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MD80 captain ingests pieces of plastic fork with crew meal. Medical emergency declared and jumpseat pilot and first officer land aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 652150 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200503 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 33000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 | 652150 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
In cruise while eating a crew meal; my plastic fork broke in several pieces and I swallowed several. I could not breathe and informed the first officer who declared an emergency and; with the help of the jumpseater; got the aircraft to ZZZ quickly. I went to emergency room and was treated and all is ok. Super job by first officer and jumpseater.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 CAPT INGESTS PIECES OF PLASTIC FORK WITH CREW MEAL. MEDICAL EMER DECLARED AND JUMPSEAT PLT AND FO LAND ACFT.
Narrative: IN CRUISE WHILE EATING A CREW MEAL; MY PLASTIC FORK BROKE IN SEVERAL PIECES AND I SWALLOWED SEVERAL. I COULD NOT BREATHE AND INFORMED THE FO WHO DECLARED AN EMER AND; WITH THE HELP OF THE JUMPSEATER; GOT THE ACFT TO ZZZ QUICKLY. I WENT TO EMER ROOM AND WAS TREATED AND ALL IS OK. SUPER JOB BY FO AND JUMPSEATER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.