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Captain of A320 experiences convulsions prior to gate departure. Removed to hospital for observation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 770754 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 770754 |
| 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 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
We were delayed due to a refuel malfunction at approximately XA20. The captain failed to answer a simple question. I waited to hear his response when he started convulsing into a full seizure. I yelled at the flight attendant to get paramedics and radioed to operations to send emt's. Luckily; there was a nurse and md who immediately came to the cockpit. Captain regained consciousness about 5 mins later and was taken to the hospital for observation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPTAIN OF A320 EXPERIENCES CONVULSIONS PRIOR TO GATE DEPARTURE. REMOVED TO HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION.
Narrative: WE WERE DELAYED DUE TO A REFUEL MALFUNCTION AT APPROX XA20. THE CAPT FAILED TO ANSWER A SIMPLE QUESTION. I WAITED TO HEAR HIS RESPONSE WHEN HE STARTED CONVULSING INTO A FULL SEIZURE. I YELLED AT THE FLT ATTENDANT TO GET PARAMEDICS AND RADIOED TO OPS TO SEND EMT'S. LUCKILY; THERE WAS A NURSE AND MD WHO IMMEDIATELY CAME TO THE COCKPIT. CAPT REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS ABOUT 5 MINS LATER AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.