<< >> NASA ASRS Report 629207, August 2004

An A330 captain reported that an ill passenger caused him to declare a medical emergency with ZDC before landing at the planned destination of phl.

Attributes
ACN	629207
Time
Date	200408
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz1.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A330
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20500 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	629207
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:

Asthmatic passenger felt ill. Flight attendant administered oxygen and requested paramedics meet the flight upon arrival in ZZZ. Declared medical emergency. No further problems.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A330 CAPT RPTED THAT AN ILL PAX CAUSED HIM TO DECLARE A MEDICAL EMER WITH ZDC BEFORE LNDG AT THE PLANNED DEST OF PHL.

Narrative: ASTHMATIC PAX FELT ILL. FLT ATTENDANT ADMINISTERED OXYGEN AND REQUESTED PARAMEDICS MEET THE FLT UPON ARR IN ZZZ. DECLARED MEDICAL EMER. NO FURTHER PROBS.

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.