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An air carrier B767 captain was able to fly back to his domicile with his injured foot elevated after consulting with a doctor supplied by his company.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 431839 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ebbr.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 431839 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Upon waking at XA00, calf and ankle of right leg was extremely stiff. Upon walking to the lobby and back to my room, toes started to tingle. Applied heat/ice. Lost feeling in great toe and nest with third starting to tingle. Contacted crew, bru manager, asked for a doctor. One was ordered. Contacted dispatch, tracking and informed them of the situation. Doctor arrived at approximately XD00. Doctor explained situation of compartment syndrome and that sitting is what had caused the swelling which was caused by a possible muscle tear in calf. Doctor said I should keep it elevated for the next 2 days and it should continue to heal. Doctor did not want me to fly home unless I could keep my foot elevated. I assured him I could after making sure the first officer (international relief pilot) would be willing to do most of the flying. They both agreed. We left the hotel within 20 mins for the airport and departed as soon as the passenger were on board.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR B767 CAPT WAS ABLE TO FLY BACK TO HIS DOMICILE WITH HIS INJURED FOOT ELEVATED AFTER CONSULTING WITH A DOCTOR SUPPLIED BY HIS COMPANY.
Narrative: UPON WAKING AT XA00, CALF AND ANKLE OF R LEG WAS EXTREMELY STIFF. UPON WALKING TO THE LOBBY AND BACK TO MY ROOM, TOES STARTED TO TINGLE. APPLIED HEAT/ICE. LOST FEELING IN GREAT TOE AND NEST WITH THIRD STARTING TO TINGLE. CONTACTED CREW, BRU MGR, ASKED FOR A DOCTOR. ONE WAS ORDERED. CONTACTED DISPATCH, TRACKING AND INFORMED THEM OF THE SIT. DOCTOR ARRIVED AT APPROX XD00. DOCTOR EXPLAINED SIT OF COMPARTMENT SYNDROME AND THAT SITTING IS WHAT HAD CAUSED THE SWELLING WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A POSSIBLE MUSCLE TEAR IN CALF. DOCTOR SAID I SHOULD KEEP IT ELEVATED FOR THE NEXT 2 DAYS AND IT SHOULD CONTINUE TO HEAL. DOCTOR DID NOT WANT ME TO FLY HOME UNLESS I COULD KEEP MY FOOT ELEVATED. I ASSURED HIM I COULD AFTER MAKING SURE THE FO (INTL RELIEF PLT) WOULD BE WILLING TO DO MOST OF THE FLYING. THEY BOTH AGREED. WE LEFT THE HOTEL WITHIN 20 MINS FOR THE ARPT AND DEPARTED AS SOON AS THE PAX WERE ON BOARD.
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.