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Flight crew of an MD80 declared a medical emergency due to an ill passenger and had medics meet the aircraft upon landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 363997 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : inw |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 363997 |
| 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 other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At a point near winslow, az, captain was advised of a passenger requesting oxygen. A doctor on board was summoned and stabilized passenger. Dr X requested a phone patch to a medical facility. Communications using commercial radio were difficult and only partially successful. Dr X stated we had an emergency situation. An emergency was declared and air carrier medical assistance met the flight at jetbridge in dfw.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MD80 DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER DUE TO AN ILL PAX AND HAD MEDICS MEET THE ACFT UPON LNDG.
Narrative: AT A POINT NEAR WINSLOW, AZ, CAPT WAS ADVISED OF A PAX REQUESTING OXYGEN. A DOCTOR ON BOARD WAS SUMMONED AND STABILIZED PAX. DR X REQUESTED A PHONE PATCH TO A MEDICAL FACILITY. COMS USING COMMERCIAL RADIO WERE DIFFICULT AND ONLY PARTIALLY SUCCESSFUL. DR X STATED WE HAD AN EMER SIT. AN EMER WAS DECLARED AND ACR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE MET THE FLT AT JETBRIDGE IN DFW.
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.