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Attributes | |
ACN | 278584 |
Time | |
Date | 199407 |
Day | Fri |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : jnu |
State Reference | AK |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zan |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B757-200 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | Other Other |
Flight Phase | cruise other other |
Route In Use | enroute : direct |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 280 |
ASRS Report | 278584 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 18800 flight time type : 1900 |
ASRS Report | 278115 |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Female passenger approximately 7 yrs old experienced possible medication od/stroke which apparently led to heart attack. Doctor on board in attendance with 3 nurses throughout. Approximately abeam juneau, doctor said situation was dire, that landing was necessary. Captain exercised emergency authority/authorized for landing at juneau. Supplemental information from acn 278115: passenger feeling ill and required oxygen. We changed altitude from FL350 to FL260. Md was suddenly called back to passenger to begin cpr. Due to the lack of radar coverage below 10000 ft and the high volume of seasonal light aircraft traffic in this area, I was unable to exceed the 250 K maximum IAS. Paramedics met the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR LGT HAD TO DIVERT LAND WITH A MEDICAL EMER.
Narrative: FEMALE PAX APPROX 7 YRS OLD EXPERIENCED POSSIBLE MEDICATION OD/STROKE WHICH APPARENTLY LED TO HEART ATTACK. DOCTOR ON BOARD IN ATTENDANCE WITH 3 NURSES THROUGHOUT. APPROX ABEAM JUNEAU, DOCTOR SAID SIT WAS DIRE, THAT LNDG WAS NECESSARY. CAPT EXERCISED EMER AUTH FOR LNDG AT JUNEAU. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 278115: PAX FEELING ILL AND REQUIRED OXYGEN. WE CHANGED ALT FROM FL350 TO FL260. MD WAS SUDDENLY CALLED BACK TO PAX TO BEGIN CPR. DUE TO THE LACK OF RADAR COVERAGE BELOW 10000 FT AND THE HIGH VOLUME OF SEASONAL LIGHT ACFT TFC IN THIS AREA, I WAS UNABLE TO EXCEED THE 250 K MAX IAS. PARAMEDICS MET THE FLT.
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.