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Air carrier large transport flight crew elects overwater flight with less than required navigation equipment due medical emergency. See acn 175077 for related report.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 175095 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199104 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mmmd |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : mmmd |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 580 |
| ASRS Report | 175095 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 15000 |
| ASRS Report | 175093 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On the leg from gua direct iah we had a medical emergency on board. A child needed a special electrical pump to clear saliva out of its throat. Pump did not function on ships outlet power. Doctor advised us of a possible serious condition of child if it's throat couldn't be cleared within 3 hours. Manual use of pump was employed (not effective though). Captain decided to cross gulf on UB753 to remain within a 3 hour limitation, with dead reckoning, VOR and one ADF. Other ADF was deactivated so our dispatched route over land was altered to over water to get the patient on the ground as soon as possible.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT FLC ELECTS OVERWATER FLT WITH LESS THAN REQUIRED NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT DUE MEDICAL EMERGENCY. SEE ACN 175077 FOR RELATED REPORT.
Narrative: ON THE LEG FROM GUA DIRECT IAH WE HAD A MEDICAL EMER ON BOARD. A CHILD NEEDED A SPECIAL ELECTRICAL PUMP TO CLR SALIVA OUT OF ITS THROAT. PUMP DID NOT FUNCTION ON SHIPS OUTLET PWR. DOCTOR ADVISED US OF A POSSIBLE SERIOUS CONDITION OF CHILD IF IT'S THROAT COULDN'T BE CLRED WITHIN 3 HRS. MANUAL USE OF PUMP WAS EMPLOYED (NOT EFFECTIVE THOUGH). CAPT DECIDED TO CROSS GULF ON UB753 TO REMAIN WITHIN A 3 HR LIMITATION, WITH DEAD RECKONING, VOR AND ONE ADF. OTHER ADF WAS DEACTIVATED SO OUR DISPATCHED RTE OVER LAND WAS ALTERED TO OVER WATER TO GET THE PATIENT ON THE GND ASAP.
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.