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B777 captain was incapacitated by severe back spasms after moving a suitcase on an international flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 514289 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc tower : tpa.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 514289 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewa other flight crewb other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Captain incapacitated in-flight. Aircraft continued to houston. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: crew was on an international pacific flight. The captain had just moved a heavy crew suitcase and felt something snap. He then had severe back spasms. He was taken to the crew bunk, and examined by an onboard passenger md. The md stated nothing would be gained by an emergency landing, short of the destination. The flight was met by a medical team and the captain was removed on a stretcher. The reporter does not know the final disposition of the captain. The crew consisted of a captain and 3 type rated first officer's. After consulting with company dispatch, and the company chief pilot, it was jointly decided the best course of action would be continue to destination. The event occurred about 2 hours after takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 CAPT WAS INCAPACITATED BY SEVERE BACK SPASMS AFTER MOVING A SUITCASE ON AN INTL FLT.
Narrative: CAPT INCAPACITATED INFLT. ACFT CONTINUED TO HOUSTON. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CREW WAS ON AN INTL PACIFIC FLT. THE CAPT HAD JUST MOVED A HVY CREW SUITCASE AND FELT SOMETHING SNAP. HE THEN HAD SEVERE BACK SPASMS. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE CREW BUNK, AND EXAMINED BY AN ONBOARD PAX MD. THE MD STATED NOTHING WOULD BE GAINED BY AN EMER LNDG, SHORT OF THE DEST. THE FLT WAS MET BY A MEDICAL TEAM AND THE CAPT WAS REMOVED ON A STRETCHER. THE RPTR DOES NOT KNOW THE FINAL DISPOSITION OF THE CAPT. THE CREW CONSISTED OF A CAPT AND 3 TYPE RATED FO'S. AFTER CONSULTING WITH COMPANY DISPATCH, AND THE COMPANY CHIEF PLT, IT WAS JOINTLY DECIDED THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WOULD BE CONTINUE TO DEST. THE EVENT OCCURRED ABOUT 2 HRS AFTER TKOF.
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.