A B727 had a medical emergency and diverted to tpa.

Attributes
ACN	424124
Time
Date	199812
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	424124
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Just east of tpa leveled FL310 cabin altitude 4100 ft, #1 flight attendant chimed flight deck 4 times to notify us that passenger unconscious, weak pulse, breathing. I instructed #1 flight attendant to PA for a physician, two came forward to aid. We descended immediately to FL240 to lower aircraft cabin altitude. Unable to contact dispatch through tpa operations. Tpa general manager said gate yy was open, they would stand by. Physician administered oxygen, however passenger remained unconscious. Declared an emergency with ATC and intent to dump fuel. ATC vectored us west of port richard over water then assigned us a 180 degree heading approximately 7 mi west of shoreline at 9000 ft MSL where we dumped 7000 pounds of fuel. Abeam clearwater, we were cleared visual to tpa runway 18R. We proceeded to OM runway 18R, landed just under maximum gross weight for landing. Taxi to gate yy. Paramedics met us at the gate and immediately began to assist passenger. I proceeded to operations to relay events to dispatch at this time. All names of individuals involved were noted by tpa general manager. One note, after learning passenger was definitely breathing with a strong pulse. No direction from aiding md to land immediately, I chose to dump fuel rather than land overweight. While dumping fuel, winds were 272-287 degrees at 5-17 KTS. We were in the clear of all clouds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 HAD A MEDICAL EMER AND DIVERTED TO TPA.

Narrative: JUST E OF TPA LEVELED FL310 CABIN ALT 4100 FT, #1 FLT ATTENDANT CHIMED FLT DECK 4 TIMES TO NOTIFY US THAT PAX UNCONSCIOUS, WEAK PULSE, BREATHING. I INSTRUCTED #1 FLT ATTENDANT TO PA FOR A PHYSICIAN, TWO CAME FORWARD TO AID. WE DSNDED IMMEDIATELY TO FL240 TO LOWER ACFT CABIN ALT. UNABLE TO CONTACT DISPATCH THROUGH TPA OPS. TPA GENERAL MGR SAID GATE YY WAS OPEN, THEY WOULD STAND BY. PHYSICIAN ADMINISTERED OXYGEN, HOWEVER PAX REMAINED UNCONSCIOUS. DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC AND INTENT TO DUMP FUEL. ATC VECTORED US W OF PORT RICHARD OVER WATER THEN ASSIGNED US A 180 DEG HDG APPROX 7 MI W OF SHORELINE AT 9000 FT MSL WHERE WE DUMPED 7000 LBS OF FUEL. ABEAM CLEARWATER, WE WERE CLRED VISUAL TO TPA RWY 18R. WE PROCEEDED TO OM RWY 18R, LANDED JUST UNDER MAX GROSS WT FOR LNDG. TAXI TO GATE YY. PARAMEDICS MET US AT THE GATE AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO ASSIST PAX. I PROCEEDED TO OPS TO RELAY EVENTS TO DISPATCH AT THIS TIME. ALL NAMES OF INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED WERE NOTED BY TPA GENERAL MGR. ONE NOTE, AFTER LEARNING PAX WAS DEFINITELY BREATHING WITH A STRONG PULSE. NO DIRECTION FROM AIDING MD TO LAND IMMEDIATELY, I CHOSE TO DUMP FUEL RATHER THAN LAND OVERWT. WHILE DUMPING FUEL, WINDS WERE 272-287 DEGS AT 5-17 KTS. WE WERE IN THE CLR OF ALL CLOUDS.

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.