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Air carrier has an ill passenger during approach to miami. Everything goes well until gate arrival and no one is there to meet the flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 468450 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 468450 |
| 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 other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : cab-1 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
On descent into mia flight attendant #1 advised that a passenger was having a seizure. We declared an emergency and asked miami for priority handling. Also asked ZMA to call paramedics to have them at gate. Also called mia ramp and advised. When rolled into gate no ground crew or agent. After a couple mins ground crew arrived, then after about 4 mins agent arrived. Paramedics were waiting at gate and waiting for agent to open door. I had all passenger remain seated until passenger was deplaned. About 10 mins. We then had to wait for 6 wheel chairs. Why is miami like this.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR HAS AN ILL PAX DURING APCH TO MIAMI. EVERYTHING GOES WELL UNTIL GATE ARR AND NO ONE IS THERE TO MEET THE FLT.
Narrative: ON DSCNT INTO MIA FLT ATTENDANT #1 ADVISED THAT A PAX WAS HAVING A SEIZURE. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND ASKED MIAMI FOR PRIORITY HANDLING. ALSO ASKED ZMA TO CALL PARAMEDICS TO HAVE THEM AT GATE. ALSO CALLED MIA RAMP AND ADVISED. WHEN ROLLED INTO GATE NO GND CREW OR AGENT. AFTER A COUPLE MINS GND CREW ARRIVED, THEN AFTER ABOUT 4 MINS AGENT ARRIVED. PARAMEDICS WERE WAITING AT GATE AND WAITING FOR AGENT TO OPEN DOOR. I HAD ALL PAX REMAIN SEATED UNTIL PAX WAS DEPLANED. ABOUT 10 MINS. WE THEN HAD TO WAIT FOR 6 WHEEL CHAIRS. WHY IS MIAMI LIKE THIS.
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.