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A B727-200 in cruise at FL310 declared a medical emergency, diverted and dumped fuel due to a sick passenger.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 425156 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tpa |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 425156 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 424694 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Just east of tpa level at FL310 when the #1 flight attendant chimed 4 times to notify us of an unconscious passenger with a weak pulse and breathing. Captain conferred with #1 flight attendant to PA for a physician. At the same time, we notified ATC of medical emergency and need for lower altitude and landing at tpa. We coordinated with tpa operations for medical personnel to meet us at the gate. Physician informed captain passenger was breathing with strong pulse. With that information we chose to dump fuel instead of land overweight. We coordinated with tpa ATC to dump fuel. We were vectored overwater where we dumped approximately 7000 pounds of fuel, then made an uneventful landing runway 18R tpa just under maximum landing weight. Paramedics met us at the gate and immediately began to assist the passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 IN CRUISE AT FL310 DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER, DIVERTED AND DUMPED FUEL DUE TO A SICK PAX.
Narrative: JUST E OF TPA LEVEL AT FL310 WHEN THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT CHIMED 4 TIMES TO NOTIFY US OF AN UNCONSCIOUS PAX WITH A WEAK PULSE AND BREATHING. CAPT CONFERRED WITH #1 FLT ATTENDANT TO PA FOR A PHYSICIAN. AT THE SAME TIME, WE NOTIFIED ATC OF MEDICAL EMER AND NEED FOR LOWER ALT AND LNDG AT TPA. WE COORDINATED WITH TPA OPS FOR MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO MEET US AT THE GATE. PHYSICIAN INFORMED CAPT PAX WAS BREATHING WITH STRONG PULSE. WITH THAT INFO WE CHOSE TO DUMP FUEL INSTEAD OF LAND OVERWT. WE COORDINATED WITH TPA ATC TO DUMP FUEL. WE WERE VECTORED OVERWATER WHERE WE DUMPED APPROX 7000 LBS OF FUEL, THEN MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG RWY 18R TPA JUST UNDER MAX LNDG WT. PARAMEDICS MET US AT THE GATE AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO ASSIST THE PAX.
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.