Narrative:

At about 30 mins from a landing at mco the #2 flight attendant reported that an elderly woman was unconscious and neither her husband nor any other crew member were able to revive her. The flight attendant also reported that the husband was unaware of any medical condition that would cause her unconsciousness. The flight attendant said he would keep me informed and returned to the cabin. Moments later another flight attendant returned to report that the woman was a diabetic and her condition was deteriorating. I contacted dispatch for a phone patch with a doctor, and they advised me they were unable to do it through commercial radio. At that point we determined that mco was the closest suitable airport and advised ATC of our situation. ATC gave us direct mco. To expedite we advised ATC that we would exceed 250 KTS below 10000 ft. ATC approved it. We landed without incident and were met at the gate by emergency medical personnel. The cabin crew performed very professionally and did an outstanding job.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SUPER 80 HAS DIABETIC PAX UNCONSCIOUS. ATC ASSISTS WITH DIRECT CLRNC AND SPD WAIVER.

Narrative: AT ABOUT 30 MINS FROM A LNDG AT MCO THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT AN ELDERLY WOMAN WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND NEITHER HER HUSBAND NOR ANY OTHER CREW MEMBER WERE ABLE TO REVIVE HER. THE FLT ATTENDANT ALSO RPTED THAT THE HUSBAND WAS UNAWARE OF ANY MEDICAL CONDITION THAT WOULD CAUSE HER UNCONSCIOUSNESS. THE FLT ATTENDANT SAID HE WOULD KEEP ME INFORMED AND RETURNED TO THE CABIN. MOMENTS LATER ANOTHER FLT ATTENDANT RETURNED TO RPT THAT THE WOMAN WAS A DIABETIC AND HER CONDITION WAS DETERIORATING. I CONTACTED DISPATCH FOR A PHONE PATCH WITH A DOCTOR, AND THEY ADVISED ME THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO IT THROUGH COMMERCIAL RADIO. AT THAT POINT WE DETERMINED THAT MCO WAS THE CLOSEST SUITABLE ARPT AND ADVISED ATC OF OUR SIT. ATC GAVE US DIRECT MCO. TO EXPEDITE WE ADVISED ATC THAT WE WOULD EXCEED 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT. ATC APPROVED IT. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WERE MET AT THE GATE BY EMER MEDICAL PERSONNEL. THE CABIN CREW PERFORMED VERY PROFESSIONALLY AND DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

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.