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B777 crew had a passenger medical emergency that required a landing short of destination in egtt class a airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 517083 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : egtt.artcc |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : egtt.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time type : 11110 |
| ASRS Report | 517083 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Had medical emergency. Diversion airport now lhr. Declared an emergency for medical with london ATC for ATC handling into lhr. I deemed it as safe to land overweight as to dump fuel. Landing weight 484400 pounds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 CREW HAD A PAX MEDICAL EMER THAT REQUIRED A LNDG SHORT OF DEST IN EGTT CLASS A AIRSPACE.
Narrative: HAD MEDICAL EMER. DIVERSION ARPT NOW LHR. DECLARED AN EMER FOR MEDICAL WITH LONDON ATC FOR ATC HANDLING INTO LHR. I DEEMED IT AS SAFE TO LAND OVERWT AS TO DUMP FUEL. LNDG WT 484400 LBS.
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.