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An air carrier crew exceeds 250 KTS below 10000 ft after coordinating with approach control using captain's emergency authority/authorized. A medical emergency was on the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 530391 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200111 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : bwg.vortac |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 31000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other other vortac |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 530391 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : cab 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Advised by flight attendant of passenger with a medical problem. At FL310 advised diabetic coma related. Declared emergency and diverted to ZZZ. Called dispatch and advised of problem and request of medical assistance at gate for passenger. In descent requested permission to exceed 250 KTS below 10000 ft with ZZZ approach and completed short approach. Paramedics met the aircraft. Passenger and family removed and flight continued to destination.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CREW EXCEEDS 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT AFTER COORDINATING WITH APCH CTL USING CAPT'S EMER AUTH. A MEDICAL EMER WAS ON THE ACFT.
Narrative: ADVISED BY FLT ATTENDANT OF PAX WITH A MEDICAL PROB. AT FL310 ADVISED DIABETIC COMA RELATED. DECLARED EMER AND DIVERTED TO ZZZ. CALLED DISPATCH AND ADVISED OF PROB AND REQUEST OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AT GATE FOR PAX. IN DSCNT REQUESTED PERMISSION TO EXCEED 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT WITH ZZZ APCH AND COMPLETED SHORT APCH. PARAMEDICS MET THE ACFT. PAX AND FAMILY REMOVED AND FLT CONTINUED TO DEST.
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.