B767-300 flight crew attempts to expedite taxi to gate after medical emergency.

Attributes
ACN	707069
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 16500 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	707069
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : relief pilot
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Company Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

At 3.5 mi out on final; we had a medical emergency. Relief pilot spoke to cabin and company. I declared medical emergency with tower. All went well except at gate. Gate was not ready and they were not hurrying. I left all exterior lights on and even though we had a red light (stay out of gate area) I crossed road and I taxied into first 1/3 of gate area. I'd hoped that my actions would be recognized as so unusual that an emergency exists. Ramp didn't increase their pace one bit. Paramedics waited in jetway until ramp personnel eventually readied gate and we received a 'green light' for taxi in.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-300 FLT CREW ATTEMPTS TO EXPEDITE TAXI TO GATE AFTER MEDICAL EMER.

Narrative: AT 3.5 MI OUT ON FINAL; WE HAD A MEDICAL EMER. RELIEF PLT SPOKE TO CABIN AND COMPANY. I DECLARED MEDICAL EMER WITH TWR. ALL WENT WELL EXCEPT AT GATE. GATE WAS NOT READY AND THEY WERE NOT HURRYING. I LEFT ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON AND EVEN THOUGH WE HAD A RED LIGHT (STAY OUT OF GATE AREA) I CROSSED ROAD AND I TAXIED INTO FIRST 1/3 OF GATE AREA. I'D HOPED THAT MY ACTIONS WOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS SO UNUSUAL THAT AN EMER EXISTS. RAMP DIDN'T INCREASE THEIR PACE ONE BIT. PARAMEDICS WAITED IN JETWAY UNTIL RAMP PERSONNEL EVENTUALLY READIED GATE AND WE RECEIVED A 'GREEN LIGHT' FOR TAXI IN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.