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Early descent procedure requested by air carrier large transport when passenger behavior illness is evident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 223681 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199210 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : fll |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 39000 msl bound upper : 39000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star |
| 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 : 150 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 223681 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During scheduled flight from cga-fll, passenger with terminal cancer experienced rapid deterioration in condition. Oxygen administered. Descent initiated early for lower cabin altitude. Requested traffic priority into fll. Ambulance met flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EARLY DSCNT PROC REQUESTED BY ACR LGT WHEN PAX BEHAVIOR ILLNESS IS EVIDENT.
Narrative: DURING SCHEDULED FLT FROM CGA-FLL, PAX WITH TERMINAL CANCER EXPERIENCED RAPID DETERIORATION IN CONDITION. OXYGEN ADMINISTERED. DSCNT INITIATED EARLY FOR LOWER CABIN ALT. REQUESTED TFC PRIORITY INTO FLL. AMBULANCE MET FLT.
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.