 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Because of imminent heart stoppage on a female passenger, an A-320 flight crew has cause to make an emergency descent and a high speed approach during a medical emergency diversion to okc, ok.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 565411 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200211 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : okc.airport |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 565411 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : pax md 6 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
During cruise, captain was PF. Flight attendant called and said we had passenger that was being administered oxygen by a doctor on board. She was fine when administered oxygen. Soon after, we had another call that another female passenger traveling with husband was having chest pains and shortness of breath. Doctor asked that the medical kit be opened and obtain the defibrillator. In the meantime we were in contact with dispatch and making plans for possible diversion. We received a call from flight attendant that doctor recommended immediate diversion. We immediately declared an emergency and after consulting with dispatch, we decided to divert to okc. We did a high speed descent and high speed below 10000 ft up to 340 KTS due to severity of emergency. Made a stabilized approach to runway 35R and landing within 20 min from start of diversion. Fire trucks and ambulance met the aircraft. Passenger and husband were off-loaded.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BECAUSE OF IMMINENT HEART STOPPAGE ON A FEMALE PAX, AN A-320 FLC HAS CAUSE TO MAKE AN EMER DSCNT AND A HIGH SPD APCH DURING A MEDICAL EMER DIVERSION TO OKC, OK.
Narrative: DURING CRUISE, CAPT WAS PF. FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND SAID WE HAD PAX THAT WAS BEING ADMINISTERED OXYGEN BY A DOCTOR ON BOARD. SHE WAS FINE WHEN ADMINISTERED OXYGEN. SOON AFTER, WE HAD ANOTHER CALL THAT ANOTHER FEMALE PAX TRAVELING WITH HUSBAND WAS HAVING CHEST PAINS AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. DOCTOR ASKED THAT THE MEDICAL KIT BE OPENED AND OBTAIN THE DEFIBRILLATOR. IN THE MEANTIME WE WERE IN CONTACT WITH DISPATCH AND MAKING PLANS FOR POSSIBLE DIVERSION. WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM FLT ATTENDANT THAT DOCTOR RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE DIVERSION. WE IMMEDIATELY DECLARED AN EMER AND AFTER CONSULTING WITH DISPATCH, WE DECIDED TO DIVERT TO OKC. WE DID A HIGH SPD DSCNT AND HIGH SPD BELOW 10000 FT UP TO 340 KTS DUE TO SEVERITY OF EMER. MADE A STABILIZED APCH TO RWY 35R AND LNDG WITHIN 20 MIN FROM START OF DIVERSION. FIRE TRUCKS AND AMBULANCE MET THE ACFT. PAX AND HUSBAND WERE OFF-LOADED.
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.