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Passenger illness causes a request for a medical emergency on approach into dfw. Cabin attendants administered oxygen and passenger took nitroglycerin. Emt requested to meet the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 398297 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 15000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other other |
| Route In Use | arrival star : star |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 398297 |
| 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 | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
ATC facility: dfw regional approach control. Location: over jen VORTAC. During descent on jen 3 STAR, passing through 15000 ft, flight attendant notified cockpit that an elderly female passenger had complained of shortness of breath and chest pains. Flight attendants promptly administered oxygen for approximately 3 mins. Passenger responded well to oxygen and subsequently took a nitroglycerin tablet. Immediately upon notification, captain declared a medical emergency. Regional approach control acknowledged immediately and provided expeditious handling for landing on runway 35L. Dispatch was notified to provide emts. Upon arrival, handoff to regional tower was accomplished and clearance for landing and unimpeded taxi to gate. Emts were standing by and boarded the aircraft immediately to administer treatment. After ensuring the passenger was stable, emts removed her to the terminal for further observation. I felt that all concerned acted very professionally and commendably.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PAX ILLNESS CAUSES A REQUEST FOR A MEDICAL EMER ON APCH INTO DFW. CABIN ATTENDANTS ADMINISTERED OXYGEN AND PAX TOOK NITROGLYCERIN. EMT REQUESTED TO MEET THE ACFT.
Narrative: ATC FACILITY: DFW REGIONAL APCH CTL. LOCATION: OVER JEN VORTAC. DURING DSCNT ON JEN 3 STAR, PASSING THROUGH 15000 FT, FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED COCKPIT THAT AN ELDERLY FEMALE PAX HAD COMPLAINED OF SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND CHEST PAINS. FLT ATTENDANTS PROMPTLY ADMINISTERED OXYGEN FOR APPROX 3 MINS. PAX RESPONDED WELL TO OXYGEN AND SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK A NITROGLYCERIN TABLET. IMMEDIATELY UPON NOTIFICATION, CAPT DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER. REGIONAL APCH CTL ACKNOWLEDGED IMMEDIATELY AND PROVIDED EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING FOR LNDG ON RWY 35L. DISPATCH WAS NOTIFIED TO PROVIDE EMTS. UPON ARR, HDOF TO REGIONAL TWR WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND CLRNC FOR LNDG AND UNIMPEDED TAXI TO GATE. EMTS WERE STANDING BY AND BOARDED THE ACFT IMMEDIATELY TO ADMINISTER TREATMENT. AFTER ENSURING THE PAX WAS STABLE, EMTS REMOVED HER TO THE TERMINAL FOR FURTHER OBSERVATION. I FELT THAT ALL CONCERNED ACTED VERY PROFESSIONALLY AND COMMENDABLY.
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.