B757 pilot has chest pains. Flight crew returns to departure airport.

Attributes
ACN	571174
Time
Date	200301
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : creeq
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 27000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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
ASRS Report	571174
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	571175
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

50 mins into the flight XA50 local time. I, the captain, leaned over to get my en route charts out of my flight bag, and I started to feel a burning and tightness feeling in my upper chest area. I told my copilot how I was feeling, and we decided the safest course of action was to return to jfk. At jfk, the emt medical police met me at the aircraft and gave me an ekg and blood pressure test at the gate. The tests were normal, but they told me to follow up their tests with further tests at the hospital. I went directly to the hospital where another ekg was given and also blood tests, chest x-ray, and 5 hours of ekg and blood pressure monitoring. All tests came out normal, and the doctors at the hospital told me I have symptoms of gerd, which is acid reflux. Today, I have gone to my doctor, and I am being treated for gerd.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 PLT HAS CHEST PAINS. FLC RETURNS TO DEP ARPT.

Narrative: 50 MINS INTO THE FLT XA50 LCL TIME. I, THE CAPT, LEANED OVER TO GET MY ENRTE CHARTS OUT OF MY FLT BAG, AND I STARTED TO FEEL A BURNING AND TIGHTNESS FEELING IN MY UPPER CHEST AREA. I TOLD MY COPLT HOW I WAS FEELING, AND WE DECIDED THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO RETURN TO JFK. AT JFK, THE EMT MEDICAL POLICE MET ME AT THE ACFT AND GAVE ME AN EKG AND BLOOD PRESSURE TEST AT THE GATE. THE TESTS WERE NORMAL, BUT THEY TOLD ME TO FOLLOW UP THEIR TESTS WITH FURTHER TESTS AT THE HOSPITAL. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE ANOTHER EKG WAS GIVEN AND ALSO BLOOD TESTS, CHEST X-RAY, AND 5 HRS OF EKG AND BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING. ALL TESTS CAME OUT NORMAL, AND THE DOCTORS AT THE HOSPITAL TOLD ME I HAVE SYMPTOMS OF GERD, WHICH IS ACID REFLUX. TODAY, I HAVE GONE TO MY DOCTOR, AND I AM BEING TREATED FOR GERD.

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.