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Flight crew of a B737-400 declared a medical emergency and ATC assigned a special life-flight number while they expedited their arrival. Due to an unstable approach, captain made a go around at destination. A passenger doctor attended to the immediate needs of the ill passenger.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 356437 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tpa |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx tracon : tpa tower : sdf |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| 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 : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 4100 |
| ASRS Report | 356437 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
Passenger fell forward in seat. His wife summoned help. Doctor on board administered help. Captain notified, captain and first officer called commercial radio and dispatcher and a medical services company. Due to communication difficulties, mainly dealt with dispatcher and medical services company through charlotte operations and ACARS. Ill passenger wanted to continue. Doctor on board and medical services company doctor said ok to continue. Passenger was administered 2 oxygen bottles and emergency medical kit was opened. Flight got new call sign 'life flight.' offered straight-in approach tpa runway 18R due to light winds. Due to medical problem, captain flew slightly faster than normal. Approach not stabilized per pilots operating handbook and flight operations manual so captain elected to go around, flew right downwind and normal landing in VFR conditions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A B737-400 DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND ATC ASSIGNED A SPECIAL LIFE-FLT NUMBER WHILE THEY EXPEDITED THEIR ARR. DUE TO AN UNSTABLE APCH, CAPT MADE A GAR AT DEST. A PAX DOCTOR ATTENDED TO THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF THE ILL PAX.
Narrative: PAX FELL FORWARD IN SEAT. HIS WIFE SUMMONED HELP. DOCTOR ON BOARD ADMINISTERED HELP. CAPT NOTIFIED, CAPT AND FO CALLED COMMERCIAL RADIO AND DISPATCHER AND A MEDICAL SVCS COMPANY. DUE TO COM DIFFICULTIES, MAINLY DEALT WITH DISPATCHER AND MEDICAL SVCS COMPANY THROUGH CHARLOTTE OPS AND ACARS. ILL PAX WANTED TO CONTINUE. DOCTOR ON BOARD AND MEDICAL SVCS COMPANY DOCTOR SAID OK TO CONTINUE. PAX WAS ADMINISTERED 2 OXYGEN BOTTLES AND EMER MEDICAL KIT WAS OPENED. FLT GOT NEW CALL SIGN 'LIFE FLT.' OFFERED STRAIGHT-IN APCH TPA RWY 18R DUE TO LIGHT WINDS. DUE TO MEDICAL PROB, CAPT FLEW SLIGHTLY FASTER THAN NORMAL. APCH NOT STABILIZED PER PLTS OPERATING HANDBOOK AND FLT OPS MANUAL SO CAPT ELECTED TO GAR, FLEW R DOWNWIND AND NORMAL LNDG IN VFR CONDITIONS.
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.