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Flight crew of an A320 requested and received priority handling after starting descent from FL370 in order to expedite landing for 2 sick passenger. In addition, crew requested and received approval to exceed the below 10000 ft speed restr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 485114 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tpa.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 9900 msl bound upper : 37000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zjx.artcc tracon : tpa.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : vacating altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival star : ns |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 485114 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On top of descent, 2 passenger developed medical sits. Requested and received priority handling. Approaching 10000 ft, requested and received clearance to exceed 250 KTS till final.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN A320 REQUESTED AND RECEIVED PRIORITY HANDLING AFTER STARTING DSCNT FROM FL370 IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE LNDG FOR 2 SICK PAX. IN ADDITION, CREW REQUESTED AND RECEIVED APPROVAL TO EXCEED THE BELOW 10000 FT SPD RESTR.
Narrative: ON TOP OF DSCNT, 2 PAX DEVELOPED MEDICAL SITS. REQUESTED AND RECEIVED PRIORITY HANDLING. APCHING 10000 FT, REQUESTED AND RECEIVED CLRNC TO EXCEED 250 KTS TILL FINAL.
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.