<< >> NASA ASRS Report 614041, April 2004

An MD80 captain reported that an ill passenger caused him to declare an emergency and land at pvd, which happened to be the flight's destination.

Attributes
ACN	614041
Time
Date	200404
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pvd.airport
State Reference	RI
Altitude	msl single value : 24000
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zbw.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	614041
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 flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Declared medical emergency. Flight attendant called and said a passenger had passed out and nurse was on board and the nurse advised to have medical personnel meet us at the gate. Advised ATC we had a medical emergency. Pvd was the closest airport and also our destination. ATC and pvd operations did a great job of handling the situation. The nurse on board also did an outstanding job.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 CAPT RPTED THAT AN ILL PAX CAUSED HIM TO DECLARE AN EMER AND LAND AT PVD, WHICH HAPPENED TO BE THE FLT'S DEST.

Narrative: DECLARED MEDICAL EMER. FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND SAID A PAX HAD PASSED OUT AND NURSE WAS ON BOARD AND THE NURSE ADVISED TO HAVE MEDICAL PERSONNEL MEET US AT THE GATE. ADVISED ATC WE HAD A MEDICAL EMER. PVD WAS THE CLOSEST ARPT AND ALSO OUR DEST. ATC AND PVD OPS DID A GREAT JOB OF HANDLING THE SIT. THE NURSE ON BOARD ALSO DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB.

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.