<< >> NASA ASRS Report 590270, August 2003

Flight crew of B752 diverted to den when passenger suffered heart attack on board. Landed overweight to expedite delivery to medical personnel.

Attributes
ACN	590270
Time
Date	200308
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl single value : 37000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.artcc
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	590270
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Was notified by the purser that we had an ill passenger using oxygen and was being seen by 2 doctors onboard. Contacted dispatch about possible diversion pending report from doctors. I received report from doctor concerning passenger's condition of a possible heart attack and that they recommended diversion. Relayed all medical information I had received to dispatch. Discussed options for diversion. At this time equal distance between slc and den. Decision made to divert to denver after considering time for diversion, facilities available, and aircraft status (overweight landing). After maximizing fuel burn without delaying landing, landed at denver on runway 7 at 206700 pounds (maximum landing weight 198000 pounds). Quick turn around weight also exceeded. Maintenance notified. After overweight landing inspection, 45 min wait for exceeding quick turn time, and maintenance items completed, the flight departed the gate for an uneventful flight to iad.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF B752 DIVERTED TO DEN WHEN PAX SUFFERED HEART ATTACK ON BOARD. LANDED OVERWT TO EXPEDITE DELIVERY TO MEDICAL PERSONNEL.

Narrative: WAS NOTIFIED BY THE PURSER THAT WE HAD AN ILL PAX USING OXYGEN AND WAS BEING SEEN BY 2 DOCTORS ONBOARD. CONTACTED DISPATCH ABOUT POSSIBLE DIVERSION PENDING RPT FROM DOCTORS. I RECEIVED RPT FROM DOCTOR CONCERNING PAX'S CONDITION OF A POSSIBLE HEART ATTACK AND THAT THEY RECOMMENDED DIVERSION. RELAYED ALL MEDICAL INFO I HAD RECEIVED TO DISPATCH. DISCUSSED OPTIONS FOR DIVERSION. AT THIS TIME EQUAL DISTANCE BTWN SLC AND DEN. DECISION MADE TO DIVERT TO DENVER AFTER CONSIDERING TIME FOR DIVERSION, FACILITIES AVAILABLE, AND ACFT STATUS (OVERWT LNDG). AFTER MAXIMIZING FUEL BURN WITHOUT DELAYING LNDG, LANDED AT DENVER ON RWY 7 AT 206700 LBS (MAX LNDG WT 198000 LBS). QUICK TURN AROUND WT ALSO EXCEEDED. MAINT NOTIFIED. AFTER OVERWT LNDG INSPECTION, 45 MIN WAIT FOR EXCEEDING QUICK TURN TIME, AND MAINT ITEMS COMPLETED, THE FLT DEPARTED THE GATE FOR AN UNEVENTFUL FLT TO IAD.

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.