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A B737-800 flight crew reported that a passenger illness caused them to return to lax where they made an overweight landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 628133 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zla.artcc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 628133 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 628132 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to alternate |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Returned to lax with ill passenger. Landed the airplane overweight, but not sure if we declared an emergency. We should have declared emergency for overweight landing and I'm submitting this as soon as possible in case we did not. Landing in lax uneventful. Supplemental information from acn 628132: shortly after departure, the flight attendants notified us of a passenger having medical difficulty and a registered nurse on board who was attending to the passenger felt the passenger was in distress. The captain elected to return to lax for medical assistance. We notified ATC that we had a 'medical emergency' and returned for an overweight landing. The landing was very smooth and maintenance inspected the airplane finding no damage. The captain and I aren't sure if we actually declared an emergency for the overweight landing or if the medical emergency covered us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 FLT CREW RPTED THAT A PAX ILLNESS CAUSED THEM TO RETURN TO LAX WHERE THEY MADE AN OVERWT LNDG.
Narrative: RETURNED TO LAX WITH ILL PAX. LANDED THE AIRPLANE OVERWT, BUT NOT SURE IF WE DECLARED AN EMER. WE SHOULD HAVE DECLARED EMER FOR OVERWT LNDG AND I'M SUBMITTING THIS ASAP IN CASE WE DID NOT. LNDG IN LAX UNEVENTFUL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 628132: SHORTLY AFTER DEP, THE FLT ATTENDANTS NOTIFIED US OF A PAX HAVING MEDICAL DIFFICULTY AND A REGISTERED NURSE ON BOARD WHO WAS ATTENDING TO THE PAX FELT THE PAX WAS IN DISTRESS. THE CAPT ELECTED TO RETURN TO LAX FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. WE NOTIFIED ATC THAT WE HAD A 'MEDICAL EMER' AND RETURNED FOR AN OVERWT LNDG. THE LNDG WAS VERY SMOOTH AND MAINT INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE FINDING NO DAMAGE. THE CAPT AND I AREN'T SURE IF WE ACTUALLY DECLARED AN EMER FOR THE OVERWT LNDG OR IF THE MEDICAL EMER COVERED US.
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.