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A B757 flight attendant reported that the captain diverted to phx after a passenger complained of breathing difficulty and passed out.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 604193 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Thu |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : vacating altitude descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 4 |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 13 flight attendant time total : 13 flight attendant time type : 1 |
| ASRS Report | 604193 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to alternate |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Passenger complained of having difficulty in breathing. He then went unconscious. Flight attendants declared code red and we got help from a doctor and 2 emt's. Landed in phx. Passenger was conscious and stable. Oxygen was given, the defibrillator was used.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT THE CAPT DIVERTED TO PHX AFTER A PAX COMPLAINED OF BREATHING DIFFICULTY AND PASSED OUT.
Narrative: PAX COMPLAINED OF HAVING DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING. HE THEN WENT UNCONSCIOUS. FLT ATTENDANTS DECLARED CODE RED AND WE GOT HELP FROM A DOCTOR AND 2 EMT'S. LANDED IN PHX. PAX WAS CONSCIOUS AND STABLE. OXYGEN WAS GIVEN, THE DEFIBRILLATOR WAS USED.
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.