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Attributes | |
ACN | 380836 |
Time | |
Date | 199709 |
Day | Mon |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : gnv |
State Reference | FL |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
Environment | |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx tower : gnv |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B737-200 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
Route In Use | enroute other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Aircraft 2 | |
Make Model Name | B737-200 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 6000 |
ASRS Report | 380836 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Events | |
Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
En route to tpa I was informed that a diabetic passenger felt that his sugar was low. A nurse used the blood pressure cuff from the emergency medical kit. His blood pressure and pulse were reported normal and he was coherent. No further action was expected. Very rapidly his condition changed. His blood pressure became 60/80 with an irregular pulse of 72. I declared a medical emergency and diverted to gnv. The passenger was taken to the hospital. A visual approach was made to runway 10 (localizer back course runway 10 was OTS). After landing we determined that our approach plates were out of date. We then determined that gnv is no longer in our operations specifications. We obtained a copy of the gnv plates, completed the necessary paperwork and departed to tpa. Flying into gnv in yrs past I thought gnv was at least an alternate airport in our operations specifications. It was the nearest suitable airport at the time of our emergency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIC OF A B737 ENRTE TO TPA ELECTS TO USE GNV, FL, FOR A DIVERSION AND LNDG ON ACCOUNT OF A MEDICAL EMER. LATER, FINDS THAT GNV IS NOT IN THEIR COMPANY OPS SPECS. HAS TO COORDINATE WITH DISPATCH FOR TKOF DATA FOR DEP TO TPA. PIC HAD USED GNV BEFORE WHEN HIS COMPANY WAS OPERATING THROUGH THAT STATION IN PRIOR YRS.
Narrative: ENRTE TO TPA I WAS INFORMED THAT A DIABETIC PAX FELT THAT HIS SUGAR WAS LOW. A NURSE USED THE BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF FROM THE EMER MEDICAL KIT. HIS BLOOD PRESSURE AND PULSE WERE RPTED NORMAL AND HE WAS COHERENT. NO FURTHER ACTION WAS EXPECTED. VERY RAPIDLY HIS CONDITION CHANGED. HIS BLOOD PRESSURE BECAME 60/80 WITH AN IRREGULAR PULSE OF 72. I DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND DIVERTED TO GNV. THE PAX WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. A VISUAL APCH WAS MADE TO RWY 10 (LOC BACK COURSE RWY 10 WAS OTS). AFTER LNDG WE DETERMINED THAT OUR APCH PLATES WERE OUT OF DATE. WE THEN DETERMINED THAT GNV IS NO LONGER IN OUR OPS SPECS. WE OBTAINED A COPY OF THE GNV PLATES, COMPLETED THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK AND DEPARTED TO TPA. FLYING INTO GNV IN YRS PAST I THOUGHT GNV WAS AT LEAST AN ALTERNATE ARPT IN OUR OPS SPECS. IT WAS THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT AT THE TIME OF OUR EMER.
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.