<< >> NASA ASRS Report 604374, January 2004

AB319 flight crew diverts to sju due to ill passenger who expired en route.

Attributes
ACN	604374
Time
Date	200401
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sju.airport
State Reference	PR
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zsu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	604374
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Flight attendants informed us of a medical problem with passenger. Passenger was using oxygen. Passenger went into coma and at that point we contacted company dispatch on HF patch. Gave position of approximately 530 mi to sju and 1100 mi to mia. Diversion to sju initiated. En route to sju, passenger passed on. Landed at sju and waited for coroner.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AB319 FLT CREW DIVERTS TO SJU DUE TO ILL PAX WHO EXPIRED ENRTE.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANTS INFORMED US OF A MEDICAL PROB WITH PAX. PAX WAS USING OXYGEN. PAX WENT INTO COMA AND AT THAT POINT WE CONTACTED COMPANY DISPATCH ON HF PATCH. GAVE POS OF APPROX 530 MI TO SJU AND 1100 MI TO MIA. DIVERSION TO SJU INITIATED. ENRTE TO SJU, PAX PASSED ON. LANDED AT SJU AND WAITED FOR CORONER.

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.