PIC is incapacitated. Remaining crew declares emergency and diverts to nearby airport.

Attributes
ACN	472680
Time
Date	200005
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : elp.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 33000
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	472680
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Cabin Crew Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

35 mi east of elp at FL330, XA50Z, captain passed out. I summoned the #1 flight attendant and she and the #3 flight attendant started to revive the captain. I called ZAB and declared an emergency, then requested vectors to el paso. Within a few mins, captain regained limited consciousness. We continued to el paso and landed uneventfully. Captain was then transported to a local hospital.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIC IS INCAPACITATED. REMAINING CREW DECLARES EMER AND DIVERTS TO NEARBY ARPT.

Narrative: 35 MI E OF ELP AT FL330, XA50Z, CAPT PASSED OUT. I SUMMONED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT AND SHE AND THE #3 FLT ATTENDANT STARTED TO REVIVE THE CAPT. I CALLED ZAB AND DECLARED AN EMER, THEN REQUESTED VECTORS TO EL PASO. WITHIN A FEW MINS, CAPT REGAINED LIMITED CONSCIOUSNESS. WE CONTINUED TO EL PASO AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. CAPT WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO A LCL HOSPITAL.

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.