Captain of oceanic flight becomes ill. Doctor on board assists. Flight crew repos of so and cabin at...

Attributes
ACN	213767
Time
Date	199206
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 32000 msl bound upper : 32000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : pacific enroute : other oceanic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	213767
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Captain on flight became ill to point of incapacitation. Doctor (md) on board administered medication to ease nausea. First officer assumed command in right seat. So assisted in captain seat. Lead flight attendant assumed so seat. Requested expeditious handling due to illness of crew member, and completed an uneventful landing (first officer), and taxi (so) to the gate where paramedics administered to captain and passenger deplaned uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF OCEANIC FLT BECOMES ILL. DOCTOR ON BOARD ASSISTS. FLC REPOS OF SO AND CABIN ATTENDANT IN COCKPIT.

Narrative: CAPT ON FLT BECAME ILL TO POINT OF INCAPACITATION. DOCTOR (MD) ON BOARD ADMINISTERED MEDICATION TO EASE NAUSEA. FO ASSUMED COMMAND IN R SEAT. SO ASSISTED IN CAPT SEAT. LEAD FLT ATTENDANT ASSUMED SO SEAT. REQUESTED EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING DUE TO ILLNESS OF CREW MEMBER, AND COMPLETED AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG (FO), AND TAXI (SO) TO THE GATE WHERE PARAMEDICS ADMINISTERED TO CAPT AND PAX DEPLANED UNEVENTFULLY.

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.

Captain of oceanic flight becomes ill. Doctor on board assists. Flight crew repos of so and cabin attendant in cockpit.