An MD80's flight attendant reported that the captain diverted after a passenger, experiencing angina, requested that the aircraft land.

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Attributes
ACN	595335
Time
Date	200309
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zob.artcc
State Reference	OH
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : on duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified flight attendant aircraft qualified on : 7
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 4 flight attendant time total : 4 flight attendant time type : 35
ASRS Report	595335
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Passenger told me she was having heart pains. She told me she was on heart medications. She started shaking and seemed like she could not breathe. I asked her if she would like us to land, and she said yes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80'S FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT THE CAPT DIVERTED AFTER A PAX, EXPERIENCING ANGINA, REQUESTED THAT THE ACFT LAND.

Narrative: PAX TOLD ME SHE WAS HAVING HEART PAINS. SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS ON HEART MEDICATIONS. SHE STARTED SHAKING AND SEEMED LIKE SHE COULD NOT BREATHE. I ASKED HER IF SHE WOULD LIKE US TO LAND, AND SHE SAID YES.

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.