Narrative:

Before departure, the aircraft defibrillator was found to be inoperative. After consulting company and maintenance, we were approved to fly using defibrillator provided by airport. Flight was normal. Defibrillator returned the next day. Supplemental information from acn 621015: the passenger were notified of our delay, during which we found our there were 4 doctors on board. One doctor was brought into the conversation regarding our inoperative aed. The egpf airport authority found an aed on the field that we could borrow from the trip home. The doctor seemed very knowledgeable and comfortable with the situation and felt that we were more than covered should the need arise to use the aed. After proper signatures were put in the logbook the flight left about 2 hours late. I'm sure someone will be considering other options so this doesn't happen again, but I might suggest that all international flts have 2 aeds on the aircraft or else have an extra aed at all international operations. Requiring aed's on the aircraft is a good idea, but there should be some alternate procedure written into the far so we don't end up canceling future flts. Also communication needs to be updated. It still says the aed is not required for dispatch.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 FLT CREW REPLACE A BROKEN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED) WITH AN ALTERNATE TYPE SO THAT THEY WERE LEGAL TO DEPART FROM A FOREIGN ARPT.

Narrative: BEFORE DEP, THE ACFT DEFIBRILLATOR WAS FOUND TO BE INOP. AFTER CONSULTING COMPANY AND MAINT, WE WERE APPROVED TO FLY USING DEFIBRILLATOR PROVIDED BY ARPT. FLT WAS NORMAL. DEFIBRILLATOR RETURNED THE NEXT DAY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 621015: THE PAX WERE NOTIFIED OF OUR DELAY, DURING WHICH WE FOUND OUR THERE WERE 4 DOCTORS ON BOARD. ONE DOCTOR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE CONVERSATION REGARDING OUR INOP AED. THE EGPF ARPT AUTHORITY FOUND AN AED ON THE FIELD THAT WE COULD BORROW FROM THE TRIP HOME. THE DOCTOR SEEMED VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND COMFORTABLE WITH THE SIT AND FELT THAT WE WERE MORE THAN COVERED SHOULD THE NEED ARISE TO USE THE AED. AFTER PROPER SIGNATURES WERE PUT IN THE LOGBOOK THE FLT LEFT ABOUT 2 HRS LATE. I'M SURE SOMEONE WILL BE CONSIDERING OTHER OPTIONS SO THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT I MIGHT SUGGEST THAT ALL INTERNATIONAL FLTS HAVE 2 AEDS ON THE ACFT OR ELSE HAVE AN EXTRA AED AT ALL INTERNATIONAL OPS. REQUIRING AED'S ON THE ACFT IS A GOOD IDEA, BUT THERE SHOULD BE SOME ALTERNATE PROC WRITTEN INTO THE FAR SO WE DON'T END UP CANCELING FUTURE FLTS. ALSO COM NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. IT STILL SAYS THE AED IS NOT REQUIRED FOR DISPATCH.

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.