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Attributes | |
ACN | 690598 |
Time | |
Date | 200603 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : smf.airport |
State Reference | CA |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa.artcc tower : bmi.tower |
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 | descent : approach |
Route In Use | approach : visual |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
ASRS Report | 690598 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
Consequence | Other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
I consumed the hot crew meal on board the flight and within 1 hour I wasn't feeling well; but symptoms quickly went away. I thought nothing more about it until I became ill on the following flight. About 15-20 mins prior to top of descent; I began vomiting and continued doing so for several hours after landing. I am certain that the meal off the previous flight caused me to become ill since it was the only meal that I ate all day. I saw a physician after returning home and she told me that I was exhibiting 'classic symptoms of staph food poisoning.' this is the third time since 1996 that I have become ill while on duty after eating a bad crew meal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF MD80 EXPERIENCES APPARENT FOOD POISONING AFTER CONSUMING HOT ONBOARD CREW MEAL. ADVISES THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN 10 YRS.
Narrative: I CONSUMED THE HOT CREW MEAL ON BOARD THE FLT AND WITHIN 1 HR I WASN'T FEELING WELL; BUT SYMPTOMS QUICKLY WENT AWAY. I THOUGHT NOTHING MORE ABOUT IT UNTIL I BECAME ILL ON THE FOLLOWING FLT. ABOUT 15-20 MINS PRIOR TO TOP OF DSCNT; I BEGAN VOMITING AND CONTINUED DOING SO FOR SEVERAL HRS AFTER LNDG. I AM CERTAIN THAT THE MEAL OFF THE PREVIOUS FLT CAUSED ME TO BECOME ILL SINCE IT WAS THE ONLY MEAL THAT I ATE ALL DAY. I SAW A PHYSICIAN AFTER RETURNING HOME AND SHE TOLD ME THAT I WAS EXHIBITING 'CLASSIC SYMPTOMS OF STAPH FOOD POISONING.' THIS IS THE THIRD TIME SINCE 1996 THAT I HAVE BECOME ILL WHILE ON DUTY AFTER EATING A BAD CREW MEAL.
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.