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On approach commuter flight crew notified of sick passenger. Contacted ATC requesting medical personnel to meet aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 213712 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199206 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : msp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : msp |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 213712 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Flight departed eau. The flight proceeded normally to destination of msp. Flight conditions were VFR, no turbulence, no unauthorized flight maneuvers were performed. On downwind base leg into msp, the cockpit received a bell chime from flight attendant. It was not immediately answered because of sterile cockpit requirements (FAA). After 2 more chimes from flight attendant followed by the illumination of the emergency light, I proceeded to contact the flight attendant by cockpit headset and interphone. After numerous failed attempts to contact the flight attendant, I then opened the cockpit door to find a passenger in medical distress. I immediately notified msp approach with an onboard medical situation. Medical personnel were requested to meet the aircraft when we landed. On landing we exited the aircraft abeam our gate assignment to expedite our taxi to the gate. We shut down the aircraft, the door was opened. Medical personnel immediately entered the aircraft and took charge of the medical situation. The passenger was removed from the aircraft by medical personnel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON APCH COMMUTER FLC NOTIFIED OF SICK PAX. CONTACTED ATC REQUESTING MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO MEET ACFT.
Narrative: FLT DEPARTED EAU. THE FLT PROCEEDED NORMALLY TO DEST OF MSP. FLT CONDITIONS WERE VFR, NO TURB, NO UNAUTHORIZED FLT MANEUVERS WERE PERFORMED. ON DOWNWIND BASE LEG INTO MSP, THE COCKPIT RECEIVED A BELL CHIME FROM FLT ATTENDANT. IT WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY ANSWERED BECAUSE OF STERILE COCKPIT REQUIREMENTS (FAA). AFTER 2 MORE CHIMES FROM FLT ATTENDANT FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE EMER LIGHT, I PROCEEDED TO CONTACT THE FLT ATTENDANT BY COCKPIT HEADSET AND INTERPHONE. AFTER NUMEROUS FAILED ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE FLT ATTENDANT, I THEN OPENED THE COCKPIT DOOR TO FIND A PAX IN MEDICAL DISTRESS. I IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED MSP APCH WITH AN ONBOARD MEDICAL SITUATION. MEDICAL PERSONNEL WERE REQUESTED TO MEET THE ACFT WHEN WE LANDED. ON LNDG WE EXITED THE ACFT ABEAM OUR GATE ASSIGNMENT TO EXPEDITE OUR TAXI TO THE GATE. WE SHUT DOWN THE ACFT, THE DOOR WAS OPENED. MEDICAL PERSONNEL IMMEDIATELY ENTERED THE ACFT AND TOOK CHARGE OF THE MEDICAL SITUATION. THE PAX WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.