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Flight crew of a DC9 expedited their descent to their destination when learning that there was a passenger medical emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 355210 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : syr |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 17000 msl bound upper : 17000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 355210 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
65 mi south of syr, flight attendant perceived passenger having cardiac arrest -- he was unconscious. Notified ATC and expedited arrival into syr.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A DC9 EXPEDITED THEIR DSCNT TO THEIR DEST WHEN LEARNING THAT THERE WAS A PAX MEDICAL EMER.
Narrative: 65 MI S OF SYR, FLT ATTENDANT PERCEIVED PAX HAVING CARDIAC ARREST -- HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS. NOTIFIED ATC AND EXPEDITED ARR INTO SYR.
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.