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Flight crew of a B737-300 maintained best airspeed on STAR arrival after notifying approach control that they had a medical emergency. The passenger had no vital signs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 424649 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : iwa airport : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : phx |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 424649 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 424822 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Approaching arlin intersection, we were notified of a passenger that was comatose and unresponsive. We notified phx approach of situation and kept our speed up. To our knowledge no separation was lost, and no conflicts occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B737-300 MAINTAINED BEST AIRSPD ON STAR ARR AFTER NOTIFYING APCH CTL THAT THEY HAD A MEDICAL EMER. THE PAX HAD NO VITAL SIGNS.
Narrative: APCHING ARLIN INTXN, WE WERE NOTIFIED OF A PAX THAT WAS COMATOSE AND UNRESPONSIVE. WE NOTIFIED PHX APCH OF SIT AND KEPT OUR SPD UP. TO OUR KNOWLEDGE NO SEPARATION WAS LOST, AND NO CONFLICTS OCCURRED.
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.