<< >> NASA ASRS Report 581468, May 2003

Passenger on B737 on approach to ord suffered medical emergency. Flight crew declared emergency. On final, encountered low level windshear alert and executed go around. Second approach successful.

Attributes
ACN	581468
Time
Date	200305
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	581468
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : predictive windshear other other : person #3
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

During descent into ord at 7000 MSL on downwind to runway 27L, the #1 flight attendant called to inform us that we had an ill passenger. He had just started vomiting and was unconscious. They were administering oxygen. I declared a medical emergency with ord approach control. The winds at ord were 250 degrees at 30 gusts 40 KTS. On short final we received a windshear warning from our GPWS. We executed a go around and returned to runway 27L for an uneventful landing. Paramedics met us at gate and took the passenger from the aircraft. The entire flight attendant crew handled the situation exceptionally well given the turbulence we were encountering during this entire ordeal.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX ON B737 ON APCH TO ORD SUFFERED MEDICAL EMER. FLT CREW DECLARED EMER. ON FINAL, ENCOUNTERED LOW LEVEL WINDSHEAR ALERT AND EXECUTED GAR. SECOND APCH SUCCESSFUL.

Narrative: DURING DSCNT INTO ORD AT 7000 MSL ON DOWNWIND TO RWY 27L, THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED TO INFORM US THAT WE HAD AN ILL PAX. HE HAD JUST STARTED VOMITING AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS. THEY WERE ADMINISTERING OXYGEN. I DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER WITH ORD APCH CTL. THE WINDS AT ORD WERE 250 DEGS AT 30 GUSTS 40 KTS. ON SHORT FINAL WE RECEIVED A WINDSHEAR WARNING FROM OUR GPWS. WE EXECUTED A GAR AND RETURNED TO RWY 27L FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. PARAMEDICS MET US AT GATE AND TOOK THE PAX FROM THE ACFT. THE ENTIRE FLT ATTENDANT CREW HANDLED THE SIT EXCEPTIONALLY WELL GIVEN THE TURB WE WERE ENCOUNTERING DURING THIS ENTIRE ORDEAL.

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.