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An air carrier aircraft gets priority handling to dtw during a declared medical emergency flight assist from ZOB controller while over djb, oh.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 431966 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : djb.vortac |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl single value : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zob.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 431966 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Lead flight attendant advised of a problem with a passenger in back. He was on the floor, unconscious. Passenger was unresponsive, so medical emergency declared with ZOB. Priority handling to dtw with approach to runway 3L and turnoff straight in to gate with paramedics waiting. Excellent coordination from both ATC and dtw approach. Passenger recovered.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR ACFT GETS PRIORITY HANDLING TO DTW DURING A DECLARED MEDICAL EMER FLT ASSIST FROM ZOB CTLR WHILE OVER DJB, OH.
Narrative: LEAD FLT ATTENDANT ADVISED OF A PROB WITH A PAX IN BACK. HE WAS ON THE FLOOR, UNCONSCIOUS. PAX WAS UNRESPONSIVE, SO MEDICAL EMER DECLARED WITH ZOB. PRIORITY HANDLING TO DTW WITH APCH TO RWY 3L AND TURNOFF STRAIGHT IN TO GATE WITH PARAMEDICS WAITING. EXCELLENT COORD FROM BOTH ATC AND DTW APCH. PAX RECOVERED.
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.