An A300 crew, 45 mins into the flight, returned to departure airport when the captain became ill.

Attributes
ACN	528663
Time
Date	200110
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zsu.artcc
State Reference	PR
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zsu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 2.5 flight attendant time total : 2.5 flight attendant time type : 15
ASRS Report	528663
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Approximately 45 mins into the flight from sju to mia. I was notified by another flight attendant that there was a medical emergency and that we would be returning to sju. We were instructed to discontinue the service. Later, I was told that the captain had suffered an apparent heart attack. The plane landed in sju without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A300 CREW, 45 MINS INTO THE FLT, RETURNED TO DEP ARPT WHEN THE CAPT BECAME ILL.

Narrative: APPROX 45 MINS INTO THE FLT FROM SJU TO MIA. I WAS NOTIFIED BY ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT THAT THERE WAS A MEDICAL EMER AND THAT WE WOULD BE RETURNING TO SJU. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE THE SVC. LATER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAPT HAD SUFFERED AN APPARENT HEART ATTACK. THE PLANE LANDED IN SJU WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

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.