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B737 captain ill with nausea and vomiting directs first officer to assume command and return to the departure airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 723867 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| Altitude | msl single value : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 2300 |
| ASRS Report | 723867 |
| 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 other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While I was acting as captain and PF; I became extremely ill. I was incredibly nauseous. I left the flight deck to throw up in the first class lavatory. I returned to the flight deck numerous times between violent nauseous episodes and directed my first officer to assume command; declare an emergency and request an immediate return to ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 CAPT ILL WITH NAUSEA AND VOMITING DIRECTS FO TO ASSUME COMMAND AND RETURN TO THE DEP ARPT.
Narrative: WHILE I WAS ACTING AS CAPT AND PF; I BECAME EXTREMELY ILL. I WAS INCREDIBLY NAUSEOUS. I LEFT THE FLT DECK TO THROW UP IN THE FIRST CLASS LAVATORY. I RETURNED TO THE FLT DECK NUMEROUS TIMES BTWN VIOLENT NAUSEOUS EPISODES AND DIRECTED MY FO TO ASSUME COMMAND; DECLARE AN EMER AND REQUEST AN IMMEDIATE RETURN TO ZZZ.
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.