The flight crew of a B737-800 departs for their planned destination airport without the proper number of operable oxygen bottles on board in violation of the related FARS after a diversion for an ill passenger to txkf, first officer.

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Attributes
ACN	616277
Time
Date	200404
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : txkf.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	616277
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	616278
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event : passenger illness maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : company policies non adherence : far aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance Aircraft Cabin Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Diverted to bda for a medical emergency. Inbound to bda, flight attendants notified us they had used 2 full and 1 partial portable oxygen bottles on the passenger. We attempted to contact bda operations regarding the emergency, including the status of the portable oxygen bottles while inbound. Operations personnel had departed for the day, so no contact was made. Once on the ground (the station manager was scrambled from home), we were busy with the emergency medical personnel, maintenance regarding the overweight landing, refueling and determining whether we would need to reclr customs at destination. We forgot to mention the status of the portable oxygen bottles (3 full and 1 partial). Supplemental information from acn 616278: after departure from bda, we realized what had happened and were not sure if the partial portable oxygen bottle constituted a legal portable oxygen bottle for flight attendants on board. Use of 3 portable oxygen bottles was written up for maintenance at destination.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE FLT CREW OF A B737-800 DEPARTS FOR THEIR PLANNED DEST ARPT WITHOUT THE PROPER NUMBER OF OPERABLE OXYGEN BOTTLES ON BOARD IN VIOLATION OF THE RELATED FARS AFTER A DIVERSION FOR AN ILL PAX TO TXKF, FO.

Narrative: DIVERTED TO BDA FOR A MEDICAL EMER. INBOUND TO BDA, FLT ATTENDANTS NOTIFIED US THEY HAD USED 2 FULL AND 1 PARTIAL PORTABLE OXYGEN BOTTLES ON THE PAX. WE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT BDA OPS REGARDING THE EMER, INCLUDING THE STATUS OF THE PORTABLE OXYGEN BOTTLES WHILE INBOUND. OPS PERSONNEL HAD DEPARTED FOR THE DAY, SO NO CONTACT WAS MADE. ONCE ON THE GND (THE STATION MGR WAS SCRAMBLED FROM HOME), WE WERE BUSY WITH THE EMER MEDICAL PERSONNEL, MAINT REGARDING THE OVERWT LNDG, REFUELING AND DETERMINING WHETHER WE WOULD NEED TO RECLR CUSTOMS AT DEST. WE FORGOT TO MENTION THE STATUS OF THE PORTABLE OXYGEN BOTTLES (3 FULL AND 1 PARTIAL). SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 616278: AFTER DEP FROM BDA, WE REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND WERE NOT SURE IF THE PARTIAL PORTABLE OXYGEN BOTTLE CONSTITUTED A LEGAL PORTABLE OXYGEN BOTTLE FOR FLT ATTENDANTS ON BOARD. USE OF 3 PORTABLE OXYGEN BOTTLES WAS WRITTEN UP FOR MAINT AT DEST.

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.