Flight attendant report regarding a B767-300 flight on which a passenger became ill, vomited and som...

Attributes
ACN	420920
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sju
State Reference	PR
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other landing other other
Route In Use	enroute : atlantic
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	420920
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

This passenger was boarded by an agent. Shortly after takeoff the passenger was wandering around coach class during the meal service. Shortly after the passenger turned on the emergency light system, I went to the cockpit to see if they knew why the lights were on. They did not know. I called to the back of the aircraft and flight attendants were trying to get the passenger seated. He then began to vomit all over seats and the aisle. I went to the back and observed, reported it to the cockpit, then paged for an md or do -- 2 responded. I retrieved the medical kit, first aid kit, and oxygen. The md's suggested landing and removing the passenger. 50 mins later, we landed in sju. Paramedics removed the passenger, we refueled and continued to gig. I believe had we had an extra flight attendant in coach, the situation of turning on the emergency lights could have been avoided. This was a staffing change that the company succeeded in getting in our last contract.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A B767-300 FLT ON WHICH A PAX BECAME ILL, VOMITED AND SOMEHOW ACTIVATED THE EMER LIGHTS. DIVERTED TO SJU.

Narrative: THIS PAX WAS BOARDED BY AN AGENT. SHORTLY AFTER TKOF THE PAX WAS WANDERING AROUND COACH CLASS DURING THE MEAL SVC. SHORTLY AFTER THE PAX TURNED ON THE EMER LIGHT SYS, I WENT TO THE COCKPIT TO SEE IF THEY KNEW WHY THE LIGHTS WERE ON. THEY DID NOT KNOW. I CALLED TO THE BACK OF THE ACFT AND FLT ATTENDANTS WERE TRYING TO GET THE PAX SEATED. HE THEN BEGAN TO VOMIT ALL OVER SEATS AND THE AISLE. I WENT TO THE BACK AND OBSERVED, RPTED IT TO THE COCKPIT, THEN PAGED FOR AN MD OR DO -- 2 RESPONDED. I RETRIEVED THE MEDICAL KIT, FIRST AID KIT, AND OXYGEN. THE MD'S SUGGESTED LNDG AND REMOVING THE PAX. 50 MINS LATER, WE LANDED IN SJU. PARAMEDICS REMOVED THE PAX, WE REFUELED AND CONTINUED TO GIG. I BELIEVE HAD WE HAD AN EXTRA FLT ATTENDANT IN COACH, THE SIT OF TURNING ON THE EMER LIGHTS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. THIS WAS A STAFFING CHANGE THAT THE COMPANY SUCCEEDED IN GETTING IN OUR LAST CONTRACT.

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.

Flight attendant report regarding a B767-300 flight on which a passenger became ill, vomited and somehow activated the emergency lights. Diverted to sju.