A B767 departs from jfk, ny, when a passenger becomes ill. The flight crew returns the passenger back to jfk and deplanes the passenger. As flight crew departs jfk a second time, the flight crew does not rechk the final takeoff weight figures, their rationale is the weight change is minimal and weight was taken off, not added, which means performance for takeoff would not change.

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Attributes
ACN	397621
Time
Date	199803
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	397621
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	397620
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Z time: XX50. Frequency/altitude: 135.9/FL190. ATC facility: ZNY. Location: 30 NM south jfk. 10 mins after takeoff passenger became unconscious, doctor attending passenger suggest return jfk. Returned 1 passenger deplaned. Departed again and misunderstood from first officer that we had new close-out but in fact departed with close-out from first flight. Numbers well within limits but 1 less passenger. Supplemental information from acn 397620: we returned to jfk to deplane an unconscious passenger. On our 2ND departure the captain thought we had a new close-out when in fact I had said I thought we were all right with the original close-out since it was exactly the same conditions with very minor differences (1 less passenger, slightly more fuel). I felt comfortable since all the data was for the same aircraft, same station and same conditions. Captain felt we should have received a new close-out since it was for a different departure.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 DEPARTS FROM JFK, NY, WHEN A PAX BECOMES ILL. THE FLC RETURNS THE PAX BACK TO JFK AND DEPLANES THE PAX. AS FLC DEPARTS JFK A SECOND TIME, THE FLC DOES NOT RECHK THE FINAL TKOF WT FIGURES, THEIR RATIONALE IS THE WT CHANGE IS MINIMAL AND WT WAS TAKEN OFF, NOT ADDED, WHICH MEANS PERFORMANCE FOR TKOF WOULD NOT CHANGE.

Narrative: Z TIME: XX50. FREQ/ALT: 135.9/FL190. ATC FACILITY: ZNY. LOCATION: 30 NM S JFK. 10 MINS AFTER TKOF PAX BECAME UNCONSCIOUS, DOCTOR ATTENDING PAX SUGGEST RETURN JFK. RETURNED 1 PAX DEPLANED. DEPARTED AGAIN AND MISUNDERSTOOD FROM FO THAT WE HAD NEW CLOSE-OUT BUT IN FACT DEPARTED WITH CLOSE-OUT FROM FIRST FLT. NUMBERS WELL WITHIN LIMITS BUT 1 LESS PAX. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 397620: WE RETURNED TO JFK TO DEPLANE AN UNCONSCIOUS PAX. ON OUR 2ND DEP THE CAPT THOUGHT WE HAD A NEW CLOSE-OUT WHEN IN FACT I HAD SAID I THOUGHT WE WERE ALL RIGHT WITH THE ORIGINAL CLOSE-OUT SINCE IT WAS EXACTLY THE SAME CONDITIONS WITH VERY MINOR DIFFERENCES (1 LESS PAX, SLIGHTLY MORE FUEL). I FELT COMFORTABLE SINCE ALL THE DATA WAS FOR THE SAME ACFT, SAME STATION AND SAME CONDITIONS. CAPT FELT WE SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A NEW CLOSE-OUT SINCE IT WAS FOR A DIFFERENT DEP.

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.