B777 flight crew expedited landing for an ill passenger.

Attributes
ACN	543300
Time
Date	200204
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zfw.artcc
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw.artcc tracon : o90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	543300
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance none taken : detected after the fact other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

About 40 mins before landing I was advised that a passenger was ill. The cabin crew called for a doctor and one came forward. Mr X, medical doctor, attended to the passenger and we expedited our descent and arrival into dfw. Upon arrival at dfw, the gate was not positioned and we had to wait to be parked. This was after repeated calls to have assistance waiting at the gate. The medical technicians had not arrived yet either. Once the gate was brought up, we stayed with passenger until he was being cared for by the medical technicians. I want to commend the cabin crew for their professionalism during this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 FLC EXPEDITED LNDG FOR AN ILL PAX.

Narrative: ABOUT 40 MINS BEFORE LNDG I WAS ADVISED THAT A PAX WAS ILL. THE CABIN CREW CALLED FOR A DOCTOR AND ONE CAME FORWARD. MR X, MEDICAL DOCTOR, ATTENDED TO THE PAX AND WE EXPEDITED OUR DSCNT AND ARR INTO DFW. UPON ARR AT DFW, THE GATE WAS NOT POSITIONED AND WE HAD TO WAIT TO BE PARKED. THIS WAS AFTER REPEATED CALLS TO HAVE ASSISTANCE WAITING AT THE GATE. THE MEDICAL TECHNICIANS HAD NOT ARRIVED YET EITHER. ONCE THE GATE WAS BROUGHT UP, WE STAYED WITH PAX UNTIL HE WAS BEING CARED FOR BY THE MEDICAL TECHNICIANS. I WANT TO COMMEND THE CABIN CREW FOR THEIR PROFESSIONALISM DURING THIS INCIDENT.

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.