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An medium large transport air carrier crew flew a trip with one sick flight attendant. The captain felt that she could perform emergency duties if required.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 210661 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199205 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cpr |
| State Reference | WY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : myf |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 210661 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
As we prepared to push off of the gate, the flight attendant in charge told me her work mate had almost fainted in the jetway. I asked if she needed hospitalization and was informed she did not but was quite ill. I determined that although the ill flight attendant would not be able to perform passenger service, she would be capable of performing her duties in case of an emergency and so elected to continue to salt lake rather than wait for a replacement to be flown in. The flight was completed without incident and a replacement was boarded in slc for the remainder of our sequence. My concern is/was mentioned as we had an FAA asi in the jumpseat who wanted to know if I was ok in proceeding with a sick flight attendant aboard. I continued as I was sure she could help if necessary but would not if she had to deplane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MLG ACR CREW FLEW A TRIP WITH ONE SICK FLT ATTENDANT. THE CAPT FELT THAT SHE COULD PERFORM EMER DUTIES IF REQUIRED.
Narrative: AS WE PREPARED TO PUSH OFF OF THE GATE, THE FLT ATTENDANT IN CHARGE TOLD ME HER WORK MATE HAD ALMOST FAINTED IN THE JETWAY. I ASKED IF SHE NEEDED HOSPITALIZATION AND WAS INFORMED SHE DID NOT BUT WAS QUITE ILL. I DETERMINED THAT ALTHOUGH THE ILL FLT ATTENDANT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PERFORM PAX SVC, SHE WOULD BE CAPABLE OF PERFORMING HER DUTIES IN CASE OF AN EMER AND SO ELECTED TO CONTINUE TO SALT LAKE RATHER THAN WAIT FOR A REPLACEMENT TO BE FLOWN IN. THE FLT WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND A REPLACEMENT WAS BOARDED IN SLC FOR THE REMAINDER OF OUR SEQUENCE. MY CONCERN IS/WAS MENTIONED AS WE HAD AN FAA ASI IN THE JUMPSEAT WHO WANTED TO KNOW IF I WAS OK IN PROCEEDING WITH A SICK FLT ATTENDANT ABOARD. I CONTINUED AS I WAS SURE SHE COULD HELP IF NECESSARY BUT WOULD NOT IF SHE HAD TO DEPLANE.
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.