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B737-400 flight crew requested an ATC diversion to another airport for a medical emergency together with relief from the maximum airspeed restr under 10000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 518754 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mcc.tracon |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa.artcc tracon : mcc.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Route In Use | approach : visual arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | controller military : 17 controller radar : 20 controller supervisory : 2 flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 2000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : air speed indicator other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued advisory flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
During emergency medical diversion, I requested and received approval to exceed 250 KTS below 10000 ft. Sac approach issued the approval. We maintained approximately 300 KTS until 3 mi final, visual approach to runway 16R.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-400 FLC REQUESTED AN ATC DIVERSION TO ANOTHER ARPT FOR A MEDICAL EMER TOGETHER WITH RELIEF FROM THE MAX AIRSPD RESTR UNDER 10000 FT.
Narrative: DURING EMER MEDICAL DIVERSION, I REQUESTED AND RECEIVED APPROVAL TO EXCEED 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT. SAC APCH ISSUED THE APPROVAL. WE MAINTAINED APPROX 300 KTS UNTIL 3 MI FINAL, VISUAL APCH TO RWY 16R.
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.