Captain of air carrier large transport became ill while eating his lunch. Emergency declared and air...

Attributes
ACN	158062
Time
Date	199009
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 7500
ASRS Report	158062
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5000
ASRS Report	158180
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Captain started to eat crew meal; began to nausea, faint, progressing to a cold feeling with persperation. Along with crew decided that the prudent action would be to land (divert) at msp versus going on to sea. First officer's leg and he continued to fly and land. Declared emergency, dumped fuel. Captain helped with some communication, ground spooling, and taxied aircraft to gate. Captain taken by paramedics to emergency room at hospital and later diagnosed as near syncope with flushing reaction. Before flight captain ate light breakfast, worked out, did chores around house, left for work xa:15, no lunch. Although hungry, did not eat prior to takeoff at xc:55. Possible contributing factor: empty stomach and first officer, a north american indian historian, started describing in detail how indians tortured and killed their captives. Also, virus may have been a contributing factor as upon return home wife was il with upset stomach etc. Future: eat when hungry and no talk of gory details on an empty stomach. Supplemental information from acn 158180. Captain felt well enough after landing to taxi to gate where we were met by paramedics and FAA inspectors.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF ACR LGT BECAME ILL WHILE EATING HIS LUNCH. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND ACFT DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE.

Narrative: CAPT STARTED TO EAT CREW MEAL; BEGAN TO NAUSEA, FAINT, PROGRESSING TO A COLD FEELING WITH PERSPERATION. ALONG WITH CREW DECIDED THAT THE PRUDENT ACTION WOULD BE TO LAND (DIVERT) AT MSP VERSUS GOING ON TO SEA. F/O'S LEG AND HE CONTINUED TO FLY AND LAND. DECLARED EMER, DUMPED FUEL. CAPT HELPED WITH SOME COM, GND SPOOLING, AND TAXIED ACFT TO GATE. CAPT TAKEN BY PARAMEDICS TO EMER ROOM AT HOSPITAL AND LATER DIAGNOSED AS NEAR SYNCOPE WITH FLUSHING REACTION. BEFORE FLT CAPT ATE LIGHT BREAKFAST, WORKED OUT, DID CHORES AROUND HOUSE, LEFT FOR WORK XA:15, NO LUNCH. ALTHOUGH HUNGRY, DID NOT EAT PRIOR TO TKOF AT XC:55. POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: EMPTY STOMACH AND F/O, A NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORIAN, STARTED DESCRIBING IN DETAIL HOW INDIANS TORTURED AND KILLED THEIR CAPTIVES. ALSO, VIRUS MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR AS UPON RETURN HOME WIFE WAS IL WITH UPSET STOMACH ETC. FUTURE: EAT WHEN HUNGRY AND NO TALK OF GORY DETAILS ON AN EMPTY STOMACH. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 158180. CAPT FELT WELL ENOUGH AFTER LNDG TO TAXI TO GATE WHERE WE WERE MET BY PARAMEDICS AND FAA INSPECTORS.

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.

Captain of air carrier large transport became ill while eating his lunch. Emergency declared and aircraft diverted to alternate.