 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Flight crew of an medium large transport air carrier aircraft exceeded the 10000 ft airspeed limitation during a medical emergency descent.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 258408 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199312 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob tracon : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : zob |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 210 |
| ASRS Report | 258408 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Descending into dtw on air carrier flight from msn-dtw, a passenger was having an apparent heart attack. A doctor on board recommended an immediate landing. We declared a medical emergency approximately 40 mi northwest of dtw and received immediate priority handling. We exceeded the 250 KT airspeed limit below 10000 ft in order to expedite medical attention.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG ACR ACFT EXCEEDED THE 10000 FT AIRSPD LIMITATION DURING A MEDICAL EMER DSCNT.
Narrative: DSNDING INTO DTW ON ACR FLT FROM MSN-DTW, A PAX WAS HAVING AN APPARENT HEART ATTACK. A DOCTOR ON BOARD RECOMMENDED AN IMMEDIATE LNDG. WE DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER APPROX 40 MI NW OF DTW AND RECEIVED IMMEDIATE PRIORITY HANDLING. WE EXCEEDED THE 250 KT AIRSPD LIMIT BELOW 10000 FT IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE MEDICAL ATTN.
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.