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MD83 crew had an ill passenger. They diverted to the nearest suitable airport, and paramedics met the flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 634371 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 28000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-83 |
| 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 | 634371 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : 6 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Active duty military passenger took xanax prior to flight for anxiety. He developed some chest pain and had difficulty breathing over time. Nurse (passenger) was attending. The passenger's blood pressure was 130/70. The passenger was given oxygen. By this time preferred to reverse to phx. Passenger was met by paramedics.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD83 CREW HAD AN ILL PAX. THEY DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT, AND PARAMEDICS MET THE FLT.
Narrative: ACTIVE DUTY MIL PAX TOOK XANAX PRIOR TO FLT FOR ANXIETY. HE DEVELOPED SOME CHEST PAIN AND HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING OVER TIME. NURSE (PAX) WAS ATTENDING. THE PAX'S BLOOD PRESSURE WAS 130/70. THE PAX WAS GIVEN OXYGEN. BY THIS TIME PREFERRED TO REVERSE TO PHX. PAX WAS MET BY PARAMEDICS.
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.