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Air carrier on atlantic track involved with an onboard medical problem and relief crew change neglects to give position report until prompted by gander radio.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 476310 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | intersection : 60n038w |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 34000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : eggx.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 476310 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flight in north atlantic track system. Experiencing potential medical emergency, en route divert to bikf/kef. Captain had instructed first officer to monitor aircraft and handle position reports along with recording of same on flight log. Crossing 60n030w at XA42Z noted first officer recording data for report. Still involved with above mentioned conference call. Relief came back on deck to relieve first officer for crew break. XB09Z received SELCAL from gander radio requesting 30W position report. Gave same from position report log. Inquired of first officer if he had made same. No, and had not mentioned that to his relief.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR ON ATLANTIC TRACK INVOLVED WITH AN ONBOARD MEDICAL PROB AND RELIEF CREW CHANGE NEGLECTS TO GIVE POS RPT UNTIL PROMPTED BY GANDER RADIO.
Narrative: FLT IN N ATLANTIC TRACK SYS. EXPERIENCING POTENTIAL MEDICAL EMER, ENRTE DIVERT TO BIKF/KEF. CAPT HAD INSTRUCTED FO TO MONITOR ACFT AND HANDLE POS RPTS ALONG WITH RECORDING OF SAME ON FLT LOG. XING 60N030W AT XA42Z NOTED FO RECORDING DATA FOR RPT. STILL INVOLVED WITH ABOVE MENTIONED CONFERENCE CALL. RELIEF CAME BACK ON DECK TO RELIEVE FO FOR CREW BREAK. XB09Z RECEIVED SELCAL FROM GANDER RADIO REQUESTING 30W POS RPT. GAVE SAME FROM POS RPT LOG. INQUIRED OF FO IF HE HAD MADE SAME. NO, AND HAD NOT MENTIONED THAT TO HIS RELIEF.
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.