Flight crew of an medium large transport declared an emergency and landed at destination due to an ill passenger. Crew exceeded the maximum airspeed below 10000 ft.

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Attributes
ACN	462081
Time
Date	200001
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zob.artcc
State Reference	OH
Altitude	msl single value : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
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 : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	462081
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Declared medical emergency. Passenger said she thought it was a stroke. Continued to dtw, however, once below 10000 ft, we did exceed 250 KTS (340 KTS), as we were trying to expedite our arrival at the gate. Upon arrival, passenger said she was fine. On board doctor thought it was sinus related.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED AT DEST DUE TO AN ILL PAX. CREW EXCEEDED THE MAX AIRSPD BELOW 10000 FT.

Narrative: DECLARED MEDICAL EMER. PAX SAID SHE THOUGHT IT WAS A STROKE. CONTINUED TO DTW, HOWEVER, ONCE BELOW 10000 FT, WE DID EXCEED 250 KTS (340 KTS), AS WE WERE TRYING TO EXPEDITE OUR ARR AT THE GATE. UPON ARR, PAX SAID SHE WAS FINE. ON BOARD DOCTOR THOUGHT IT WAS SINUS RELATED.

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.