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Pilot report, phl-fra. 4 1/2 hours out, woman fainted in lavatory, fell, broke her leg. Passenger intervention md. No diversion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 489143 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : czqx.artcc |
| State Reference | NF |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : czqx.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 26000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 489143 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness cabin event other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
A passenger fainted in the lavatory and in doing so, broke her lower leg. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that the flight was from phl to frankfurt, and they were about 4 hours out, in smooth air, when the woman fell. She ended up with a compound fracture, and was attended to by a passenger md. The captain talked to medlink, and conferred about diverting, but the woman insisted that she wasn't in too much pain, so they continued on to their destination.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT RPT, PHL-FRA. 4 1/2 HRS OUT, WOMAN FAINTED IN LAVATORY, FELL, BROKE HER LEG. PAX INTERVENTION MD. NO DIVERSION.
Narrative: A PAX FAINTED IN THE LAVATORY AND IN DOING SO, BROKE HER LOWER LEG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THE FLT WAS FROM PHL TO FRANKFURT, AND THEY WERE ABOUT 4 HRS OUT, IN SMOOTH AIR, WHEN THE WOMAN FELL. SHE ENDED UP WITH A COMPOUND FRACTURE, AND WAS ATTENDED TO BY A PAX MD. THE CAPT TALKED TO MEDLINK, AND CONFERRED ABOUT DIVERTING, BUT THE WOMAN INSISTED THAT SHE WASN'T IN TOO MUCH PAIN, SO THEY CONTINUED ON TO THEIR DEST.
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.