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Air carrier medium large transport exceeded 250 below 10000 ft after declaring an emergency and diverting to get a sick passenger needed care.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 198971 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : gtf |
| State Reference | MT |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 37000 msl bound upper : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zlc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 198971 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 198970 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Level cruise FL370 approximately 37 east of gtf. Flight attendant advised that a woman passenger was hemorrhaging severely from the vaginal area. Passenger that was a nurse advised to land as soon as possible! Medical emergency was declared and the flight diverted to bil (billings, mt). Ambulance and paramedics were requested along with any assistance that the airport could provide. The flight landed safely at XA17 EST, and was parked on the ramp at XA19 EST. Paramedics met the aircraft and took the woman to the hospital. After being rereleased and refueled, flight departed bil at XB55 EST bound for pit. Supplemental information from acn 198970: descent made above 250 KTS below 10000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG EXCEEDED 250 BELOW 10000 FT AFTER DECLARING AN EMER AND DIVERTING TO GET A SICK PAX NEEDED CARE.
Narrative: LEVEL CRUISE FL370 APPROX 37 E OF GTF. FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED THAT A WOMAN PAX WAS HEMORRHAGING SEVERELY FROM THE VAGINAL AREA. PAX THAT WAS A NURSE ADVISED TO LAND ASAP! MEDICAL EMER WAS DECLARED AND THE FLT DIVERTED TO BIL (BILLINGS, MT). AMBULANCE AND PARAMEDICS WERE REQUESTED ALONG WITH ANY ASSISTANCE THAT THE ARPT COULD PROVIDE. THE FLT LANDED SAFELY AT XA17 EST, AND WAS PARKED ON THE RAMP AT XA19 EST. PARAMEDICS MET THE ACFT AND TOOK THE WOMAN TO THE HOSPITAL. AFTER BEING RERELEASED AND REFUELED, FLT DEPARTED BIL AT XB55 EST BOUND FOR PIT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 198970: DSCNT MADE ABOVE 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT.
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.