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B737 captain reported an ill passenger was in the cockpit door secure area as the captain prepared to reenter; causing a security concern.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1581175 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201809 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| 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 | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 9885.87 Flight Crew Type 9885.87 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Security Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
45 minutes prior to landing; I went to the lavatory. Passenger came to lavatory and told flight attendant she felt dizzy. Passenger laid on the ground and a doctor was called. I came out of lavatory and passenger was awake. Flight attendant got an O2 bottle and gave O2 to passenger. Doctor came up to help with passenger. I needed to return to cockpit so I told the doctor to move behind first class curtain in case this was a security threat. Passenger said she was ok; but she was on the flight attendant's jumpseat. I got lead flight attendant to act as a blocker with the galley cart while I called the first officer to explain what happened. I was confident that passenger was not a threat so I allowed her to sit on jumpseat while I called the first officer again to let me in. There was also a flight attendant sitting next to the passenger on jumpseat to assist. I returned to cockpit and called to lead flight attendant to keep me advised. I checked in with lead 2 times prior to landing and he said that passenger was ok and did not want assistance. This is a common occurrence and if I was not in the lavatory at the time; I would not deem this report necessary.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported an ill passenger was in the cockpit door secure area as the Captain prepared to reenter; causing a security concern.
Narrative: 45 minutes prior to landing; I went to the lavatory. Passenger came to lavatory and told Flight Attendant she felt dizzy. Passenger laid on the ground and a doctor was called. I came out of lavatory and passenger was awake. Flight Attendant got an O2 bottle and gave O2 to passenger. Doctor came up to help with passenger. I needed to return to cockpit so I told the doctor to move behind first class curtain in case this was a security threat. Passenger said she was OK; but she was on the Flight Attendant's jumpseat. I got Lead Flight Attendant to act as a blocker with the galley cart while I called the First Officer to explain what happened. I was confident that passenger was not a threat so I allowed her to sit on jumpseat while I called the First Officer again to let me in. There was also a Flight Attendant sitting next to the passenger on jumpseat to assist. I returned to cockpit and called to Lead Flight Attendant to keep me advised. I checked in with Lead 2 times prior to landing and he said that passenger was ok and did not want assistance. This is a common occurrence and if I was not in the lavatory at the time; I would not deem this report necessary.
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.