT SFO, MET BY PARAMEDICS AND BOTH PEOPLE TREATED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR SAID JUST THE MAN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND HE OBJECTED STRENUOUSLY, BECAUSE HE WAS FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY. THE RPTR DOESN'T THINK THERE WAS AN AIR QUALITY PROB BECAUSE NONE OF THE FLT ATTENDANTS RPTED ANY PERSONAL PROBS BREATHING AND HE DOESN'T REMEMBER IF ONE OF THE PACKS WAS TURNED OFF.
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.