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Attributes | |
ACN | 452917 |
Time | |
Date | 199910 |
Day | Fri |
Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | atc facility : czqx.artcc |
State Reference | FO |
Environment | |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : czqx.artcc |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | other |
Flight Phase | cruise : level |
Route In Use | enroute : atlantic |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : relief pilot |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 350 |
ASRS Report | 452917 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Events | |
Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | other |
Factors | |
Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Cabin Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
During cruise flight over the atlantic, a passenger needed the use of the emergency medical kit by a doctor on board. We discovered that it was missing. Apparently the emergency medical kit had been removed back at the departure airport. The passenger needed some oxygen, and no diversion was required. We landed safety at our destination and had the emt's meet the aircraft. The passenger was fine and continued on another flight. It was determined that the emergency medical kit had been used on a previous flight and needed to be replaced. The mechanics had removed the kit sometime after the cockpit preflight. The logbook was brought to the cockpit by the mechanics and it had no open write-ups, but didn't look to see if the emergency medical kit had been replaced.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A WDB, LOW WING, 2 TURBOJET ENG ACFT IN ATLANTIC OCEANIC AIRSPACE DISCOVERED THE EMER MEDICAL KIT MISSING WHEN NEEDED FOR AN ILL PAX.
Narrative: DURING CRUISE FLT OVER THE ATLANTIC, A PAX NEEDED THE USE OF THE EMER MEDICAL KIT BY A DOCTOR ON BOARD. WE DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS MISSING. APPARENTLY THE EMER MEDICAL KIT HAD BEEN REMOVED BACK AT THE DEP ARPT. THE PAX NEEDED SOME OXYGEN, AND NO DIVERSION WAS REQUIRED. WE LANDED SAFETY AT OUR DEST AND HAD THE EMT'S MEET THE ACFT. THE PAX WAS FINE AND CONTINUED ON ANOTHER FLT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE EMER MEDICAL KIT HAD BEEN USED ON A PREVIOUS FLT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHS HAD REMOVED THE KIT SOMETIME AFTER THE COCKPIT PREFLT. THE LOGBOOK WAS BROUGHT TO THE COCKPIT BY THE MECHS AND IT HAD NO OPEN WRITE-UPS, BUT DIDN'T LOOK TO SEE IF THE EMER MEDICAL KIT HAD BEEN REPLACED.
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.