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A flight crew in an air carrier B727 forgot to declare an emergency when a passenger started to hemorrhage, however, they did inform the controller about the bleeding and requested medical assistance. The flight crew were allowed to expedite taxiing to the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 424641 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| 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 | descent other landing other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 424641 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 425227 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
Narrative:
At 30 NM out of dtw the lead flight attendant informed me that a passenger was starting a planned miscarriage of her dead baby. The passenger made it very clear that she did not want any medical assistance, but was requesting that we not delay. We informed ATC that we may have a medical emergency, and what if any delays can we expect? ATC said none now, and turned us onto base leg. On final at about the marker, the flight attendant informed us that the woman was now hemorrhaging and in the bathroom. I immediately asked ATC for medical assistance, but forgot to declare an emergency. We landed with the passenger in the bathroom and the flight attendant assisting her. Once on the ground ATC expedited our taxi to the gate and the medical personnel boarded to assist.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FLC IN AN ACR B727 FORGOT TO DECLARE AN EMER WHEN A PAX STARTED TO HEMORRHAGE, HOWEVER, THEY DID INFORM THE CTLR ABOUT THE BLEEDING AND REQUESTED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. THE FLC WERE ALLOWED TO EXPEDITE TAXIING TO THE GATE.
Narrative: AT 30 NM OUT OF DTW THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED ME THAT A PAX WAS STARTING A PLANNED MISCARRIAGE OF HER DEAD BABY. THE PAX MADE IT VERY CLR THAT SHE DID NOT WANT ANY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, BUT WAS REQUESTING THAT WE NOT DELAY. WE INFORMED ATC THAT WE MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMER, AND WHAT IF ANY DELAYS CAN WE EXPECT? ATC SAID NONE NOW, AND TURNED US ONTO BASE LEG. ON FINAL AT ABOUT THE MARKER, THE FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED US THAT THE WOMAN WAS NOW HEMORRHAGING AND IN THE BATHROOM. I IMMEDIATELY ASKED ATC FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, BUT FORGOT TO DECLARE AN EMER. WE LANDED WITH THE PAX IN THE BATHROOM AND THE FLT ATTENDANT ASSISTING HER. ONCE ON THE GND ATC EXPEDITED OUR TAXI TO THE GATE AND THE MEDICAL PERSONNEL BOARDED TO ASSIST.
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.