MD80 captain is incapacitated for period of 30 seconds to two minutes.

Attributes
ACN	770897
Time
Date	200801
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 32000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) 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 : first officer
ASRS Report	770897
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event 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:

Captain was incapacitated for a period from 30 seconds to 2 mins. Long enough to summon a flight attendant. Eyes were opened but was unresponsive. Captain returned to normal state within a few mins. Flight continued uneventfully. Landed at ZZZ.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CAPTAIN IS INCAPACITATED FOR PERIOD OF 30 SECONDS TO TWO MINUTES.

Narrative: CAPT WAS INCAPACITATED FOR A PERIOD FROM 30 SECONDS TO 2 MINS. LONG ENOUGH TO SUMMON A FLT ATTENDANT. EYES WERE OPENED BUT WAS UNRESPONSIVE. CAPT RETURNED TO NORMAL STATE WITHIN A FEW MINS. FLT CONTINUED UNEVENTFULLY. LANDED AT ZZZ.

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.