Narrative:

Flight attendant X entered the cockpit to say that a passenger was locked in the lavatory and lavatory could not be opened from inside or outside. I sent her back with a screwdriver to give to male flight attendant Y. In approximately 1 min she returned to say flight attendant Y was on the aft flight attendant jumpseat with severe abdominal pain. Extra flight attendant Z, who was helping flight attendant Y, then came up and stressed severity of pain, and that she and a passenger who was an anesthetist recommended we call an ambulance. I requested approach controller call an ambulance. Got a vector for time to take care of the problem. As I recall, I told approach control we had an emergency with a flight attendant. I did not declare an emergency. I directed first officer to continue to fly the aircraft while I went back to open the lavatory door and check on flight attendant. I made this election in order to expedite any decisions that may be necessary in cabin. I asked extra flight attendant Z to remain in the cockpit to assist the first officer until I returned. When I got to the lavatory area/aft jumpseat area, the lavatory was open and passenger, who was the anesthetist, was caring for flight attendant Y. I immediately returned to cockpit we were vectored back to land. The ambulance met the flight and removed the flight attendant Y before any passenger were deplaned. I had flight attendant X accompany flight attendant Y in ambulance to hospital. I then called dispatch and let them know what had happened. I then called crew coordinator and advised them of situation saying that I did not expect flight attendant Y would be able to work next day and that I did not have a diagnosis. We then went to motel and prepared notes for additional reports. I called hospital (st. Lukes in fargo, nd) and flight attendant X said flight attendant Y was ok. He was diagnosed with a spastic colon. He was discharged and returned to motel shortly thereafter. He said he planned to continue to work the trip. I had him call crew coordinator. I advised the remaining persons/agencies as per flight operations manual.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAB BECOMES VERY ILL IN FLT. PAX LOCKED IN LAVATORY. VECTORS TO EXPEDITE APCH. AMBULANCE CALLED.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT X ENTERED THE COCKPIT TO SAY THAT A PAX WAS LOCKED IN THE LAVATORY AND LAVATORY COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. I SENT HER BACK WITH A SCREWDRIVER TO GIVE TO MALE FLT ATTENDANT Y. IN APPROX 1 MIN SHE RETURNED TO SAY FLT ATTENDANT Y WAS ON THE AFT FLT ATTENDANT JUMPSEAT WITH SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN. EXTRA FLT ATTENDANT Z, WHO WAS HELPING FLT ATTENDANT Y, THEN CAME UP AND STRESSED SEVERITY OF PAIN, AND THAT SHE AND A PAX WHO WAS AN ANESTHETIST RECOMMENDED WE CALL AN AMBULANCE. I REQUESTED APCH CTLR CALL AN AMBULANCE. GOT A VECTOR FOR TIME TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. AS I RECALL, I TOLD APCH CTL WE HAD AN EMER WITH A FLT ATTENDANT. I DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER. I DIRECTED FO TO CONTINUE TO FLY THE ACFT WHILE I WENT BACK TO OPEN THE LAVATORY DOOR AND CHK ON FLT ATTENDANT. I MADE THIS ELECTION IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE ANY DECISIONS THAT MAY BE NECESSARY IN CABIN. I ASKED EXTRA FLT ATTENDANT Z TO REMAIN IN THE COCKPIT TO ASSIST THE FO UNTIL I RETURNED. WHEN I GOT TO THE LAVATORY AREA/AFT JUMPSEAT AREA, THE LAVATORY WAS OPEN AND PAX, WHO WAS THE ANESTHETIST, WAS CARING FOR FLT ATTENDANT Y. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO COCKPIT WE WERE VECTORED BACK TO LAND. THE AMBULANCE MET THE FLT AND REMOVED THE FLT ATTENDANT Y BEFORE ANY PAX WERE DEPLANED. I HAD FLT ATTENDANT X ACCOMPANY FLT ATTENDANT Y IN AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL. I THEN CALLED DISPATCH AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I THEN CALLED CREW COORDINATOR AND ADVISED THEM OF SITUATION SAYING THAT I DID NOT EXPECT FLT ATTENDANT Y WOULD BE ABLE TO WORK NEXT DAY AND THAT I DID NOT HAVE A DIAGNOSIS. WE THEN WENT TO MOTEL AND PREPARED NOTES FOR ADDITIONAL RPTS. I CALLED HOSPITAL (ST. LUKES IN FARGO, ND) AND FLT ATTENDANT X SAID FLT ATTENDANT Y WAS OK. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SPASTIC COLON. HE WAS DISCHARGED AND RETURNED TO MOTEL SHORTLY THEREAFTER. HE SAID HE PLANNED TO CONTINUE TO WORK THE TRIP. I HAD HIM CALL CREW COORDINATOR. I ADVISED THE REMAINING PERSONS/AGENCIES AS PER FLT OPS MANUAL.

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.