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MD80 flight crew landed with an ill passenger and had emergency medical personnel to meet aircraft. After boarding and checking passengers, the medics were blocked in deplaning for getting needed medical equipment due to deplaning passengers blocking their way off the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 533360 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zab.artcc |
| State Reference | NM |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc tower : cmi.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 15 flight attendant time total : 15 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 533360 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 (cab) |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
About 20 mins before landing a call light went off. #4 flight attendant answered it and it was a lady complaining of not feeling well. Passengers beside her thought she may have had a seizure. She was pale and couldn't see well. #4 gave her water and asked if she was on any medication. Captain was notified to have paramedics meet the flight. We landed and got to the gate only to have jet bridge in wrong position so we waited for a tow to get to jet bridge, passengers were advised to remain seated. Paramedics got to her row and immediately the gate agent announced that rows fwd of her could deplane. All those people got up and then paramedics needed to get back off the plane to get supplies and were trapped by deplaning passengers. Another announced was made to tell people to get out of the way. She was removed from the plane and treated in the terminal area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 FLT CREW LANDED WITH AN ILL PAX AND HAD EMER MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO MEET ACFT. AFTER BOARDING AND CHECKING PAXS, THE MEDICS WERE BLOCKED IN DEPLANING FOR GETTING NEEDED MEDICAL EQUIP DUE TO DEPLANING PAXS BLOCKING THEIR WAY OFF THE ACFT.
Narrative: ABOUT 20 MINS BEFORE LNDG A CALL LIGHT WENT OFF. #4 FLT ATTENDANT ANSWERED IT AND IT WAS A LADY COMPLAINING OF NOT FEELING WELL. PAXS BESIDE HER THOUGHT SHE MAY HAVE HAD A SEIZURE. SHE WAS PALE AND COULDN'T SEE WELL. #4 GAVE HER WATER AND ASKED IF SHE WAS ON ANY MEDICATION. CAPT WAS NOTIFIED TO HAVE PARAMEDICS MEET THE FLT. WE LANDED AND GOT TO THE GATE ONLY TO HAVE JET BRIDGE IN WRONG POS SO WE WAITED FOR A TOW TO GET TO JET BRIDGE, PAXS WERE ADVISED TO REMAIN SEATED. PARAMEDICS GOT TO HER ROW AND IMMEDIATELY THE GATE AGENT ANNOUNCED THAT ROWS FWD OF HER COULD DEPLANE. ALL THOSE PEOPLE GOT UP AND THEN PARAMEDICS NEEDED TO GET BACK OFF THE PLANE TO GET SUPPLIES AND WERE TRAPPED BY DEPLANING PAXS. ANOTHER ANNOUNCED WAS MADE TO TELL PEOPLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. SHE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PLANE AND TREATED IN THE TERMINAL AREA.
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.