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Air carrier captain reported being advised after departure that a passenger's family member had been exposed to covid-19. The crew followed proper cdc protocol at destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1740684 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202004 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness |
Narrative:
After departure; company informed us a family member of passenger X had received a positive test result for covid-19. Passenger was isolated; questioned and denied any knowledge of the test or its results. Flight attendant took all medlink instructions to task. We were told cdc would meet us in ZZZ; all to remain on board until released by them. We left cockpit closed until released by cdc. Have no information on outcome.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported being advised after departure that a passenger's family member had been exposed to COVID-19. The crew followed proper CDC protocol at destination.
Narrative: After departure; company informed us a family member of Passenger X had received a positive test result for COVID-19. Passenger was isolated; questioned and denied any knowledge of the test or its results. Flight Attendant took all Medlink instructions to task. We were told CDC would meet us in ZZZ; all to remain on board until released by them. We left cockpit closed until released by CDC. Have no information on outcome.
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.