Cabin attendant report, MD80, ord-las. Passenger had seizure. Divert to lnk. Passenger removed. Fuel spill in lnk. Passenger and cabin crew got sick from fumes. Minimum rest in las.

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Attributes
ACN	459500
Time
Date	199912
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zau.artcc
State Reference	IL
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc tower : iad.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level ground : parked ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 10 flight attendant time total : 10 flight attendant time type : 10
ASRS Report	459500
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty oversight : flight attendant in charge
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other other Other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

A passenger rang call light. I found passenger having a seizure. She stopped breathing and was unconscious. The cockpit decided to make an emergency landing in lnk. The passenger regained consciousness within 1 - 1 1/2 mins. Paramedics met the flight. The passenger was removed. While refueling, there was a fuel spill and fumes entered the cabin. The cabin temperature was very warm and air conditioning increased the fumes in the cabin. The air conditioning was turned off. Passenger were complaining of heat, eyes burning and throats burning. I wear contact lenses -- my eyes and throat were burning also. My contacts had to be discarded per my eye doctor's instructions. I think the captain should have allowed passenger and crew off the aircraft and away from the fumes. This would have prevented many passenger from vomiting and a lot less stress. We took off and landed safely in las. Crew only had 8 hours rest and had to work next day. I think rest should have been longer after such a stressful situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, MD80, ORD-LAS. PAX HAD SEIZURE. DIVERT TO LNK. PAX REMOVED. FUEL SPILL IN LNK. PAX AND CABIN CREW GOT SICK FROM FUMES. MINIMUM REST IN LAS.

Narrative: A PAX RANG CALL LIGHT. I FOUND PAX HAVING A SEIZURE. SHE STOPPED BREATHING AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS. THE COCKPIT DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMER LNDG IN LNK. THE PAX REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS WITHIN 1 - 1 1/2 MINS. PARAMEDICS MET THE FLT. THE PAX WAS REMOVED. WHILE REFUELING, THERE WAS A FUEL SPILL AND FUMES ENTERED THE CABIN. THE CABIN TEMP WAS VERY WARM AND AIR CONDITIONING INCREASED THE FUMES IN THE CABIN. THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS TURNED OFF. PAX WERE COMPLAINING OF HEAT, EYES BURNING AND THROATS BURNING. I WEAR CONTACT LENSES -- MY EYES AND THROAT WERE BURNING ALSO. MY CONTACTS HAD TO BE DISCARDED PER MY EYE DOCTOR'S INSTRUCTIONS. I THINK THE CAPT SHOULD HAVE ALLOWED PAX AND CREW OFF THE ACFT AND AWAY FROM THE FUMES. THIS WOULD HAVE PREVENTED MANY PAX FROM VOMITING AND A LOT LESS STRESS. WE TOOK OFF AND LANDED SAFELY IN LAS. CREW ONLY HAD 8 HRS REST AND HAD TO WORK NEXT DAY. I THINK REST SHOULD HAVE BEEN LONGER AFTER SUCH A STRESSFUL SIT.

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.