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Return land when a passenger on a south american bound B737-800 becomes ill resulting in an overweight landing at mia.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 625113 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : dhp.vortac |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 30000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : vacating altitude climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 625113 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
95 mi from mia passing FL300 for FL330, I was notified by #1 flight attendant that a medical emergency was developing in the cabin. Passenger, a 47 yr old female with a history of high blood pressure, was feeling faint and developing a rapid pulse rate and chest pains. #4 flight attendant was attending to the passenger with #1 flight attendant assisting. The passenger also exhibited signs of incoherence and a potential loss of consciousness. Oxygen was administered and the aed seal was broken open and available. The passenger vomited on the descent but didn't lose consciousness. A medical emergency was declared and a high speed descent into mia with an overweight landing at 143.3 pounds, normal landing and a sink rate of 11 FPM was performed on runway 26L. Medical personnel met the aircraft and confirmed a very high blood pressure and chest pains. An overweight landing inspection and emergency medical equipment and oxygen was replaced prior to our departure back to ZZZ1.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RETURN LAND WHEN A PAX ON A SOUTH AMERICAN BOUND B737-800 BECOMES ILL RESULTING IN AN OVERWT LNDG AT MIA.
Narrative: 95 MI FROM MIA PASSING FL300 FOR FL330, I WAS NOTIFIED BY #1 FLT ATTENDANT THAT A MEDICAL EMER WAS DEVELOPING IN THE CABIN. PAX, A 47 YR OLD FEMALE WITH A HISTORY OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, WAS FEELING FAINT AND DEVELOPING A RAPID PULSE RATE AND CHEST PAINS. #4 FLT ATTENDANT WAS ATTENDING TO THE PAX WITH #1 FLT ATTENDANT ASSISTING. THE PAX ALSO EXHIBITED SIGNS OF INCOHERENCE AND A POTENTIAL LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. OXYGEN WAS ADMINISTERED AND THE AED SEAL WAS BROKEN OPEN AND AVAILABLE. THE PAX VOMITED ON THE DSCNT BUT DIDN'T LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS. A MEDICAL EMER WAS DECLARED AND A HIGH SPD DSCNT INTO MIA WITH AN OVERWT LNDG AT 143.3 LBS, NORMAL LNDG AND A SINK RATE OF 11 FPM WAS PERFORMED ON RWY 26L. MEDICAL PERSONNEL MET THE ACFT AND CONFIRMED A VERY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND CHEST PAINS. AN OVERWT LNDG INSPECTION AND EMER MEDICAL EQUIP AND OXYGEN WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO OUR DEP BACK TO ZZZ1.
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.