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Captain of B737-700 declares a medical emergency and exceeds 250 KTS below 10000 ft to expedite arrival.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 718430 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 40000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 198 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 718430 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Diverted flight on doctor's recommendation. Exceeded 250 KTS below 10000 ft to help get passenger on the ground and into paramedic's care as quickly as possible. I did this under the PIC emergency authority/authorized and with ATC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF B737-700 DECLARES A MEDICAL EMER AND EXCEEDS 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT TO EXPEDITE ARR.
Narrative: DIVERTED FLT ON DOCTOR'S RECOMMENDATION. EXCEEDED 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT TO HELP GET PAX ON THE GND AND INTO PARAMEDIC'S CARE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. I DID THIS UNDER THE PIC EMER AUTH AND WITH ATC.
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.