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B757-200 captain became ill in-flight. A medical emergency was declared. They landed at the nearest suitable airport, and the captain was taken to the hospital.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 611461 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200403 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem.airport |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 41000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| 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 : 32 flight time total : 16900 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 611461 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I became ill at FL410. I had first officer take over the PF duties and I took over the PNF duties. We declared a medical emergency after consulting with flight dispatch and diverted to land at memphis international. After normal landing, I taxied clear of runway 36R and the ambulance took me to the hospital. I was given some fluids and all tests run turned out negative. I was released. The flight landed with a fuel imbal of about 2700 pounds. We were distraction from the developing imbal because of the illness and the diversion. We caught the imbal and we landed in the correct fuel confign, left and right pump all on, ctrs off, xfeed closed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 CAPT BECAME ILL INFLT. A MEDICAL EMER WAS DECLARED. THEY LANDED AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT, AND THE CAPT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
Narrative: I BECAME ILL AT FL410. I HAD FO TAKE OVER THE PF DUTIES AND I TOOK OVER THE PNF DUTIES. WE DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AFTER CONSULTING WITH FLT DISPATCH AND DIVERTED TO LAND AT MEMPHIS INTL. AFTER NORMAL LNDG, I TAXIED CLR OF RWY 36R AND THE AMBULANCE TOOK ME TO THE HOSPITAL. I WAS GIVEN SOME FLUIDS AND ALL TESTS RUN TURNED OUT NEGATIVE. I WAS RELEASED. THE FLT LANDED WITH A FUEL IMBAL OF ABOUT 2700 LBS. WE WERE DISTR FROM THE DEVELOPING IMBAL BECAUSE OF THE ILLNESS AND THE DIVERSION. WE CAUGHT THE IMBAL AND WE LANDED IN THE CORRECT FUEL CONFIGN, L AND R PUMP ALL ON, CTRS OFF, XFEED CLOSED.
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.