<< >> NASA ASRS Report 628995, August 2004

A B737-300 captain, on a flight from ZZZ1 to ZZZ2 reported that an emergency was declared due to a passenger's medical emergency.

Attributes
ACN	628995
Time
Date	200408
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
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
ASRS Report	628995
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Somewhere between ZZZ1 and ZZZ2, 1ST flight attendant called and informed of passenger with intense stomach pain. First officer contacted medlink. I began looking at airports, and pulled altitude charts for 2223. Flight attendant arrived shortly and we spoke with medlink. Reinforced with flight attendant that we can put the plane down whenever, if necessary. Asked center for priority handling. Unable to get direct to ZZZ VORTAC for military airspace. Eventually passenger's pains increased and declared an emergency, and cleared direct ZZZ. Everything ran so smooth, until we landed, and were given a gate change, and no rampers to marshall us.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 CAPT, ON A FLT FROM ZZZ1 TO ZZZ2 RPTED THAT AN EMER WAS DECLARED DUE TO A PAX'S MEDICAL EMER.

Narrative: SOMEWHERE BTWN ZZZ1 AND ZZZ2, 1ST FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND INFORMED OF PAX WITH INTENSE STOMACH PAIN. FO CONTACTED MEDLINK. I BEGAN LOOKING AT ARPTS, AND PULLED ALT CHARTS FOR 2223. FLT ATTENDANT ARRIVED SHORTLY AND WE SPOKE WITH MEDLINK. REINFORCED WITH FLT ATTENDANT THAT WE CAN PUT THE PLANE DOWN WHENEVER, IF NECESSARY. ASKED CTR FOR PRIORITY HANDLING. UNABLE TO GET DIRECT TO ZZZ VORTAC FOR MIL AIRSPACE. EVENTUALLY PAX'S PAINS INCREASED AND DECLARED AN EMER, AND CLRED DIRECT ZZZ. EVERYTHING RAN SO SMOOTH, UNTIL WE LANDED, AND WERE GIVEN A GATE CHANGE, AND NO RAMPERS TO MARSHALL US.

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.