A passenger illness results in landing short of destination.

Attributes
ACN	591557
Time
Date	200308
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zab.artcc
State Reference	AZ
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zab.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 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	591557
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Z time: XA00. Frequency/altitude: lax approach. ATC facility: lax approach. Location: phx. Emergency divert due to doctor's assessment of ill passenger. Medical emergency declared.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PAX ILLNESS RESULTS IN LNDG SHORT OF DEST.

Narrative: Z TIME: XA00. FREQ/ALT: LAX APCH. ATC FACILITY: LAX APCH. LOCATION: PHX. EMER DIVERT DUE TO DOCTOR'S ASSESSMENT OF ILL PAX. MEDICAL EMER DECLARED.

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.