<< >> NASA ASRS Report 699103, June 2006

A300 airbus flight crew has an ill passenger; declares emergency and lands.

Attributes
ACN	699103
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zzz.tracon
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	699103
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

During cruise; the #1 flight attendant informed me that a passenger was ill. A female passenger was having trouble breathing. A doctor was paged and examined the passenger. The doctor said the passenger had a history of various medical problems and was in respiratory distress. Oxygen was given to the passenger. When we switched to approach control; we declared an emergency. We also called for paramedics to meet the aircraft. Approach and landing were normal.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300 AIRBUS FLT CREW HAS AN ILL PAX; DECLARES EMER AND LANDS.

Narrative: DURING CRUISE; THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED ME THAT A PAX WAS ILL. A FEMALE PAX WAS HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING. A DOCTOR WAS PAGED AND EXAMINED THE PAX. THE DOCTOR SAID THE PAX HAD A HISTORY OF VARIOUS MEDICAL PROBS AND WAS IN RESPIRATORY DISTRESS. OXYGEN WAS GIVEN TO THE PAX. WHEN WE SWITCHED TO APCH CTL; WE DECLARED AN EMER. WE ALSO CALLED FOR PARAMEDICS TO MEET THE ACFT. APCH AND LNDG WERE NORMAL.

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.