First officer of A300 flight crew with medical condition requiring immediate treatment causes crew t...

Attributes
ACN	424526
Time
Date	199812
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : n90
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	424526
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After normal climb out to FL310 the first officer complained of a numbness to upper jaw area. Then after about 10 mins, the numbness started to increase further to upper facial region along with some discomfort. I requested a lower altitude and received clearance to FL270, which after a short while at that altitude first officer complained of increasing pain throughout facial area. I then decided to declare a medical emergency and requested clearance to divert back to jfk and was granted direct champ-jfk. Captain's emergency authority/authorized was used to perform an overweight landing, which was recorded and signed off by maintenance within acceptable parameters. First officer received medical attention.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF A300 FLC WITH MEDICAL CONDITION REQUIRING IMMEDIATE TREATMENT CAUSES CREW TO DECLARE EMER AND DIVERT BACK TO JFK, NY.

Narrative: AFTER NORMAL CLBOUT TO FL310 THE FO COMPLAINED OF A NUMBNESS TO UPPER JAW AREA. THEN AFTER ABOUT 10 MINS, THE NUMBNESS STARTED TO INCREASE FURTHER TO UPPER FACIAL REGION ALONG WITH SOME DISCOMFORT. I REQUESTED A LOWER ALT AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO FL270, WHICH AFTER A SHORT WHILE AT THAT ALT FO COMPLAINED OF INCREASING PAIN THROUGHOUT FACIAL AREA. I THEN DECIDED TO DECLARE A MEDICAL EMER AND REQUESTED CLRNC TO DIVERT BACK TO JFK AND WAS GRANTED DIRECT CHAMP-JFK. CAPT'S EMER AUTH WAS USED TO PERFORM AN OVERWT LNDG, WHICH WAS RECORDED AND SIGNED OFF BY MAINT WITHIN ACCEPTABLE PARAMETERS. FO RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTN.

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.

First officer of A300 flight crew with medical condition requiring immediate treatment causes crew to declare emergency and divert back to jfk, ny.