B757 crew had medical emergency, passenger with chest pains.

Attributes
ACN	451456
Time
Date	199910
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 10000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	451456
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Flying into tpa, received call from flight attendant that we had a passenger in seat xx who was having chest pains and was being seen by 2 doctors that were on the aircraft. We declared a medical emergency and below 10000 ft we went 320 KTS to get to the airport faster. Fire crews were on the jetbridge to meet the aircraft and he was taken off without further events. The flight crew did a great job and helped with everything I needed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW HAD MEDICAL EMER, PAX WITH CHEST PAINS.

Narrative: FLYING INTO TPA, RECEIVED CALL FROM FLT ATTENDANT THAT WE HAD A PAX IN SEAT XX WHO WAS HAVING CHEST PAINS AND WAS BEING SEEN BY 2 DOCTORS THAT WERE ON THE ACFT. WE DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND BELOW 10000 FT WE WENT 320 KTS TO GET TO THE ARPT FASTER. FIRE CREWS WERE ON THE JETBRIDGE TO MEET THE ACFT AND HE WAS TAKEN OFF WITHOUT FURTHER EVENTS. THE FLC DID A GREAT JOB AND HELPED WITH EVERYTHING I NEEDED.

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.