- Date
- March 24, 1985, 16:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place
- Chattan00gr, TN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 130 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N285ATBoeing 727-100
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850324026109I
- Case key
- 12914
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Analysis
Approximately 8 hours into his duty day, after flying for approximately 6 hours. The first officer experienced a 20 second episode of simple vaso-vaso syncope (fainting), as diagnosed by the FAA aeromedical standards division manager. This occurred as he was enroute to the lavatory from the right seat. He was revived with an ammonia inhalent interviews with the first officer by aviation medical examiners revealed that he had been ill with influenza for three weeks prior to the incident but thought he had recovered. In addition, during this thre week period he was intentionally dieting and experienced a ten pound weight loss. The aeromedical standards manager believers that the episode of syncope is not likely to occur again. The first class medical certificate was subsequently reissued to the first officer with the authorization of the federal air surgeon.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N285AT
- Reported as
- Boeing 727-100
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 19152
- Engine
- P&W JT-8D, 14,000 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- American Trans Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Montego Bay, OF
- Destination
- ORD · Chicago, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 6,100 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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