Narrative:

We had to make an unscheduled landing at amarillo when en route from st louis (lambert) to abq. A passenger fainted. Doctors on board recommended that we land to treat the passenger who was unconscious. We diverted to ama and did not make a logbook entry that the emergency medical kit was opened (unused) or that a portable oxygen bottle was used even though the pressure was above the minimum. We made a verbal report of same uses to the dispatcher when being released from ama to abq. Because so little oxygen was used and nothing out of the medical kit was used, we made an assumption that we didn't need to make a write-up in the log and dispatch under MEL exemptions before we could continue. Lesson learned.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MAINT LOGBOOK MEL DISCREPANCY.

Narrative: WE HAD TO MAKE AN UNSCHEDULED LNDG AT AMARILLO WHEN ENRTE FROM ST LOUIS (LAMBERT) TO ABQ. A PAX FAINTED. DOCTORS ON BOARD RECOMMENDED THAT WE LAND TO TREAT THE PAX WHO WAS UNCONSCIOUS. WE DIVERTED TO AMA AND DID NOT MAKE A LOGBOOK ENTRY THAT THE EMER MEDICAL KIT WAS OPENED (UNUSED) OR THAT A PORTABLE OXYGEN BOTTLE WAS USED EVEN THOUGH THE PRESSURE WAS ABOVE THE MINIMUM. WE MADE A VERBAL RPT OF SAME USES TO THE DISPATCHER WHEN BEING RELEASED FROM AMA TO ABQ. BECAUSE SO LITTLE OXYGEN WAS USED AND NOTHING OUT OF THE MEDICAL KIT WAS USED, WE MADE AN ASSUMPTION THAT WE DIDN'T NEED TO MAKE A WRITE-UP IN THE LOG AND DISPATCH UNDER MEL EXEMPTIONS BEFORE WE COULD CONTINUE. LESSON LEARNED.

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.