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Attributes | |
ACN | 425306 |
Time | |
Date | 199901 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : cce |
State Reference | FL |
Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | L-1011-500 Series |
Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12100 flight time type : 1300 |
ASRS Report | 425306 |
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 | none taken : anomaly accepted |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight atl-fll. I served as captain and PF of that flight. The first officer on the flight was mr X. The so on the flight was mr Y. Captain Z, L1011 current and qualified pilot, was assigned the jump seat. A cabin seat was available, and as captain, I advised captain Z he could occupy a seat in the cabin, and he did. The aircraft was an L1011. Flight was scheduled and operated from atl to fll. The takeoff, departure, and climb phase of flight were uneventful and normal. During climb I began to feel some intestinal discomfort. Upon reaching the jax area, in cruise, the discomfort began to develop to a degree that I informed the crew of my discomfort. After deliberation and discussion with the first officer and so, I determined it was more prudent to instruct the first officer to assume PF duties. I would then assume PNF duties. I then instructed the first officer to take over PF duties. Later, during the descent, I discussed with the crew it may be more prudent to utilize captain Z to continue the flight. I then informed captain Z of my discomfort and he volunteered to continue the flight as PNF. I continued the flight in the jump seat. At no point in time was I incapacitated. Flight, descent, approach, landing and taxi were normal and without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ILL DISPOSED CAPT ASKS A DEADHEADING CAPT TO PERFORM HIS DUTIES AS PIC, PNF, DURING DSCNT INTO FLL. THE SUBSTITUTE CAPT WAS CITED AS BEING A 'CURRENT AND QUALIFIED PLT (L1011).' THE ILL CAPT SAT IN THE JUMP SEAT FOR THE DSCNT, APCH AND LNDG.
Narrative: FLT ATL-FLL. I SERVED AS CAPT AND PF OF THAT FLT. THE FO ON THE FLT WAS MR X. THE SO ON THE FLT WAS MR Y. CAPT Z, L1011 CURRENT AND QUALIFIED PLT, WAS ASSIGNED THE JUMP SEAT. A CABIN SEAT WAS AVAILABLE, AND AS CAPT, I ADVISED CAPT Z HE COULD OCCUPY A SEAT IN THE CABIN, AND HE DID. THE ACFT WAS AN L1011. FLT WAS SCHEDULED AND OPERATED FROM ATL TO FLL. THE TKOF, DEP, AND CLB PHASE OF FLT WERE UNEVENTFUL AND NORMAL. DURING CLB I BEGAN TO FEEL SOME INTESTINAL DISCOMFORT. UPON REACHING THE JAX AREA, IN CRUISE, THE DISCOMFORT BEGAN TO DEVELOP TO A DEG THAT I INFORMED THE CREW OF MY DISCOMFORT. AFTER DELIBERATION AND DISCUSSION WITH THE FO AND SO, I DETERMINED IT WAS MORE PRUDENT TO INSTRUCT THE FO TO ASSUME PF DUTIES. I WOULD THEN ASSUME PNF DUTIES. I THEN INSTRUCTED THE FO TO TAKE OVER PF DUTIES. LATER, DURING THE DSCNT, I DISCUSSED WITH THE CREW IT MAY BE MORE PRUDENT TO UTILIZE CAPT Z TO CONTINUE THE FLT. I THEN INFORMED CAPT Z OF MY DISCOMFORT AND HE VOLUNTEERED TO CONTINUE THE FLT AS PNF. I CONTINUED THE FLT IN THE JUMP SEAT. AT NO POINT IN TIME WAS I INCAPACITATED. FLT, DSCNT, APCH, LNDG AND TAXI WERE NORMAL AND WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.