MD80 crew diverted to aus with an ill passenger.

Attributes
ACN	497380
Time
Date	200101
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zhu.artcc
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 31000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	497380
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 crewb other other : 4 other other : 2 other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Medical diversion. Diverted to aus due to ill passenger. Declared emergency, overweight landing. Normal operations otherwise.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW DIVERTED TO AUS WITH AN ILL PAX.

Narrative: MEDICAL DIVERSION. DIVERTED TO AUS DUE TO ILL PAX. DECLARED EMER, OVERWT LNDG. NORMAL OPS OTHERWISE.

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.