<< >> NASA ASRS Report 607640, February 2004

Flight crew of CL65 returns to departure airport when captain becomes ill with apparent stomach virus and muscle cramping.

Attributes
ACN	607640
Time
Date	200402
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	607640
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Captain started feeling ill shortly after takeoff, felt nauseous and didn't feel well enough to continue flight. Decided with first officer that it was in our best interest to return to dfw. First officer worked radios and followed ATC vectors to ILS approach into dfw. Emergency was declared. Captain was conscious and alert and able to monitor flight to completion, making sure all checklists were accomplished and callouts were made. Flight landed in dfw without incident. First officer taxied to ramp area where aircraft was parked and paramedics met aircraft. Captain walked off aircraft and was taken to hospital for chkout. Prior to flight, captain felt indigestion but no nausea. During approach to dfw, captain experienced nausea and some muscle cramping. Doctors at hospital concluded the nausea was from a stomach virus and the muscle cramping was from dehydration.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF CL65 RETURNS TO DEP ARPT WHEN CAPT BECOMES ILL WITH APPARENT STOMACH VIRUS AND MUSCLE CRAMPING.

Narrative: CAPT STARTED FEELING ILL SHORTLY AFTER TKOF, FELT NAUSEOUS AND DIDN'T FEEL WELL ENOUGH TO CONTINUE FLT. DECIDED WITH FO THAT IT WAS IN OUR BEST INTEREST TO RETURN TO DFW. FO WORKED RADIOS AND FOLLOWED ATC VECTORS TO ILS APCH INTO DFW. EMER WAS DECLARED. CAPT WAS CONSCIOUS AND ALERT AND ABLE TO MONITOR FLT TO COMPLETION, MAKING SURE ALL CHKLISTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED AND CALLOUTS WERE MADE. FLT LANDED IN DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. FO TAXIED TO RAMP AREA WHERE ACFT WAS PARKED AND PARAMEDICS MET ACFT. CAPT WALKED OFF ACFT AND WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR CHKOUT. PRIOR TO FLT, CAPT FELT INDIGESTION BUT NO NAUSEA. DURING APCH TO DFW, CAPT EXPERIENCED NAUSEA AND SOME MUSCLE CRAMPING. DOCTORS AT HOSPITAL CONCLUDED THE NAUSEA WAS FROM A STOMACH VIRUS AND THE MUSCLE CRAMPING WAS FROM DEHYDRATION.

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.