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An air carrier medium large transport declared an emergency due to passenger illness. This led to a logbook write-up problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 255041 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199310 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aus |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zhu |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zhu |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 255041 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Nearing top of descent into austin, tx, the flight attendant notified me of an apparent case of acute appendicitis onboard. We summoned a doctor who concurred we should continue to aus. We flew direct at maximum speed, exceeding 250 KIAS below 10000 ft. We successfully passed patient to aus paramedics in stable condition. I entered in the logbook the opening of the 'first aid kit' by the doctor and later found out it had been the 'medical kit.' (the doctor had only used the blood pressure equipment which was replaced and the kit closed.) I then continued the aircraft per MEL 25-8. This was correct although my entry was incorrect ('first aid kit' would have been MEL 25-7). My company trained us on the new 'medical kit' but I did not realize we now have both types onboard. Dispatch just threw 25-8 at me and I didn't even see 25-7 until later when researching. Silly isn't it! Successfully conclude an emergency and spend time sweating what the little stuff will cost you.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MLG DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO PAX ILLNESS. THIS LED TO A LOGBOOK WRITE-UP PROB.
Narrative: NEARING TOP OF DSCNT INTO AUSTIN, TX, THE FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED ME OF AN APPARENT CASE OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS ONBOARD. WE SUMMONED A DOCTOR WHO CONCURRED WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO AUS. WE FLEW DIRECT AT MAX SPD, EXCEEDING 250 KIAS BELOW 10000 FT. WE SUCCESSFULLY PASSED PATIENT TO AUS PARAMEDICS IN STABLE CONDITION. I ENTERED IN THE LOGBOOK THE OPENING OF THE 'FIRST AID KIT' BY THE DOCTOR AND LATER FOUND OUT IT HAD BEEN THE 'MEDICAL KIT.' (THE DOCTOR HAD ONLY USED THE BLOOD PRESSURE EQUIP WHICH WAS REPLACED AND THE KIT CLOSED.) I THEN CONTINUED THE ACFT PER MEL 25-8. THIS WAS CORRECT ALTHOUGH MY ENTRY WAS INCORRECT ('FIRST AID KIT' WOULD HAVE BEEN MEL 25-7). MY COMPANY TRAINED US ON THE NEW 'MEDICAL KIT' BUT I DID NOT REALIZE WE NOW HAVE BOTH TYPES ONBOARD. DISPATCH JUST THREW 25-8 AT ME AND I DIDN'T EVEN SEE 25-7 UNTIL LATER WHEN RESEARCHING. SILLY ISN'T IT! SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDE AN EMER AND SPEND TIME SWEATING WHAT THE LITTLE STUFF WILL COST YOU.
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.