Passenger illness creates the need for a diversion to a united kingdom island where the customs officials attempt to deny entry to the passenger for the lack of an entrance visa at gcm, first officer.

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Attributes
ACN	541275
Time
Date	200203
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzzz.artcc
State Reference	FO
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzzz.artcc tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 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 attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 11 flight attendant time total : 11 flight attendant time type : 100
ASRS Report	541275
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : customs 5 fa #1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Passenger complaint of heart beating acceleration. Paged a doctor and decided after examining passenger to divert to gcm. Passenger was taken to a hospital, no further action. However, customs in gcm, first officer, almost denied that asian passenger who was sick to go to hospital because she had no visa to be in gcm. I don't think that is the right procedure when somebody is really sick.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX ILLNESS CREATES THE NEED FOR A DIVERSION TO A UNITED KINGDOM ISLAND WHERE THE CUSTOMS OFFICIALS ATTEMPT TO DENY ENTRY TO THE PAX FOR THE LACK OF AN ENTRANCE VISA AT GCM, FO.

Narrative: PAX COMPLAINT OF HEART BEATING ACCELERATION. PAGED A DOCTOR AND DECIDED AFTER EXAMINING PAX TO DIVERT TO GCM. PAX WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL, NO FURTHER ACTION. HOWEVER, CUSTOMS IN GCM, FO, ALMOST DENIED THAT ASIAN PAX WHO WAS SICK TO GO TO HOSPITAL BECAUSE SHE HAD NO VISA TO BE IN GCM. I DON'T THINK THAT IS THE RIGHT PROC WHEN SOMEBODY IS REALLY SICK.

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.