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B737 pressurization system outflow valve is activated by the first officer during taxi in due pressurization problem. And, a passenger becomes ill and is dead on arrival through gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 540274 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 106 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 486 |
| ASRS Report | 540274 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2380 |
| ASRS Report | 540382 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
On taxi in, after all checklists complete we experienced a slightly uncomfortable pressure change. First officer shut off packs and manually opened the outflow valve. A few mins later flight attendants notified us of a medical emergency, with a passenger in convulsions, doctors were working on the ill passenger. Paramedics were called. Passenger was removed from aircraft and later pronounced dead. All flight attendants and the first officer acted correctly and professionally.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 PRESSURIZATION SYS OUTFLOW VALVE IS ACTIVATED BY THE FO DURING TAXI IN DUE PRESSURIZATION PROB. AND, A PAX BECOMES ILL AND IS DEAD ON ARR THROUGH GATE.
Narrative: ON TAXI IN, AFTER ALL CHKLISTS COMPLETE WE EXPERIENCED A SLIGHTLY UNCOMFORTABLE PRESSURE CHANGE. FO SHUT OFF PACKS AND MANUALLY OPENED THE OUTFLOW VALVE. A FEW MINS LATER FLT ATTENDANTS NOTIFIED US OF A MEDICAL EMER, WITH A PAX IN CONVULSIONS, DOCTORS WERE WORKING ON THE ILL PAX. PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED. PAX WAS REMOVED FROM ACFT AND LATER PRONOUNCED DEAD. ALL FLT ATTENDANTS AND THE FO ACTED CORRECTLY AND PROFESSIONALLY.
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.