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An medium large transport air carrier crew deviated from the 250 KTS below 10000 ft rule, with the concurrence of ATC, because of a medical emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 212848 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199206 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : stl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute airway : stl |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12411 flight time type : 5637 |
| ASRS Report | 212848 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Due to a medical emergency, we informed stl approach that we would exceed 250 KTS below 10000 ft MSL until time to slow for landing confign. We flew at about 290 KTS until final vectors for landing. ATC cooperation was great! Passenger was conscious and alert as paramedics removed him from aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MLG ACR CREW DEVIATED FROM THE 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT RULE, WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF ATC, BECAUSE OF A MEDICAL EMER.
Narrative: DUE TO A MEDICAL EMER, WE INFORMED STL APCH THAT WE WOULD EXCEED 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT MSL UNTIL TIME TO SLOW FOR LNDG CONFIGN. WE FLEW AT ABOUT 290 KTS UNTIL FINAL VECTORS FOR LNDG. ATC COOPERATION WAS GREAT! PAX WAS CONSCIOUS AND ALERT AS PARAMEDICS REMOVED HIM FROM ACFT.
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.