Diverted to dfw account ill passenger.

Attributes
ACN	342770
Time
Date	199607
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jan airport : dfw
State Reference	MS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zme
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise 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 : 178 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 178
ASRS Report	342770
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Problem: passenger reported to have severe abdominal pain, wanted medical assistance/get off aircraft. Used company flight control/air ambulance/doctor onboard/emt on board. Decided to land dfw to accommodate sick passenger. Landed dfw on medical emergency. Problem: landed 20000 pounds over gross maximum landing 430000 pounds actual 450000 pounds. Entered this fact in maintenance log. Aircraft signed off prior departure. Problem: company official wanted me to depart with sick passenger bags still onboard (afraid of delay)! Refused, bags removed! Departed 50 mins after landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DIVERTED TO DFW ACCOUNT ILL PAX.

Narrative: PROB: PAX RPTED TO HAVE SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN, WANTED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE/GET OFF ACFT. USED COMPANY FLT CTL/AIR AMBULANCE/DOCTOR ONBOARD/EMT ON BOARD. DECIDED TO LAND DFW TO ACCOMMODATE SICK PAX. LANDED DFW ON MEDICAL EMER. PROB: LANDED 20000 LBS OVER GROSS MAX LNDG 430000 LBS ACTUAL 450000 LBS. ENTERED THIS FACT IN MAINT LOG. ACFT SIGNED OFF PRIOR DEP. PROB: COMPANY OFFICIAL WANTED ME TO DEPART WITH SICK PAX BAGS STILL ONBOARD (AFRAID OF DELAY)! REFUSED, BAGS REMOVED! DEPARTED 50 MINS AFTER LNDG.

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.