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An MD80 captain uses his PIC authority/authorized and flies at 320 KTS below 10000 ft to expedite arrival so that an ill passenger can be tended to.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 614093 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200404 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : c90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-82 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 614093 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 614094 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
At 10000 ft over lake michigan on the pullman arrival, I received a call from the #1 flight attendant that a pregnant passenger was having difficulty breathing. I declared a medical emergency with C90 approach. Upon ATC clearance, I descended at 320 KTS to pattern altitude and landed normally on runway 9R.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 CAPT USES HIS PIC AUTH AND FLIES AT 320 KTS BELOW 10000 FT TO EXPEDITE ARR SO THAT AN ILL PAX CAN BE TENDED TO.
Narrative: AT 10000 FT OVER LAKE MICHIGAN ON THE PULLMAN ARR, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT THAT A PREGNANT PAX WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING. I DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER WITH C90 APCH. UPON ATC CLRNC, I DSNDED AT 320 KTS TO PATTERN ALT AND LANDED NORMALLY ON RWY 9R.
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.