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Ill passenger aboard B767 over south america requires a diversion to an intermediate airport for medical attention.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 597133 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sbrb.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 | 597133 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 597137 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
200 mi north of rio branco brazil, en route, diverted to lima, peru for ill passenger. Made the decision to divert to lima, peru when passenger had severe stomach pains. A doctor attending the passenger suggested we divert and get further medical assistance for the passenger. Spim was approximately 500 NM away and slvr was over 799 mi away. Made a quick decision on spim and landed without incident in less than 1 hour flight time. Passenger deplaned to awaiting paramedics. Aircraft departed spim after 45 min ground time. Supplemental information from acn 597137: I received a call from the purser about a passenger feeling ill. She had made a PA requesting assistance from any doctor on board, and one was now attending the passenger. I called dispatch via satcom to verify WX. Before dispatch could get back to us with that information, the captain came back into the cockpit with instructions to initiate a diversion for medical reasons, and based on the best advice from the attending physician.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ILL PAX ABOARD B767 OVER SOUTH AMERICA REQUIRES A DIVERSION TO AN INTERMEDIATE ARPT FOR MEDICAL ATTN.
Narrative: 200 MI N OF RIO BRANCO BRAZIL, ENRTE, DIVERTED TO LIMA, PERU FOR ILL PAX. MADE THE DECISION TO DIVERT TO LIMA, PERU WHEN PAX HAD SEVERE STOMACH PAINS. A DOCTOR ATTENDING THE PAX SUGGESTED WE DIVERT AND GET FURTHER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE PAX. SPIM WAS APPROX 500 NM AWAY AND SLVR WAS OVER 799 MI AWAY. MADE A QUICK DECISION ON SPIM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT IN LESS THAN 1 HR FLT TIME. PAX DEPLANED TO AWAITING PARAMEDICS. ACFT DEPARTED SPIM AFTER 45 MIN GND TIME. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 597137: I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE PURSER ABOUT A PAX FEELING ILL. SHE HAD MADE A PA REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM ANY DOCTOR ON BOARD, AND ONE WAS NOW ATTENDING THE PAX. I CALLED DISPATCH VIA SATCOM TO VERIFY WX. BEFORE DISPATCH COULD GET BACK TO US WITH THAT INFO, THE CAPT CAME BACK INTO THE COCKPIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO INITIATE A DIVERSION FOR MEDICAL REASONS, AND BASED ON THE BEST ADVICE FROM THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN.
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.