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An MD80 crew reports a medical emergency while on approach descent. Flight exceeded 250 KTS below 10000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 722062 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 34000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 | 722062 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Passenger ill in-flight; within 5 mins of descent to ZZZ on the arrival. Contacted dispatch to coordinate emt's and gate arrival at ZZZ. No physicians on board. 17 yr old female passenger. She experienced difficulty breathing with chest pains. Oxygen was administered during descent. Medical emergency declared with ZZZ center. Given direct ZZZ exceeded 250 KTS below 10000 ft. Emt's met flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 CREW RPTS A MEDICAL EMER WHILE ON APCH DSCNT. FLT EXCEEDED 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT.
Narrative: PAX ILL INFLT; WITHIN 5 MINS OF DSCNT TO ZZZ ON THE ARR. CONTACTED DISPATCH TO COORDINATE EMT'S AND GATE ARR AT ZZZ. NO PHYSICIANS ON BOARD. 17 YR OLD FEMALE PAX. SHE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY BREATHING WITH CHEST PAINS. OXYGEN WAS ADMINISTERED DURING DSCNT. MEDICAL EMER DECLARED WITH ZZZ CTR. GIVEN DIRECT ZZZ EXCEEDED 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT. EMT'S MET FLT.
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.