CAPT OF WDB ON ATLANTIC XING BECOMES INCAPACITATED.
Synopsis
CAPT OF WDB ON ATLANTIC XING BECOMES INCAPACITATED.
Narrative
I WAS CAPT ON B767 ON A NORTH ATLANTIC TRIP FROM ENGLAND TO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. I FELT THE ONSET OF WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A COLD DURING THE LAYOVER IN ENGLAND BUT FELT OK TO FLY BACK. DURING THE XING I FELT INCREASINGLY SICK AND AFTER ABOUT 4 HRS INTO THE FLT I VOMITED. DURING THE DSCNT INTO NEW YORK I AGAIN FELT FEELINGS OF NAUSEA TO THE EXTENT THAT I HAD TO LEAVE THE COCKPIT AGAIN AND WAS ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE IN THE TOILET FOR SEVERAL MINS BEFORE VOMITING AGAIN. I RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT FEELING A LITTLE BETTER. WAS OF LITTLE HELP TO THE FO WHO MADE AN EXCELLENT DSCNT APCH AND LNDG. I WAS ABLE TO TAXI THE ACFT TO THE GATE. I DROVE HOME WHERE MY WIFE RECORDED A FEVER IN ME AND I WENT TO BED. THE COMPANY DOES NOT SCHEDULE A RELIEF PLT ON THIS TRIP SINCE THE SCHEDULE TIME IS EXACTLY 8 HRS. ONE IS REQUIRED OVER 8 HRS. I AM A CHK AIRMAN AND WAS SUPPOSED TO TAKE A NEW FO ON THAT TRIP BUT BECAUSE OF A SCHEDULING PROB THE COMPANY COULD NOT ARRANGE IT. SO I FLEW IT WITH AN EXPERIENCED FO. IT IS FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AT 30 W WITH A BRAND NEW AND POSSIBLY WEAK FO. FARS SHOULD REQUIRE A RELIEF PLT ON ALL NORTH ATLANTIC TRIPS WITH TRAINING BEING DONE WHEN THE TRAINEE IS NEW TO THE ACFT.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.