B727 crew began preparation for an in-flight turn back and passenger medical emergency landing at pb...

Attributes
ACN	491951
Time
Date	200011
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbi.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pbi.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Stratoliner 720
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : vacating altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 1714
ASRS Report	491951
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 other flight crewb other other : 5
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

After takeoff on initial climb out from pbi, the lead flight attendant informed us that a passenger was having an apparent heart attack. Departure control was notified of the medical emergency and we received clearance to dump fuel passing 6000 ft. 2 mins later, the lead flight attendant came back to the cockpit to tell us that the passenger was fine and his nurse-aid, he was traveling with, said she had nitroglycerin and oxygen for him and his vitals were back to normal and to continue to our destination. At that time we terminated the fuel dump, canceled the medical emergency, talked to dispatch and continued to our destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW BEGAN PREPARATION FOR AN INFLT TURN BACK AND PAX MEDICAL EMER LNDG AT PBI.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF ON INITIAL CLBOUT FROM PBI, THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED US THAT A PAX WAS HAVING AN APPARENT HEART ATTACK. DEP CTL WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MEDICAL EMER AND WE RECEIVED CLRNC TO DUMP FUEL PASSING 6000 FT. 2 MINS LATER, THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT CAME BACK TO THE COCKPIT TO TELL US THAT THE PAX WAS FINE AND HIS NURSE-AID, HE WAS TRAVELING WITH, SAID SHE HAD NITROGLYCERIN AND OXYGEN FOR HIM AND HIS VITALS WERE BACK TO NORMAL AND TO CONTINUE TO OUR DEST. AT THAT TIME WE TERMINATED THE FUEL DUMP, CANCELED THE MEDICAL EMER, TALKED TO DISPATCH AND CONTINUED TO OUR DEST.

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.

B727 crew began preparation for an in-flight turn back and passenger medical emergency landing at pbi.