B767-300ER diverts to cyyr due to depleted medical oxygen for passenger.

Attributes
ACN	620152
Time
Date	200406
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : czul.artcc
State Reference	PQ
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : czul.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
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
ASRS Report	620152
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical cabin event : passenger illness non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : person 5
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

A passenger boarded in lfpg. Passenger was given 3 bottles of oxygen for use en route. After the first bottle was almost finished, the flight attendant checked the other bottles. The remaining bottles were on, and empty. They tried to use the solid state oxygen bottles, but the flow was inadequate. The 66 north bottle was tried, but it also had an inadequate flow. We called company medical and a diversion was suggested for safety. On the ground in cyyr, we discovered that we could not be redispatched with only 7 solid state oxygen canisters, and the passenger could not use therapeutic oxygen that was not provided by the certificated carrier. A rescue flight was flown in to get the passenger back home.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-300ER DIVERTS TO CYYR DUE TO DEPLETED MEDICAL OXYGEN FOR PAX.

Narrative: A PAX BOARDED IN LFPG. PAX WAS GIVEN 3 BOTTLES OF OXYGEN FOR USE ENRTE. AFTER THE FIRST BOTTLE WAS ALMOST FINISHED, THE FLT ATTENDANT CHKED THE OTHER BOTTLES. THE REMAINING BOTTLES WERE ON, AND EMPTY. THEY TRIED TO USE THE SOLID STATE OXYGEN BOTTLES, BUT THE FLOW WAS INADEQUATE. THE 66 NORTH BOTTLE WAS TRIED, BUT IT ALSO HAD AN INADEQUATE FLOW. WE CALLED COMPANY MEDICAL AND A DIVERSION WAS SUGGESTED FOR SAFETY. ON THE GND IN CYYR, WE DISCOVERED THAT WE COULD NOT BE REDISPATCHED WITH ONLY 7 SOLID STATE OXYGEN CANISTERS, AND THE PAX COULD NOT USE THERAPEUTIC OXYGEN THAT WAS NOT PROVIDED BY THE CERTIFICATED CARRIER. A RESCUE FLT WAS FLOWN IN TO GET THE PAX BACK HOME.

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.