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A B737-700 at 10000 ft declared an emergency and diverted due to a passenger medical emergency and in doing so exceeded the 250 KT below 10000 ft rule.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 405002 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mci |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc tracon : mci |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-600, -700, -800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other other other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : mci |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 8600 |
| ASRS Report | 405002 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
En route to los angeles, ca, captain is informed by flight attendant of a female passenger that has become unconscious and is now in labor (passenger 8 months pregnant). A registered nurse and a medical school graduate (intern) are attending the pregnant woman. An emergency declared and aircraft diverted to kansas city international airport at maximum speed for safety of pregnant woman. Below 10000 ft the aircraft exceeded 250 KTS due to emergency situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-700 AT 10000 FT DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO A PAX MEDICAL EMER AND IN DOING SO EXCEEDED THE 250 KT BELOW 10000 FT RULE.
Narrative: ENRTE TO LOS ANGELES, CA, CAPT IS INFORMED BY FLT ATTENDANT OF A FEMALE PAX THAT HAS BECOME UNCONSCIOUS AND IS NOW IN LABOR (PAX 8 MONTHS PREGNANT). A REGISTERED NURSE AND A MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATE (INTERN) ARE ATTENDING THE PREGNANT WOMAN. AN EMER DECLARED AND ACFT DIVERTED TO KANSAS CITY INTL ARPT AT MAX SPD FOR SAFETY OF PREGNANT WOMAN. BELOW 10000 FT THE ACFT EXCEEDED 250 KTS DUE TO EMER SIT.
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.