Narrative:

Approximately 30 mins after takeoff, the cockpit was advised of an ill passenger, female age 72. A nurse relayed the patient's condition and stats, which were in turn forwarded to the air carrier's medical team via dispatch. As the flight progressed, her condition deteriorated to the point where our medical team advised us to divert to las. I used captain's emergency authority/authorized to make an in-flight diversion, due to passenger illness. I also used captain's emergency authority/authorized to land overweight (approximately 340000 pounds) at las. In both instances, I declared an emergency with ATC. After the required overweight and ETOPS inspections were completed in las, the flight continued to hnl. Fatigue became a factor from this point on. As we approached hnl and began to lower flaps, an EICAS message, 'te flap asymmetry,' was observed when flaps 20 were selected. While the procedure for the problem was initiated, the hnl tower badgered us about lasho operations, even though we advised them of our problem. I should have declared another emergency, but felt not enough time remained before landing to answer questions from the tower and complete the procedure. A normal landing was made with flaps 20.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 CAPT RPTED NUMEROUS PROBS ON HIS FLT FROM DFW TO HNL, WITH AN INFLT EMER DIVERSION TO LAS.

Narrative: APPROX 30 MINS AFTER TKOF, THE COCKPIT WAS ADVISED OF AN ILL PAX, FEMALE AGE 72. A NURSE RELAYED THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AND STATS, WHICH WERE IN TURN FORWARDED TO THE ACR'S MEDICAL TEAM VIA DISPATCH. AS THE FLT PROGRESSED, HER CONDITION DETERIORATED TO THE POINT WHERE OUR MEDICAL TEAM ADVISED US TO DIVERT TO LAS. I USED CAPT'S EMER AUTH TO MAKE AN INFLT DIVERSION, DUE TO PAX ILLNESS. I ALSO USED CAPT'S EMER AUTH TO LAND OVERWT (APPROX 340000 LBS) AT LAS. IN BOTH INSTANCES, I DECLARED AN EMER WITH ATC. AFTER THE REQUIRED OVERWT AND ETOPS INSPECTIONS WERE COMPLETED IN LAS, THE FLT CONTINUED TO HNL. FATIGUE BECAME A FACTOR FROM THIS POINT ON. AS WE APCHED HNL AND BEGAN TO LOWER FLAPS, AN EICAS MSG, 'TE FLAP ASYMMETRY,' WAS OBSERVED WHEN FLAPS 20 WERE SELECTED. WHILE THE PROC FOR THE PROB WAS INITIATED, THE HNL TWR BADGERED US ABOUT LASHO OPS, EVEN THOUGH WE ADVISED THEM OF OUR PROB. I SHOULD HAVE DECLARED ANOTHER EMER, BUT FELT NOT ENOUGH TIME REMAINED BEFORE LNDG TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE TWR AND COMPLETE THE PROC. A NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE WITH FLAPS 20.

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.