<< >> NASA ASRS Report 579794, April 2003

Captain elects to have passenger removed from flight at dfw after flight attendant informs captain of illness conditions, confirmed by paramedics.

Attributes
ACN	579794
Time
Date	200304
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
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
ASRS Report	579794
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Returned to gate after flight attendants informed me that a passenger, just in from sydney via lax, was sick and had made 3 visits to the lavatory since boarding. Paramedics determined that since he had no fever, sars could be ruled out. Paramedics believed he had the flu, since he admitted to exposure to those who had flu. He and his bag removed from flight.

Related reports:

• A PA34 seneca ii pilot gets into icing conditions while his ...
• Because they were flying in cavu daylight conditions and wer...
• A PA28 communication pilot attempts to fly into known icing ...
• PA31-350 aircraft on regular schedule passenger cargo flight...
• Passenger operation, unauthorized takeoff in IMC conditions.
• Upon encountering deteriorating WX conditions during a VFR p...

	Enter your search terms Submit search form
	Web www.37000feet.com

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT ELECTS TO HAVE PAX REMOVED FROM FLT AT DFW AFTER FLT ATTENDANT INFORMS CAPT OF ILLNESS CONDITIONS, CONFIRMED BY PARAMEDICS.

Narrative: RETURNED TO GATE AFTER FLT ATTENDANTS INFORMED ME THAT A PAX, JUST IN FROM SYDNEY VIA LAX, WAS SICK AND HAD MADE 3 VISITS TO THE LAVATORY SINCE BOARDING. PARAMEDICS DETERMINED THAT SINCE HE HAD NO FEVER, SARS COULD BE RULED OUT. PARAMEDICS BELIEVED HE HAD THE FLU, SINCE HE ADMITTED TO EXPOSURE TO THOSE WHO HAD FLU. HE AND HIS BAG REMOVED FROM FLT.

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.