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Flight crew of a B737-200 declared a medical emergency and diverted to land due to an ill passenger. Passenger doctor on board examined ill passenger and advised to land as soon as possible for medical help. ATC was advised and provided priority descent. Flight crew exceeded air speed restr below 10000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 382515 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lgc airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 26000 msl bound upper : 26000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : ztl tracon : atl tower : atl tower : eug |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 382515 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Approaching lagrange VOR at 26000 ft flight attendant advised passenger was vomiting blood. Doctor on board recommended landing as soon as possible. Medical emergency declared with ATC. We were cleared direct to atl and maintained maximum speed (350+ KTS) until 15 mi from hartsfield at 3000 ft. We informed ATC of our speed. Passenger had experienced a grand mal seizure. Paramedics met the flight at the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B737-200 DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND DIVERTED TO LAND DUE TO AN ILL PAX. PAX DOCTOR ON BOARD EXAMINED ILL PAX AND ADVISED TO LAND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR MEDICAL HELP. ATC WAS ADVISED AND PROVIDED PRIORITY DSCNT. FLC EXCEEDED AIR SPD RESTR BELOW 10000 FT.
Narrative: APCHING LAGRANGE VOR AT 26000 FT FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED PAX WAS VOMITING BLOOD. DOCTOR ON BOARD RECOMMENDED LNDG ASAP. MEDICAL EMER DECLARED WITH ATC. WE WERE CLRED DIRECT TO ATL AND MAINTAINED MAX SPD (350+ KTS) UNTIL 15 MI FROM HARTSFIELD AT 3000 FT. WE INFORMED ATC OF OUR SPD. PAX HAD EXPERIENCED A GRAND MAL SEIZURE. PARAMEDICS MET THE FLT AT THE GATE.
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.