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An A320 first officer reported that, due to passenger illness, a diversion was made to msp. The crew declared an emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 460866 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200001 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp.airport |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zmp.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 460866 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
We were cruising west of msp when the lead flight attendant came up and said an elderly woman was having heart trouble in the back of the aircraft. She called the clinic on the phone and we were then told it would be best to divert to msp, which we did. We declared a medical emergency and an emergency also because we had to plan an overweight landing. We also disregarded the 250 KT speed limit below 10000 ft to get on the ground as soon as possible. The whole system worked well and the coordination with the company and ATC could not have been better.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 FO RPTED THAT, DUE TO PAX ILLNESS, A DIVERSION WAS MADE TO MSP. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMER.
Narrative: WE WERE CRUISING W OF MSP WHEN THE LEAD FLT ATTENDANT CAME UP AND SAID AN ELDERLY WOMAN WAS HAVING HEART TROUBLE IN THE BACK OF THE ACFT. SHE CALLED THE CLINIC ON THE PHONE AND WE WERE THEN TOLD IT WOULD BE BEST TO DIVERT TO MSP, WHICH WE DID. WE DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND AN EMER ALSO BECAUSE WE HAD TO PLAN AN OVERWT LNDG. WE ALSO DISREGARDED THE 250 KT SPD LIMIT BELOW 10000 FT TO GET ON THE GND ASAP. THE WHOLE SYS WORKED WELL AND THE COORD WITH THE COMPANY AND ATC COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BETTER.
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.