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Passenger became ill, suspected heart attack. Cabin attendant administered oxygen and flight crew requested priority handling. Radar vectored to final approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 399227 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fqm |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 25000 msl bound upper : 25000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 8800 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 399227 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Passenger became ill with suspected heart attack. Flight attendants administered oxygen and obtained the assistance of a medical doctor on board. ATC priority handling was requested through flight dispatch. Coordination received vectors to a 5 mi final visual approach. The system worked well this time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PAX BECAME ILL, SUSPECTED HEART ATTACK. CABIN ATTENDANT ADMINISTERED OXYGEN AND FLC REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING. RADAR VECTORED TO FINAL APCH.
Narrative: PAX BECAME ILL WITH SUSPECTED HEART ATTACK. FLT ATTENDANTS ADMINISTERED OXYGEN AND OBTAINED THE ASSISTANCE OF A MEDICAL DOCTOR ON BOARD. ATC PRIORITY HANDLING WAS REQUESTED THROUGH FLT DISPATCH. COORD RECEIVED VECTORS TO A 5 MI FINAL VISUAL APCH. THE SYS WORKED WELL THIS TIME.
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.