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An ill passenger with chest pains is cause for the flight crew to declare a medical emergency with P50 approach controller descending into phx, az.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 547984 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tus.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : u90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 547984 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 cab 4 pax |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
Location: arrival from east at tus. On descent into tus descending through 14000 ft, flight attendant informed me of a female passenger having chest pains and also having a hard time breathing. We declared a medical emergency and requested paramedics to meet the aircraft. Landing was normal and paramedics met the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ILL PAX WITH CHEST PAINS IS CAUSE FOR THE FLC TO DECLARE A MEDICAL EMER WITH P50 APCH CTLR DSNDING INTO PHX, AZ.
Narrative: LOCATION: ARR FROM E AT TUS. ON DSCNT INTO TUS DSNDING THROUGH 14000 FT, FLT ATTENDANT INFORMED ME OF A FEMALE PAX HAVING CHEST PAINS AND ALSO HAVING A HARD TIME BREATHING. WE DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER AND REQUESTED PARAMEDICS TO MEET THE ACFT. LNDG WAS NORMAL AND PARAMEDICS MET THE ACFT.
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.