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Captain of a B727 became ill after reaching cruise altitude and assigned another deadheading captain in his seat. The first officer made approach and landing. Although not current in the aircraft, the relief captain did have a type rating and used to instruct in the B727. The ill captain did survive his bout with food poisoning.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 397930 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : jax |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 28000 msl bound upper : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 340 |
| ASRS Report | 397930 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe 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:
B727 dispatched with autoplt inoperative. Captain made takeoff and climb to cruise and then struck by some type of food poisoning. Lucky to have 3 other air carrier X capts onboard. All offered assistance. Chose B737-200 captain to situation in my seat -- more familiar with flight and navigation instruments than other 2 capts (B737- 300 and B767 captain). Copilot was relieved of hand-flying duties at cruise by B737-200 captain, who remained in seat for landing and taxi-in. B737-200 captain had also been instructor for 5 yrs on B727 and while not current, did have ATP for B727. Copilot flew approach and landing. Other than captain sick with food poisoning from hotel breakfast, flight operated normally.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A B727 BECAME ILL AFTER REACHING CRUISE ALT AND ASSIGNED ANOTHER DEADHEADING CAPT IN HIS SEAT. THE FO MADE APCH AND LNDG. ALTHOUGH NOT CURRENT IN THE ACFT, THE RELIEF CAPT DID HAVE A TYPE RATING AND USED TO INSTRUCT IN THE B727. THE ILL CAPT DID SURVIVE HIS BOUT WITH FOOD POISONING.
Narrative: B727 DISPATCHED WITH AUTOPLT INOP. CAPT MADE TKOF AND CLB TO CRUISE AND THEN STRUCK BY SOME TYPE OF FOOD POISONING. LUCKY TO HAVE 3 OTHER ACR X CAPTS ONBOARD. ALL OFFERED ASSISTANCE. CHOSE B737-200 CAPT TO SIT IN MY SEAT -- MORE FAMILIAR WITH FLT AND NAV INSTS THAN OTHER 2 CAPTS (B737- 300 AND B767 CAPT). COPLT WAS RELIEVED OF HAND-FLYING DUTIES AT CRUISE BY B737-200 CAPT, WHO REMAINED IN SEAT FOR LNDG AND TAXI-IN. B737-200 CAPT HAD ALSO BEEN INSTRUCTOR FOR 5 YRS ON B727 AND WHILE NOT CURRENT, DID HAVE ATP FOR B727. COPLT FLEW APCH AND LNDG. OTHER THAN CAPT SICK WITH FOOD POISONING FROM HOTEL BREAKFAST, FLT OPERATED NORMALLY.
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.