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Female passenger and husband removed from B767 flight after heart and breathing problems noted in wife, diverted for medical emergency to airport 20 mi north of yyz, on.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 594394 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cyyz.airport |
| State Reference | ON |
| Altitude | msl single value : 31000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 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 crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 594394 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab 5 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Location: 20 NM abeam yyz -- en route -- woman passenger experienced shortness of breath and heart irregularities. On the recommendation of 2 physicians on board, declared medical emergency and landed at yyz. Passenger and husband removed from the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FEMALE PAX AND HUSBAND REMOVED FROM B767 FLT AFTER HEART AND BREATHING PROBS NOTED IN WIFE, DIVERTED FOR MEDICAL EMER TO ARPT 20 MI N OF YYZ, ON.
Narrative: LOCATION: 20 NM ABEAM YYZ -- ENRTE -- WOMAN PAX EXPERIENCED SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND HEART IRREGULARITIES. ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF 2 PHYSICIANS ON BOARD, DECLARED MEDICAL EMER AND LANDED AT YYZ. PAX AND HUSBAND REMOVED FROM THE FLT.
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.