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A B757 diverts to an alternate airport after having held for WX at ord. The diversion was upgraded to a medical emergency when 1 passenger complained of chest pains. ZAU, il.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 462271 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zau.artcc |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| ASRS Report | 462271 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab#1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Weather Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
The flight to chicago from orange county was delayed that day due to thunderstorms in the area. Several times ord was closed. We circled, and eventually in need of fueling, were told to divert to detroit. During this time, we had a passenger in first class who complained of shortness of breath and tightness in his chest after he was queried as to why he requested aspirin. In reporting this to the captain, he requested the diversion to rochester, mn, to expedite landing more quickly and to place the passenger closer to a medical facility. The paramedics meeting the aircraft confirmed the passenger was having a heart attack and transported him to the mayo clinic.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 DIVERTS TO AN ALTERNATE ARPT AFTER HAVING HELD FOR WX AT ORD. THE DIVERSION WAS UPGRADED TO A MEDICAL EMER WHEN 1 PAX COMPLAINED OF CHEST PAINS. ZAU, IL.
Narrative: THE FLT TO CHICAGO FROM ORANGE COUNTY WAS DELAYED THAT DAY DUE TO TSTMS IN THE AREA. SEVERAL TIMES ORD WAS CLOSED. WE CIRCLED, AND EVENTUALLY IN NEED OF FUELING, WERE TOLD TO DIVERT TO DETROIT. DURING THIS TIME, WE HAD A PAX IN FIRST CLASS WHO COMPLAINED OF SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND TIGHTNESS IN HIS CHEST AFTER HE WAS QUERIED AS TO WHY HE REQUESTED ASPIRIN. IN RPTING THIS TO THE CAPT, HE REQUESTED THE DIVERSION TO ROCHESTER, MN, TO EXPEDITE LNDG MORE QUICKLY AND TO PLACE THE PAX CLOSER TO A MEDICAL FACILITY. THE PARAMEDICS MEETING THE ACFT CONFIRMED THE PAX WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK AND TRANSPORTED HIM TO THE MAYO CLINIC.
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.