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A B737-700 was dispatched in non compliance with the emergency medical kit used and emergency oxygen bottle also used for a previous in-flight emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 531229 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time type : 7500 |
| ASRS Report | 531229 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 210 |
| ASRS Report | 531230 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During cruise flight we diverted to ZZZ due to a passenger having a cardiac arrest. After making the emergency landing, we were informed by the flight attendants, that they had broken the seal on the emergency medical kit, or had used the portable oxygen bottle. Unknowing to these facts, we proceeded to fly 2 more legs to our overnight destination. Had we been informed, we would never have departed ZZZ and would have complied with maintenance and MEL procedures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH THE EMER MEDICAL KIT USED AND EMER OXYGEN BOTTLE ALSO USED FOR A PREVIOUS INFLT EMER.
Narrative: DURING CRUISE FLT WE DIVERTED TO ZZZ DUE TO A PAX HAVING A CARDIAC ARREST. AFTER MAKING THE EMER LNDG, WE WERE INFORMED BY THE FLT ATTENDANTS, THAT THEY HAD BROKEN THE SEAL ON THE EMER MEDICAL KIT, OR HAD USED THE PORTABLE OXYGEN BOTTLE. UNKNOWING TO THESE FACTS, WE PROCEEDED TO FLY 2 MORE LEGS TO OUR OVERNIGHT DEST. HAD WE BEEN INFORMED, WE WOULD NEVER HAVE DEPARTED ZZZ AND WOULD HAVE COMPLIED WITH MAINT AND MEL PROCS.
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.