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A320 flight crew request paramedics to meet them at gate for an ill passenger; dehydration appears to be the cause.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 802588 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : approach landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 802588 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
At top of descent; flight attendants notified us that a passenger was not feeling well. We were close enough to call operations directly. Operations notified. We requested an ambulance meet us at the gate. A nurse evaluated the passenger and determined he was dehydrated; oxygen was administered and he responded favorably. We advised ATC. They gave us a shortened final. Water has become a safety issue. Paramedics advised they have seen an increase in these cases since the airline started charging for water. I think water has become a safety issue. Water needs to be complimentary.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 FLT CREW REQUEST PARAMEDICS TO MEET THEM AT GATE FOR AN ILL PASSENGER; DEHYDRATION APPEARS TO BE THE CAUSE.
Narrative: AT TOP OF DSCNT; FLT ATTENDANTS NOTIFIED US THAT A PAX WAS NOT FEELING WELL. WE WERE CLOSE ENOUGH TO CALL OPS DIRECTLY. OPS NOTIFIED. WE REQUESTED AN AMBULANCE MEET US AT THE GATE. A NURSE EVALUATED THE PAX AND DETERMINED HE WAS DEHYDRATED; OXYGEN WAS ADMINISTERED AND HE RESPONDED FAVORABLY. WE ADVISED ATC. THEY GAVE US A SHORTENED FINAL. WATER HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. PARAMEDICS ADVISED THEY HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN THESE CASES SINCE THE AIRLINE STARTED CHARGING FOR WATER. I THINK WATER HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. WATER NEEDS TO BE COMPLIMENTARY.
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.