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Because of a passenger that had contacted malaria 3 weeks prior to flight, a B767-300 crew and passenger are kept in aircraft on two and one half hour ground hold after arriving customs at ord.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 642270 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200412 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Experience | flight attendant time airline total : 35.5 flight attendant time total : 36.5 flight attendant time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 642270 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : passenger other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : gnd personnel |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : ord.airport |
Narrative:
Passenger arrived bru dec/mon/04. Had malaria attack 3 weeks prior in sierra leone (saw doctor). In fra, requested whole row flight on dec/tue/04 and said he wasn't fully recovered. Ground staff alerted me and I alerted captain. Had ground staff call doctor who said he wasn't contagious and could fly. 2 1/2 hours prior to landing, dispatch contacted captain that passenger may be contagious and that public health would meet flight. Also advised all passenger had to remain on board until cleared by public health. Public health refused to meet flight. (We were not advised until landing.) flight met by agent Y and Z (mgrs, company customs). So, for 2 1/2 hours, entire crew thought we may be quarantined. Advised ground staff to keep us in the know in future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BECAUSE OF A PAX THAT HAD CONTACTED MALARIA 3 WKS PRIOR TO FLT, A B767-300 CREW AND PAX ARE KEPT IN ACFT ON TWO AND ONE HALF HR GND HOLD AFTER ARRIVING CUSTOMS AT ORD.
Narrative: PAX ARRIVED BRU DEC/MON/04. HAD MALARIA ATTACK 3 WKS PRIOR IN SIERRA LEONE (SAW DOCTOR). IN FRA, REQUESTED WHOLE ROW FLT ON DEC/TUE/04 AND SAID HE WASN'T FULLY RECOVERED. GND STAFF ALERTED ME AND I ALERTED CAPT. HAD GND STAFF CALL DOCTOR WHO SAID HE WASN'T CONTAGIOUS AND COULD FLY. 2 1/2 HRS PRIOR TO LNDG, DISPATCH CONTACTED CAPT THAT PAX MAY BE CONTAGIOUS AND THAT PUBLIC HEALTH WOULD MEET FLT. ALSO ADVISED ALL PAX HAD TO REMAIN ON BOARD UNTIL CLRED BY PUBLIC HEALTH. PUBLIC HEALTH REFUSED TO MEET FLT. (WE WERE NOT ADVISED UNTIL LNDG.) FLT MET BY AGENT Y AND Z (MGRS, COMPANY CUSTOMS). SO, FOR 2 1/2 HRS, ENTIRE CREW THOUGHT WE MAY BE QUARANTINED. ADVISED GND STAFF TO KEEP US IN THE KNOW IN FUTURE.
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.