An MD80 first officer became ill in flight and was removed by a jumpseating pilot who then assisted ...

Narrative:

The first officer began to feel faint and became briefly unresponsive. I declared an emergency and diverted the flight. A company first officer riding in the cockpit jumpseat helped move the first officer to a first class cabin seat and coordinated care with the flight attendants. He then took the first officer's seat and assisted me during the descent and landing. A physician was found on board the aircraft and helped care for the first officer until emt's removed him at the gate. Our jumpseater did an exemplary job helping remove first officer from his seat; coordinate with the flight attendants for the first officer's care; and assisting me with the emergency descent and landing. The first officer did all this while operating on very little sleep and being completely unfamiliar with the MD80 aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An MD80 First Officer became ill in flight and was removed by a jumpseating pilot who then assisted the Captain after an emergency was declared and the flight diverted.

Narrative: The First Officer began to feel faint and became briefly unresponsive. I declared an emergency and diverted the flight. A Company First Officer riding in the cockpit jumpseat helped move the First Officer to a first class cabin seat and coordinated care with the flight attendants. He then took the First Officer's seat and assisted me during the descent and landing. A physician was found on board the aircraft and helped care for the First Officer until EMT's removed him at the gate. Our jumpseater did an exemplary job helping remove First Officer from his seat; coordinate with the flight attendants for the First Officer's care; and assisting me with the emergency descent and landing. The First Officer did all this while operating on very little sleep and being completely unfamiliar with the MD80 aircraft.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	982055
Time
Date	201111
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-82
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Total 14000
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness

An MD80 first officer became ill in flight and was removed by a jumpseating pilot who then assisted the captain after an emergency was declared and the flight diverted.