<< >> NASA ASRS Report 676655, November 2005

B777 captain suffers symptoms of heart attack en route. Flight continues approximately 1 hour to destination.

Attributes
ACN	676655
Time
Date	200511
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 38000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	676655
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

En route; captain became ill. Heart attack-like symptoms (nausea; dizziness; tightness in chest). Called dispatch and got conference call with medical. Joint decision made to continue to destination. Brought deadheading crew member into cockpit to assist as necessary. Captain remained conscious and able to perform his duties throughout. First officer made landing; captain taxied to gate uneventfully. Captain was met by sfo paramedics for further evaluation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 CAPT SUFFERS SYMPTOMS OF HEART ATTACK ENRTE. FLT CONTINUES APPROX 1 HR TO DEST.

Narrative: ENRTE; CAPT BECAME ILL. HEART ATTACK-LIKE SYMPTOMS (NAUSEA; DIZZINESS; TIGHTNESS IN CHEST). CALLED DISPATCH AND GOT CONFERENCE CALL WITH MEDICAL. JOINT DECISION MADE TO CONTINUE TO DEST. BROUGHT DEADHEADING CREW MEMBER INTO COCKPIT TO ASSIST AS NECESSARY. CAPT REMAINED CONSCIOUS AND ABLE TO PERFORM HIS DUTIES THROUGHOUT. FO MADE LNDG; CAPT TAXIED TO GATE UNEVENTFULLY. CAPT WAS MET BY SFO PARAMEDICS FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.