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An light transport air carrier captain reports a medical emergency in which he received special handling from ATC. There is no mention of whether the passenger survived.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 213421 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199206 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : msp |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach ground other : taxi landing other |
| Route In Use | arrival 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 : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 213421 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
There were no out-of-the-ordinary events during the flight until landing. The approach to msp was to runway 11L. On the downwind to base leg, the cockpit received a bell chime from the flight attendant. It was not immediately answered due to FAA sterile cockpit requirements and my duties on approach to landing. Shortly thereafter my first officer attempted to contact the flight attendant via head set and then the cockpit telephone. There was no response. I directed the first officer to open the cockpit door to find out what was going on in the cabin. I was then informed by my first officer that a passenger was in distress. Msp approach control was immediately notified of an onboard medical situation. Medical personnel were requested to meet the aircraft when we landed. On landing, I exited the aircraft at taxiway Y and made an immediate right turn to gate Z. I shutdown the aircraft, the door was opened, medical personnel immediately entered the aircraft and took charge of the medical situation. The passenger was removed from the aircraft by medical personnel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN LTT ACR CAPT RPTS A MEDICAL EMER IN WHICH HE RECEIVED SPECIAL HANDLING FROM ATC. THERE IS NO MENTION OF WHETHER THE PAX SURVIVED.
Narrative: THERE WERE NO OUT-OF-THE-ORDINARY EVENTS DURING THE FLT UNTIL LNDG. THE APCH TO MSP WAS TO RWY 11L. ON THE DOWNWIND TO BASE LEG, THE COCKPIT RECEIVED A BELL CHIME FROM THE FLT ATTENDANT. IT WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY ANSWERED DUE TO FAA STERILE COCKPIT REQUIREMENTS AND MY DUTIES ON APCH TO LNDG. SHORTLY THEREAFTER MY FO ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE FLT ATTENDANT VIA HEAD SET AND THEN THE COCKPIT TELEPHONE. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. I DIRECTED THE FO TO OPEN THE COCKPIT DOOR TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE CABIN. I WAS THEN INFORMED BY MY FO THAT A PAX WAS IN DISTRESS. MSP APCH CTL WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED OF AN ONBOARD MEDICAL SITUATION. MEDICAL PERSONNEL WERE REQUESTED TO MEET THE ACFT WHEN WE LANDED. ON LNDG, I EXITED THE ACFT AT TAXIWAY Y AND MADE AN IMMEDIATE R TURN TO GATE Z. I SHUTDOWN THE ACFT, THE DOOR WAS OPENED, MEDICAL PERSONNEL IMMEDIATELY ENTERED THE ACFT AND TOOK CHARGE OF THE MEDICAL SITUATION. THE PAX WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT BY MEDICAL PERSONNEL.
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.