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A large passenger fell in a B737 isle taking flight attendant to the floor and breaking her leg in three places.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1239737 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201502 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120 Flight Crew Total 11800 Flight Crew Type 1000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
During cruise at 33;000 feet in smooth air; a large passenger became ill. The passenger fell in the aisle taking a flight attendant to the ground and breaking her leg in three places. The actions of the other three flight attendants plus an rn; and an emt trainee resulted in a stabilized situation but necessitating a return to the departure airport. Our contract medical service was advised through our dispatcher and emergency authority was used in an expedited arrival into the airport where the plane was met at the gate by emergency medical personnel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A large passenger fell in a B737 isle taking flight attendant to the floor and breaking her leg in three places.
Narrative: During cruise at 33;000 feet in smooth air; a large passenger became ill. The passenger fell in the aisle taking a flight attendant to the ground and breaking her leg in three places. The actions of the other three flight attendants plus an RN; and an EMT trainee resulted in a stabilized situation but necessitating a return to the departure airport. Our contract medical service was advised through our Dispatcher and emergency authority was used in an expedited arrival into the airport where the plane was met at the gate by emergency medical personnel.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.