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Air carrier large transport requested and received expedited handling when an elderly passenger advised she was experiencing chest pains.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 152269 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lit |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 136 flight time total : 8610 flight time type : 552 |
| ASRS Report | 152269 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 5500 |
| ASRS Report | 152869 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
The cockpit crew was informed by the lead F/a that a 76 year old female passenger was experiencing chest pains, and that she had a known heart condition. Her doctor had told her the previous day that it would be no problem for her to fly. We advised ZFW of the situation and requested expeditious handling to dfw. We also requested that paramedics meet the flight upon arrival. We requested and were granted a high speed descent below 10000' by dfw approach. Controller handling was excellent. The affected passenger was checked upon arrival by the paramedics, and was transported to a local hospital. I contacted the hospital CDT, the evening of the incident, and was informed that the passenger had suffered a mild heart attack, but was in stable condition.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT REQUESTED AND RECEIVED EXPEDITED HANDLING WHEN AN ELDERLY PASSENGER ADVISED SHE WAS EXPERIENCING CHEST PAINS.
Narrative: THE COCKPIT CREW WAS INFORMED BY THE LEAD F/A THAT A 76 YEAR OLD FEMALE PAX WAS EXPERIENCING CHEST PAINS, AND THAT SHE HAD A KNOWN HEART CONDITION. HER DOCTOR HAD TOLD HER THE PREVIOUS DAY THAT IT WOULD BE NO PROB FOR HER TO FLY. WE ADVISED ZFW OF THE SITUATION AND REQUESTED EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING TO DFW. WE ALSO REQUESTED THAT PARAMEDICS MEET THE FLT UPON ARR. WE REQUESTED AND WERE GRANTED A HIGH SPD DSNT BELOW 10000' BY DFW APCH. CTLR HANDLING WAS EXCELLENT. THE AFFECTED PAX WAS CHKED UPON ARR BY THE PARAMEDICS, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LCL HOSPITAL. I CONTACTED THE HOSPITAL CDT, THE EVENING OF THE INCIDENT, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PAX HAD SUFFERED A MILD HEART ATTACK, BUT WAS IN STABLE CONDITION.
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.