An A300 flight crew declares a medical emergency and lands for a passenger that was having a heart a...

Attributes
ACN	603529
Time
Date	200312
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : txkf.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 30000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	603529
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	603528
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 5
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Had ill passenger. Cardiologist on board said she was having a heart attack and needed medical assistance at once. We diverted to bda without further incident. We did declare an in-flight medical emergency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A300 FLT CREW DECLARES A MEDICAL EMER AND LANDS FOR A PAX THAT WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK.

Narrative: HAD ILL PAX. CARDIOLOGIST ON BOARD SAID SHE WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK AND NEEDED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AT ONCE. WE DIVERTED TO BDA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. WE DID DECLARE AN INFLT MEDICAL EMER.

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.

An A300 flight crew declares a medical emergency and lands for a passenger that was having a heart attack.