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At cruise onboard MD80S, passenger became ill. Flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to alternate. Flight continued onto final destination without incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 409360 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdv |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdv |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 409360 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
We had a female passenger in the main cabin complain of chest pains. We paged for medical assistance onboard. We found a doctor and another health care worker that deals with heart recovery. They gave the passenger oxygen and watched her for awhile and decided she was having heart attack 'symptoms.' at that point we decided to land and fsd was the closest city to accommodate us. We landed without problem. Emt's met the plane and took the passenger away.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AT CRUISE ONBOARD MD80S, PAX BECAME ILL. FLC DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE. FLT CONTINUED ONTO FINAL DEST WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Narrative: WE HAD A FEMALE PAX IN THE MAIN CABIN COMPLAIN OF CHEST PAINS. WE PAGED FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ONBOARD. WE FOUND A DOCTOR AND ANOTHER HEALTH CARE WORKER THAT DEALS WITH HEART RECOVERY. THEY GAVE THE PAX OXYGEN AND WATCHED HER FOR AWHILE AND DECIDED SHE WAS HAVING HEART ATTACK 'SYMPTOMS.' AT THAT POINT WE DECIDED TO LAND AND FSD WAS THE CLOSEST CITY TO ACCOMMODATE US. WE LANDED WITHOUT PROB. EMT'S MET THE PLANE AND TOOK THE PAX AWAY.
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.