Narrative:

About 9 months after a class ii physical; a regular company required physical examination detected that I had an arterial fibrillation condition. I went to a cardiologist as suggested. The condition was controled with medication. He said that I joined the other 2.3 million americans with this condition. I asked him about flying. He said that my condition was not of any concern relative to my flying. The medications are on the approved list. Thus; I continued to fly. I let my class ii physical lapse to become a class III as I had often done since I don't fly as a commercial pilot anymore. When I went for a new physical; the AME gave me a list of medical information that I needed to obtain from the cardiologist. He said he would have to send it in with my medical application. That information was sent with the application a few weeks later in april 2006. I heard nothing from oklahoma city until jun/xa/06 acknowledging receipt of the medical application sent in april! On jun/xk/06 I received a request for more medical information as well as a request to '...provide a personal statement regarding the 210 hours of logged flight time after a diagnosis of a disqualifying general medical condition; arterial fibrillation; in violation under title 14; code of FARS (crash fire rescue equipment's) revised part 61.53.' I was never aware that this condition is a problem relative to my flying and I still am not aware that it is. I had no outward symptoms prior to the medical detection of the condition nor have I experienced any symptoms or problems since then. Inasmuch as the cardiologist advised me that this was not a problem for me there is no violation of the regulation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT HAS MEDICAL PROB THAT RESULTS IN LOSS OF MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.

Narrative: ABOUT 9 MONTHS AFTER A CLASS II PHYSICAL; A REGULAR COMPANY REQUIRED PHYSICAL EXAM DETECTED THAT I HAD AN ARTERIAL FIBRILLATION CONDITION. I WENT TO A CARDIOLOGIST AS SUGGESTED. THE CONDITION WAS CTLED WITH MEDICATION. HE SAID THAT I JOINED THE OTHER 2.3 MILLION AMERICANS WITH THIS CONDITION. I ASKED HIM ABOUT FLYING. HE SAID THAT MY CONDITION WAS NOT OF ANY CONCERN RELATIVE TO MY FLYING. THE MEDICATIONS ARE ON THE APPROVED LIST. THUS; I CONTINUED TO FLY. I LET MY CLASS II PHYSICAL LAPSE TO BECOME A CLASS III AS I HAD OFTEN DONE SINCE I DON'T FLY AS A COMMERCIAL PLT ANYMORE. WHEN I WENT FOR A NEW PHYSICAL; THE AME GAVE ME A LIST OF MEDICAL INFO THAT I NEEDED TO OBTAIN FROM THE CARDIOLOGIST. HE SAID HE WOULD HAVE TO SEND IT IN WITH MY MEDICAL APPLICATION. THAT INFO WAS SENT WITH THE APPLICATION A FEW WKS LATER IN APRIL 2006. I HEARD NOTHING FROM OKLAHOMA CITY UNTIL JUN/XA/06 ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF THE MEDICAL APPLICATION SENT IN APRIL! ON JUN/XK/06 I RECEIVED A REQUEST FOR MORE MEDICAL INFO AS WELL AS A REQUEST TO '...PROVIDE A PERSONAL STATEMENT REGARDING THE 210 HRS OF LOGGED FLT TIME AFTER A DIAGNOSIS OF A DISQUALIFYING GENERAL MEDICAL CONDITION; ARTERIAL FIBRILLATION; IN VIOLATION UNDER TITLE 14; CODE OF FARS (CFR'S) REVISED PART 61.53.' I WAS NEVER AWARE THAT THIS CONDITION IS A PROB RELATIVE TO MY FLYING AND I STILL AM NOT AWARE THAT IT IS. I HAD NO OUTWARD SYMPTOMS PRIOR TO THE MEDICAL DETECTION OF THE CONDITION NOR HAVE I EXPERIENCED ANY SYMPTOMS OR PROBS SINCE THEN. INASMUCH AS THE CARDIOLOGIST ADVISED ME THAT THIS WAS NOT A PROB FOR ME THERE IS NO VIOLATION OF THE REG.

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.