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A B737-300 captain, on a flight from ZZZ1 to ZZZ2 reported that an emergency was declared due to a passenger's medical emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 628995 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 628995 |
| 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 Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Somewhere between ZZZ1 and ZZZ2, 1ST flight attendant called and informed of passenger with intense stomach pain. First officer contacted medlink. I began looking at airports, and pulled altitude charts for 2223. Flight attendant arrived shortly and we spoke with medlink. Reinforced with flight attendant that we can put the plane down whenever, if necessary. Asked center for priority handling. Unable to get direct to ZZZ VORTAC for military airspace. Eventually passenger's pains increased and declared an emergency, and cleared direct ZZZ. Everything ran so smooth, until we landed, and were given a gate change, and no rampers to marshall us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 CAPT, ON A FLT FROM ZZZ1 TO ZZZ2 RPTED THAT AN EMER WAS DECLARED DUE TO A PAX'S MEDICAL EMER.
Narrative: SOMEWHERE BTWN ZZZ1 AND ZZZ2, 1ST FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND INFORMED OF PAX WITH INTENSE STOMACH PAIN. FO CONTACTED MEDLINK. I BEGAN LOOKING AT ARPTS, AND PULLED ALT CHARTS FOR 2223. FLT ATTENDANT ARRIVED SHORTLY AND WE SPOKE WITH MEDLINK. REINFORCED WITH FLT ATTENDANT THAT WE CAN PUT THE PLANE DOWN WHENEVER, IF NECESSARY. ASKED CTR FOR PRIORITY HANDLING. UNABLE TO GET DIRECT TO ZZZ VORTAC FOR MIL AIRSPACE. EVENTUALLY PAX'S PAINS INCREASED AND DECLARED AN EMER, AND CLRED DIRECT ZZZ. EVERYTHING RAN SO SMOOTH, UNTIL WE LANDED, AND WERE GIVEN A GATE CHANGE, AND NO RAMPERS TO MARSHALL US.
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.