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An international relief office became ill from food poisoning eight to nine hours after departing ord and having eaten a crew meal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 977662 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201110 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Widebody Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Relief Pilot Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 130 Flight Crew Total 17500 Flight Crew Type 7200 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
Food came from ord kitchen; veg/avocado/onion/tomato. Also took two bites of my vegetarian meal and rest is food history. I got food poisoning 8-9 hours in flight; threw up in cockpit while waiting for gate. Felt better after vomiting. This happened few times; till food was out of system. Food poisoning: crew meal was the source. Saw doctor [who] told me it was food poisoning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An International Relief Office became ill from food poisoning eight to nine hours after departing ORD and having eaten a crew meal.
Narrative: Food came from ORD kitchen; veg/avocado/onion/tomato. Also took two bites of my vegetarian meal and rest is food history. I got food poisoning 8-9 hours in flight; threw up in cockpit while waiting for gate. Felt better after vomiting. This happened few times; till food was out of system. FOOD POISONING: Crew Meal was the source. Saw Doctor [who] told me it was food poisoning.
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.