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B737-300 captain reports attack of alimentary canal distress enroute.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 798499 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mci.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 798499 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After takeoff; my stomach was cramping. I had eaten earlier in the day and consumed a couple cups of coffee. Breakfast came from under the heat lights and 2 days prior I had taken the family camping and drank unfiltered water. All of which are possible causes for my pain. After visiting the bathroom in-flight; I felt immediate relief. 1 hour went by and I felt normal; besides constant burping. Over mci with no notice; I had intense vomiting. Once the attack was over; I felt once again immediate relief. My first officer and I discussed the incident and he took over the flying. In the descent to ZZZ; I had another vomit attack. We continued to ZZZ; landed without incident. The flight attendants knew of my illness and my first officer performed an amazing job. Not sure if it was the hotel's breakfast or my outdoor adventures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 CAPTAIN REPORTS ATTACK OF ALIMENTARY CANAL DISTRESS ENROUTE.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF; MY STOMACH WAS CRAMPING. I HAD EATEN EARLIER IN THE DAY AND CONSUMED A COUPLE CUPS OF COFFEE. BREAKFAST CAME FROM UNDER THE HEAT LIGHTS AND 2 DAYS PRIOR I HAD TAKEN THE FAMILY CAMPING AND DRANK UNFILTERED WATER. ALL OF WHICH ARE POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR MY PAIN. AFTER VISITING THE BATHROOM INFLT; I FELT IMMEDIATE RELIEF. 1 HR WENT BY AND I FELT NORMAL; BESIDES CONSTANT BURPING. OVER MCI WITH NO NOTICE; I HAD INTENSE VOMITING. ONCE THE ATTACK WAS OVER; I FELT ONCE AGAIN IMMEDIATE RELIEF. MY FO AND I DISCUSSED THE INCIDENT AND HE TOOK OVER THE FLYING. IN THE DSCNT TO ZZZ; I HAD ANOTHER VOMIT ATTACK. WE CONTINUED TO ZZZ; LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FLT ATTENDANTS KNEW OF MY ILLNESS AND MY FO PERFORMED AN AMAZING JOB. NOT SURE IF IT WAS THE HOTEL'S BREAKFAST OR MY OUTDOOR ADVENTURES.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.