Medical emergency necessitates a speed deviation when under 10000 ft by an air carrier medium large ...

Attributes
ACN	372431
Time
Date	199706
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mmj
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 27000 msl bound upper : 27000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zob
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
Route In Use	arrival other enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 221 flight time total : 12036 flight time type : 3745
ASRS Report	372431
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight attendant notified the cockpit an elderly woman passenger had lost consciousness and that oxygen was being administered. After waiting a couple of mins I called back on interphone to get an update on the situation. 2 medical professionals were attending to the passenger and stated that vital signs were ok but recommended expeditious arrival to pittsburgh. At that time I declared a medical emergency with ZOB and received clearance direct to the OM for runway 28L. Received priority handling from ATC from that point, including taxi to gate. Maintained 310 KIAS until 10 NM from airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MEDICAL EMER NECESSITATES A SPD DEV WHEN UNDER 10000 FT BY AN ACR MLG.

Narrative: FLT ATTENDANT NOTIFIED THE COCKPIT AN ELDERLY WOMAN PAX HAD LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AND THAT OXYGEN WAS BEING ADMINISTERED. AFTER WAITING A COUPLE OF MINS I CALLED BACK ON INTERPHONE TO GET AN UPDATE ON THE SIT. 2 MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WERE ATTENDING TO THE PAX AND STATED THAT VITAL SIGNS WERE OK BUT RECOMMENDED EXPEDITIOUS ARR TO PITTSBURGH. AT THAT TIME I DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER WITH ZOB AND RECEIVED CLRNC DIRECT TO THE OM FOR RWY 28L. RECEIVED PRIORITY HANDLING FROM ATC FROM THAT POINT, INCLUDING TAXI TO GATE. MAINTAINED 310 KIAS UNTIL 10 NM FROM ARPT.

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.

Medical emergency necessitates a speed deviation when under 10000 ft by an air carrier medium large transport.