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An A320 captain believes he might have been infected with a flu virus by a check airman who flew with him while exhibiting identical symptoms.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 850911 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 9000 Flight Crew Type 250 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
I was receiving a mexico city qualification on the first day of a 4 day trip. I picked up the check airman on my second leg for the flight to mexico city. His commuter flight was late; so he showed up at approximately pushback time. After a quick introduction and briefing; we pushed back for mexico city. Enroute it was clear to me that the check airman was exhibiting cold and flu like symptoms. He mentioned that he and the rest of his family had been sick for the past few days. As we approached mexico city he took a couple of tylenol. He said it was to get his temperature down for the screening the authorities were doing for h1n1 (swine flu). The following day the check airman was clearly showing the affects of being sick and being very tired. Unfortunately for me; the day after the trip was over I woke up very ill with all the same symptoms and was diagnosed that day with pneumonia and possible h1n1.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 Captain believes he might have been infected with a flu virus by a Check Airman who flew with him while exhibiting identical symptoms.
Narrative: I was receiving a Mexico City qualification on the first day of a 4 day trip. I picked up the Check Airman on my second leg for the flight to Mexico City. His commuter flight was late; so he showed up at approximately pushback time. After a quick introduction and briefing; we pushed back for Mexico City. Enroute it was clear to me that the Check Airman was exhibiting cold and flu like symptoms. He mentioned that he and the rest of his family had been sick for the past few days. As we approached Mexico City he took a couple of Tylenol. He said it was to get his temperature down for the screening the authorities were doing for H1N1 (Swine Flu). The following day the Check Airman was clearly showing the affects of being sick and being very tired. Unfortunately for me; the day after the trip was over I woke up very ill with all the same symptoms and was diagnosed that day with pneumonia and possible H1N1.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.