Narrative:

Flight X ZZZ-clt. I was first officer and PF. At 40 mins into flight, flight attendant notified captain over intercom that a passenger was having trouble breathing and was being administered oxygen. According to the flight attendant, the passenger apparently brought 2 oxygen bottles on board. I continued to fly the aircraft while the captain and flight attendant coordinated actions. Shortly after the initial notification, the flight attendant notified the captain that the passenger was going through oxygen at a very fast rate and wasn't sure that there would be enough. We were also informed that the second oxygen bottle the passenger had brought aboard was empty. When his personal supply ran out, the passenger was administered oxygen from the aircraft supply. There were no air phones on this aircraft to call the contract medical advisor, so the captain coordinated with dispatch via ACARS and ATC. After considering our position, altitude and diversion options, we determined that the best course of action was to continue to clt. The captain notified ATC of our medical condition on board and requested priority handling to clt. We flew an expeditious recovery into clt runway 18R, where the approach and landing were uneventful. The captain taxied the aircraft to the gate where emergency medical personnel met the aircraft. This event occurred because the second oxygen bottle was empty when loaded aboard the aircraft in tpa.

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Title: A321 CREW HAD A PAX THAT BOARDED THE ACFT WITH 2 OXYGEN BOTTLES. ONE WAS EMPTY AND THE OXYGEN IN THE OTHER BOTTLE RAN OUT.

Narrative: FLT X ZZZ-CLT. I WAS FO AND PF. AT 40 MINS INTO FLT, FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED CAPT OVER INTERCOM THAT A PAX WAS HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING AND WAS BEING ADMINISTERED OXYGEN. ACCORDING TO THE FLT ATTENDANT, THE PAX APPARENTLY BROUGHT 2 OXYGEN BOTTLES ON BOARD. I CONTINUED TO FLY THE ACFT WHILE THE CAPT AND FLT ATTENDANT COORDINATED ACTIONS. SHORTLY AFTER THE INITIAL NOTIFICATION, THE FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE CAPT THAT THE PAX WAS GOING THROUGH OXYGEN AT A VERY FAST RATE AND WASN'T SURE THAT THERE WOULD BE ENOUGH. WE WERE ALSO INFORMED THAT THE SECOND OXYGEN BOTTLE THE PAX HAD BROUGHT ABOARD WAS EMPTY. WHEN HIS PERSONAL SUPPLY RAN OUT, THE PAX WAS ADMINISTERED OXYGEN FROM THE ACFT SUPPLY. THERE WERE NO AIR PHONES ON THIS ACFT TO CALL THE CONTRACT MEDICAL ADVISOR, SO THE CAPT COORDINATED WITH DISPATCH VIA ACARS AND ATC. AFTER CONSIDERING OUR POS, ALT AND DIVERSION OPTIONS, WE DETERMINED THAT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO CONTINUE TO CLT. THE CAPT NOTIFIED ATC OF OUR MEDICAL CONDITION ON BOARD AND REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING TO CLT. WE FLEW AN EXPEDITIOUS RECOVERY INTO CLT RWY 18R, WHERE THE APCH AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL. THE CAPT TAXIED THE ACFT TO THE GATE WHERE EMER MEDICAL PERSONNEL MET THE ACFT. THIS EVENT OCCURRED BECAUSE THE SECOND OXYGEN BOTTLE WAS EMPTY WHEN LOADED ABOARD THE ACFT IN TPA.

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.