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A B777 captain became ill in flight from food poisoning and so the first officer; with a flight attendant's assistance; flew the aircraft to the destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 974377 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201110 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 3500 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
About 30 minutes into the flight; captain became ill and stayed ill the entire 4 hours 30 minutes of the flight. I handled the radios and flight duties during this time and thought; in case of a pilot incapacitation; which did not occur; I and the captain decided to have a crew member flight attendant ride in the flight deck the last 30 minutes of the flight. There were no pilots available to help; so a flight attendant was the only option. All went ok and the captain was able to taxi the aircraft to gate after I made the landing. I don't know the illness he was suffering from at this time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777 Captain became ill in flight from food poisoning and so the First Officer; with a Flight Attendant's assistance; flew the aircraft to the destination.
Narrative: About 30 minutes into the flight; Captain became ill and stayed ill the entire 4 hours 30 minutes of the flight. I handled the radios and flight duties during this time and thought; in case of a pilot incapacitation; which did not occur; I and the Captain decided to have a crew member Flight Attendant ride in the flight deck the last 30 minutes of the flight. There were no pilots available to help; so a Flight Attendant was the only option. All went ok and the Captain was able to taxi the aircraft to gate after I made the landing. I don't know the illness he was suffering from at this time.
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.