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MD80 crew had an ill passenger, that an onboard medical passenger said needed immediate medical attention.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 581139 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200305 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abq.airport |
| State Reference | NM |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 581139 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
About 50 west of abq, advised by #1 flight attendant they had passenger having difficulties. Contacted operations and had them start a patch to the physician on call. Advised them of the possibility of landing abq. An onboard physician was paged, and a cardiologist responded to look at passenger. Onboard physician advised it was his opinion passenger needed to be cared for, and we should get him on the ground. Asked if he would be ok to divert some 35-45 mins away. Doctor stated that would be the maximum time frame. We were overweight for landing, and after looking at the options, we would still be over at either den or ama. Elected to land abq. Declared medical emergency with ZAB and landed abq. Passenger removed by paramedics and xported to hospital. Maintenance performed overweight check, and we departed to stl.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 CREW HAD AN ILL PAX, THAT AN ONBOARD MEDICAL PAX SAID NEEDED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTN.
Narrative: ABOUT 50 W OF ABQ, ADVISED BY #1 FLT ATTENDANT THEY HAD PAX HAVING DIFFICULTIES. CONTACTED OPS AND HAD THEM START A PATCH TO THE PHYSICIAN ON CALL. ADVISED THEM OF THE POSSIBILITY OF LNDG ABQ. AN ONBOARD PHYSICIAN WAS PAGED, AND A CARDIOLOGIST RESPONDED TO LOOK AT PAX. ONBOARD PHYSICIAN ADVISED IT WAS HIS OPINION PAX NEEDED TO BE CARED FOR, AND WE SHOULD GET HIM ON THE GND. ASKED IF HE WOULD BE OK TO DIVERT SOME 35-45 MINS AWAY. DOCTOR STATED THAT WOULD BE THE MAX TIME FRAME. WE WERE OVERWT FOR LNDG, AND AFTER LOOKING AT THE OPTIONS, WE WOULD STILL BE OVER AT EITHER DEN OR AMA. ELECTED TO LAND ABQ. DECLARED MEDICAL EMER WITH ZAB AND LANDED ABQ. PAX REMOVED BY PARAMEDICS AND XPORTED TO HOSPITAL. MAINT PERFORMED OVERWT CHK, AND WE DEPARTED TO STL.
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.