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Air carrier first officer complained of severe abdominal cramping while aircraft was on short final. First officer left the cockpit after aircraft cleared the runway and captain continued taxiing to the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 142171 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199004 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lga |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 142171 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On short final, the first officer complained of the sudden onset of severe abdominal cramping. After landing and immediately upon clearing all active runways, the first officer went back to the lav. I continued to taxi the aircraft toward the gate area. The first officer returned while still on the taxiway and we continued west/O further incident to the gate. In retrospect, I should have stopped the aircraft in a safe location while the first officer was out of the cockpit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR FO COMPLAINED OF SEVERE ABDOMINAL CRAMPING WHILE ACFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL. FO LEFT THE COCKPIT AFTER ACFT CLEARED THE RWY AND CAPT CONTINUED TAXIING TO THE GATE.
Narrative: ON SHORT FINAL, THE F/O COMPLAINED OF THE SUDDEN ONSET OF SEVERE ABDOMINAL CRAMPING. AFTER LNDG AND IMMEDIATELY UPON CLRING ALL ACTIVE RWYS, THE F/O WENT BACK TO THE LAV. I CONTINUED TO TAXI THE ACFT TOWARD THE GATE AREA. THE F/O RETURNED WHILE STILL ON THE TXWY AND WE CONTINUED W/O FURTHER INCIDENT TO THE GATE. IN RETROSPECT, I SHOULD HAVE STOPPED THE ACFT IN A SAFE LOCATION WHILE THE F/O WAS OUT OF THE COCKPIT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.