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B757-200 crew had an ill passenger aboard the aircraft. There was an onboard nurse passenger that requested expedited handling.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 630601 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : charted visual arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Balloon |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 630601 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 630595 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event : passenger illness conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : tcas other flight crewa other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Passenger Human Performance |
Narrative:
I elected to expedite arrival to lga per request of onboard nurse tending an ill passenger. In expediting I used captain's emergency authority/authorized and requested expedited handling on arrival to lga. I was offered a visual approach to runway 31 and on descent to the airport maintained a speed in excess of 250 KIAS for a short time below 10000 ft. Additionally, I was issued traffic well in advance that a blimp was 'being moved' away from our arrival path, and we saw it visually from the final fix for the runway (runway 31 expressway visual approach). We did pass below the blimp as I turned final and did receive a TCASII warning. All involved were in radio contact, tower, blimp, and us, and we all had visual contact as the WX was clear, and we all agreed there was no conflict.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757-200 CREW HAD AN ILL PAX ABOARD THE ACFT. THERE WAS AN ONBOARD NURSE PAX THAT REQUESTED EXPEDITED HANDLING.
Narrative: I ELECTED TO EXPEDITE ARR TO LGA PER REQUEST OF ONBOARD NURSE TENDING AN ILL PAX. IN EXPEDITING I USED CAPT'S EMER AUTH AND REQUESTED EXPEDITED HANDLING ON ARR TO LGA. I WAS OFFERED A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 31 AND ON DSCNT TO THE ARPT MAINTAINED A SPD IN EXCESS OF 250 KIAS FOR A SHORT TIME BELOW 10000 FT. ADDITIONALLY, I WAS ISSUED TFC WELL IN ADVANCE THAT A BLIMP WAS 'BEING MOVED' AWAY FROM OUR ARR PATH, AND WE SAW IT VISUALLY FROM THE FINAL FIX FOR THE RWY (RWY 31 EXPRESSWAY VISUAL APCH). WE DID PASS BELOW THE BLIMP AS I TURNED FINAL AND DID RECEIVE A TCASII WARNING. ALL INVOLVED WERE IN RADIO CONTACT, TWR, BLIMP, AND US, AND WE ALL HAD VISUAL CONTACT AS THE WX WAS CLR, AND WE ALL AGREED THERE WAS NO CONFLICT.
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.