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A B737 flight crew declares a medical emergency for an ailing passenger and, during descent, aircraft exceeds the 250 KT speed limit below 10000 ft as stipulated within the FARS while west of bos, ma.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 596909 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zbw.artcc |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| 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 pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 13411 flight time type : 7120 |
| ASRS Report | 596909 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 596902 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : cab 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
Near alb, en route to bos flight attendant reported a passenger with mild short seizure, attended already by another passenger, who was a physician. Flight attendants notified medlink. Declared a medical emergency, and proceeded to bos. Eemk used: stethoscope and blood pressure, with seal intact on medical. Portable oxygen bottle used, too. Aircraft landed, taxied to gate where paramedics met the flight. Passenger walked off with paramedics under his own power. During descent speed may have exceeded 250 KIAS below 10000 ft -- all other operations normal. Supplemental information from acn 596902: a medical emergency was declared with ATC. ZBW notified of and approved of speeds in excess of 250 KTS below 10000 ft MSL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 FLT CREW DECLARES A MEDICAL EMER FOR AN AILING PAX AND, DURING DSCNT, ACFT EXCEEDS THE 250 KT SPD LIMIT BELOW 10000 FT AS STIPULATED WITHIN THE FARS WHILE W OF BOS, MA.
Narrative: NEAR ALB, ENRTE TO BOS FLT ATTENDANT RPTED A PAX WITH MILD SHORT SEIZURE, ATTENDED ALREADY BY ANOTHER PAX, WHO WAS A PHYSICIAN. FLT ATTENDANTS NOTIFIED MEDLINK. DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER, AND PROCEEDED TO BOS. EEMK USED: STETHOSCOPE AND BLOOD PRESSURE, WITH SEAL INTACT ON MEDICAL. PORTABLE OXYGEN BOTTLE USED, TOO. ACFT LANDED, TAXIED TO GATE WHERE PARAMEDICS MET THE FLT. PAX WALKED OFF WITH PARAMEDICS UNDER HIS OWN PWR. DURING DSCNT SPD MAY HAVE EXCEEDED 250 KIAS BELOW 10000 FT -- ALL OTHER OPS NORMAL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 596902: A MEDICAL EMER WAS DECLARED WITH ATC. ZBW NOTIFIED OF AND APPROVED OF SPDS IN EXCESS OF 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT MSL.
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.