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Flight crew of an large transport declared a medical emergency to ATC for priority handling for 1 ill passenger.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 344411 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199608 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : flo |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 21000 msl bound upper : 21000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 750 |
| ASRS Report | 344411 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Passenger became ill en route. 2 nurses onboard and flight attendants administered to passenger, requested expedited handling from ATC due to medical emergency onboard. Direct clearance to clt and approach to runway 36L was approved (approach in use was runways 18L/right and approach control coordination with local clt tower). Speed in excess of 250 KTS was maintained below 10000 ft. Landing and rollout normal. Local airport medical personnel met aircraft and removed passenger.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN LGT DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER TO ATC FOR PRIORITY HANDLING FOR 1 ILL PAX.
Narrative: PAX BECAME ILL ENRTE. 2 NURSES ONBOARD AND FLT ATTENDANTS ADMINISTERED TO PAX, REQUESTED EXPEDITED HANDLING FROM ATC DUE TO MEDICAL EMER ONBOARD. DIRECT CLRNC TO CLT AND APCH TO RWY 36L WAS APPROVED (APCH IN USE WAS RWYS 18L/R AND APCH CTL COORD WITH LCL CLT TWR). SPD IN EXCESS OF 250 KTS WAS MAINTAINED BELOW 10000 FT. LNDG AND ROLLOUT NORMAL. LCL ARPT MEDICAL PERSONNEL MET ACFT AND REMOVED PAX.
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.