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Attributes | |
ACN | 242137 |
Time | |
Date | 199305 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
State Reference | NJ |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 7000 |
ASRS Report | 242137 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
Events | |
Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
Resolutory Action | other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Passenger left her seat prior to landing due to severe diarrhea. She soiled the carpet en route to the blue room. Since landing was imminent, I had the so tell the aft flight attendant to order the lady out of the blue room and take her seat. She would not come out. I elected to land because the WX was marginal and holding and a long ground delay at departure station had exhausted some of our holding fuel. A go around would have potentially placed us in a low fuel state due to extensive traffic and the marginal WX. After landing and turning off the runway, I stopped the aircraft until she returned to her seat. She was ok and departed the plane at the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LGT LANDS WITH PAX IN BLUE ROOM.
Narrative: PAX LEFT HER SEAT PRIOR TO LNDG DUE TO SEVERE DIARRHEA. SHE SOILED THE CARPET ENRTE TO THE BLUE ROOM. SINCE LNDG WAS IMMINENT, I HAD THE SO TELL THE AFT FLT ATTENDANT TO ORDER THE LADY OUT OF THE BLUE ROOM AND TAKE HER SEAT. SHE WOULD NOT COME OUT. I ELECTED TO LAND BECAUSE THE WX WAS MARGINAL AND HOLDING AND A LONG GND DELAY AT DEP STATION HAD EXHAUSTED SOME OF OUR HOLDING FUEL. A GAR WOULD HAVE POTENTIALLY PLACED US IN A LOW FUEL STATE DUE TO EXTENSIVE TFC AND THE MARGINAL WX. AFTER LNDG AND TURNING OFF THE RWY, I STOPPED THE ACFT UNTIL SHE RETURNED TO HER SEAT. SHE WAS OK AND DEPARTED THE PLANE AT THE GATE.
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.