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Medical emergency declared for an ill passenger by the flight crew of a B767-300ER 280 NM northeast of and diverted to ZZZ.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 635490 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.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 | 635490 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : 5 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
In cruise at FL350 about 280 NM northeast of ZZZ, notified by purser of medical emergency in cabin. Physician assistant on board recommended landing as passenger had symptoms of internal bleeding. After checking with ZZZ1 dispatch, changed destination to ZZZ and declared a medical emergency. Proceeded to ZZZ and landed uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MEDICAL EMER DECLARED FOR AN ILL PAX BY THE FLT CREW OF A B767-300ER 280 NM NE OF AND DIVERTED TO ZZZ.
Narrative: IN CRUISE AT FL350 ABOUT 280 NM NE OF ZZZ, NOTIFIED BY PURSER OF MEDICAL EMER IN CABIN. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT ON BOARD RECOMMENDED LNDG AS PAX HAD SYMPTOMS OF INTERNAL BLEEDING. AFTER CHKING WITH ZZZ1 DISPATCH, CHANGED DEST TO ZZZ AND DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER. PROCEEDED TO ZZZ AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.
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.