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Flight crew behavior fatigue illness incapacitation physical discomfort. Captain fell unconscious while en route.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 271058 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199405 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zlc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 271058 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Captain became incapacitated. Diverted to slc for medical assistance. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: callback to reporter revealed that this flight crew had been on a 7 day trip, using foreign airspace. Flight had gone to bombay where the crew stayed 3 days. After this period the PIC complained of not being able to sleep very well as his stomach felt upset, but not bad enough for him to go off on sick leave. The last leg originated at fra after a 24 hour layover. The reporter, the first officer, was just getting back into the cockpit after a short break, and the PIC was getting out of his seat for a stretch. He was sitting on the jump seat when the first officer heard a thump, turned and saw the captain wedged between the seats, totally catatonic. A male cabin attendant and an onboard doctor assisted the captain to the cabin. Flight was abeam slc, fortunately, so the 2 first officer's diverted there for medical assistance. To this date the captain is not back on schedule as yet. He passed his mri with more testing to go. The PIC commutes from fla to lax for his trips. The reporter was off 1 day after this trip and went out on another 7 day trip.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC BEHAVIOR FATIGUE ILLNESS INCAPACITATION PHYSICAL DISCOMFORT. CAPT FELL UNCONSCIOUS WHILE ENRTE.
Narrative: CAPT BECAME INCAPACITATED. DIVERTED TO SLC FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: CALLBACK TO RPTR REVEALED THAT THIS FLC HAD BEEN ON A 7 DAY TRIP, USING FOREIGN AIRSPACE. FLT HAD GONE TO BOMBAY WHERE THE CREW STAYED 3 DAYS. AFTER THIS PERIOD THE PIC COMPLAINED OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SLEEP VERY WELL AS HIS STOMACH FELT UPSET, BUT NOT BAD ENOUGH FOR HIM TO GO OFF ON SICK LEAVE. THE LAST LEG ORIGINATED AT FRA AFTER A 24 HR LAYOVER. THE RPTR, THE FO, WAS JUST GETTING BACK INTO THE COCKPIT AFTER A SHORT BREAK, AND THE PIC WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS SEAT FOR A STRETCH. HE WAS SITTING ON THE JUMP SEAT WHEN THE FO HEARD A THUMP, TURNED AND SAW THE CAPT WEDGED BTWN THE SEATS, TOTALLY CATATONIC. A MALE CABIN ATTENDANT AND AN ONBOARD DOCTOR ASSISTED THE CAPT TO THE CABIN. FLT WAS ABEAM SLC, FORTUNATELY, SO THE 2 FO'S DIVERTED THERE FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. TO THIS DATE THE CAPT IS NOT BACK ON SCHEDULE AS YET. HE PASSED HIS MRI WITH MORE TESTING TO GO. THE PIC COMMUTES FROM FLA TO LAX FOR HIS TRIPS. THE RPTR WAS OFF 1 DAY AFTER THIS TRIP AND WENT OUT ON ANOTHER 7 DAY TRIP.
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.