An MD80 flight crew declares a medical emergency after the flight attendant informs them of an ill p...

Attributes
ACN	601740
Time
Date	200312
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower tower : oma.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 17c
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	601740
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

On approach to runway 17C at dfw, received a call from flight attendant that passenger was ill. Declared a medical emergency, landed on runway 17R, taxied to gate. Paramedics took passenger off of plane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 FLT CREW DECLARES A MEDICAL EMER AFTER THE FLT ATTENDANT INFORMS THEM OF AN ILL PAX.

Narrative: ON APCH TO RWY 17C AT DFW, RECEIVED A CALL FROM FLT ATTENDANT THAT PAX WAS ILL. DECLARED A MEDICAL EMER, LANDED ON RWY 17R, TAXIED TO GATE. PARAMEDICS TOOK PAX OFF OF PLANE.

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.

An MD80 flight crew declares a medical emergency after the flight attendant informs them of an ill passenger.