Narrative:

No narrative supplied. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter was 1 of 2 capts on an augmented B747-200 flight crew. Approximately 1 hour after takeoff, the reporter, who was in the crew rest position, heard a cabin attendant request the services of a doctor over the PA system. He joined the attendants and a red cross volunteer in attempting to assist a passenger who was having chest pains. The man had no history of heart trouble, but the volunteer thought that he had probably suffered an attack. The reporter then went to the flight station and informed the crew of his observations. The other captain disagreed with the reporter's conclusions and decided to give him his seat while making his own assessment of the passenger's condition. Meanwhile, the reporter convinced the remaining flight crew of his desired course of action and started back to sfo. The 2 so's began dumping fuel and checking aircraft performance and the WX. The other captain disagreed with the reporter's diversion, but conceded to the flight crew's group decision. After arriving at sfo the medical technicians confirmed that the passenger had suffered a heart attack and needed to be treated at a hospital. After refueling and minor maintenance the flight departed for its original destination.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B747 FLC RETURNED TO SFO WHEN A PAX APPEARED TO BE HAVING A HEART ATTACK. AFTER LNDG THE MEDICAL TECHNICIANS CONFIRMED THE ATTACK AND REMOVED THE PAX TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL.

Narrative: NO NARRATIVE SUPPLIED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR WAS 1 OF 2 CAPTS ON AN AUGMENTED B747-200 FLC. APPROX 1 HR AFTER TKOF, THE RPTR, WHO WAS IN THE CREW REST POS, HEARD A CABIN ATTENDANT REQUEST THE SVCS OF A DOCTOR OVER THE PA SYS. HE JOINED THE ATTENDANTS AND A RED CROSS VOLUNTEER IN ATTEMPTING TO ASSIST A PAX WHO WAS HAVING CHEST PAINS. THE MAN HAD NO HISTORY OF HEART TROUBLE, BUT THE VOLUNTEER THOUGHT THAT HE HAD PROBABLY SUFFERED AN ATTACK. THE RPTR THEN WENT TO THE FLT STATION AND INFORMED THE CREW OF HIS OBSERVATIONS. THE OTHER CAPT DISAGREED WITH THE RPTR'S CONCLUSIONS AND DECIDED TO GIVE HIM HIS SEAT WHILE MAKING HIS OWN ASSESSMENT OF THE PAX'S CONDITION. MEANWHILE, THE RPTR CONVINCED THE REMAINING FLC OF HIS DESIRED COURSE OF ACTION AND STARTED BACK TO SFO. THE 2 SO'S BEGAN DUMPING FUEL AND CHKING ACFT PERFORMANCE AND THE WX. THE OTHER CAPT DISAGREED WITH THE RPTR'S DIVERSION, BUT CONCEDED TO THE FLC'S GROUP DECISION. AFTER ARRIVING AT SFO THE MEDICAL TECHNICIANS CONFIRMED THAT THE PAX HAD SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK AND NEEDED TO BE TREATED AT A HOSPITAL. AFTER REFUELING AND MINOR MAINT THE FLT DEPARTED FOR ITS ORIGINAL DEST.

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.