Medical situation related to food poisoning of the first officer mandates that the PIC of a B767-300ER bound for an overseas destination divert to ord.

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Attributes
ACN	635503
Time
Date	200410
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zau.artcc
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	635503
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was the first officer (PNF) on flight from dfw to cdg. After leveloff at cruise altitude I started feeling nauseated. After several trips to the lavatory, I started getting light headed and was extremely hot. The captain said the cockpit was on the cold side. I had a rapid pulse rate and was flush. The captain decided he didn't want to cross the atlantic with a first officer in this condition and elected to divert to O'hare which resulted in an overweight landing. Paramedics removed me from the flight and took me to resurrection hospital. I had high blood pressure and pulse, with vomiting and diarrhea. After several hours at the hospital, I was diagnosed with food poisoning and was given appropriate medications and released to go to the hotel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEDICAL SIT RELATED TO FOOD POISONING OF THE FO MANDATES THAT THE PIC OF A B767-300ER BOUND FOR AN OVERSEAS DEST DIVERT TO ORD.

Narrative: I WAS THE FO (PNF) ON FLT FROM DFW TO CDG. AFTER LEVELOFF AT CRUISE ALT I STARTED FEELING NAUSEATED. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE LAVATORY, I STARTED GETTING LIGHT HEADED AND WAS EXTREMELY HOT. THE CAPT SAID THE COCKPIT WAS ON THE COLD SIDE. I HAD A RAPID PULSE RATE AND WAS FLUSH. THE CAPT DECIDED HE DIDN'T WANT TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC WITH A FO IN THIS CONDITION AND ELECTED TO DIVERT TO O'HARE WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERWT LNDG. PARAMEDICS REMOVED ME FROM THE FLT AND TOOK ME TO RESURRECTION HOSPITAL. I HAD HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND PULSE, WITH VOMITING AND DIARRHEA. AFTER SEVERAL HRS AT THE HOSPITAL, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FOOD POISONING AND WAS GIVEN APPROPRIATE MEDICATIONS AND RELEASED TO GO TO THE HOTEL.

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.