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B727-200 crew had a passenger medical emergency arriving at ord. Captain exercised emergency authority/authorized to get passenger on the ground as fast as possible.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 509725 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200109 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau.artcc tracon : c90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time type : 2618 |
| ASRS Report | 509725 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 5 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Exceeded 250 KTS below 10000 ft for medical emergency. Passenger went unconscious and unresponsive 40 mi from ord. Declared lifeguard and medical emergency with ATC and dispatch.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727-200 CREW HAD A PAX MEDICAL EMER ARRIVING AT ORD. CAPT EXERCISED EMER AUTH TO GET PAX ON THE GND AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
Narrative: EXCEEDED 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT FOR MEDICAL EMER. PAX WENT UNCONSCIOUS AND UNRESPONSIVE 40 MI FROM ORD. DECLARED LIFEGUARD AND MEDICAL EMER WITH ATC AND DISPATCH.
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.