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Speed limit of 250 KTS exceeded below 10000 ft by an MD80 PIC when declaring a medical emergency for approach and landing at mem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 638506 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz.artcc |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-83 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 638506 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 6 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Deviation from procedure/regulation FARS. Declared a medical emergency at FL310, exceeded 250 KT restr below 10000 ft to get the passenger to the hospital as soon as possible. Landed at ZZZ about 10 mins after medical emergency declared.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SPD LIMIT OF 250 KTS EXCEEDED BELOW 10000 FT BY AN MD80 PIC WHEN DECLARING A MEDICAL EMER FOR APCH AND LNDG AT MEM.
Narrative: DEV FROM PROC/REG FARS. DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AT FL310, EXCEEDED 250 KT RESTR BELOW 10000 FT TO GET THE PAX TO THE HOSPITAL ASAP. LANDED AT ZZZ ABOUT 10 MINS AFTER MEDICAL EMER DECLARED.
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.