A B737-800-900 captain reported that he exceeded 250 KIAS below 10000 ft, in ZNY's airspace, due to an emergency descent and approach due to a passenger suffering a heart attack.

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Attributes
ACN	630714
Time
Date	200409
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : zny.artcc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 34000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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	630714
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	cabin event : passenger illness other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Passenger Human Performance
Primary Problem	Passenger Human Performance

Narrative:

Medical emergency: potential heart attack. Doctor on board recommended landing as quickly as possible as time was critical. Exceeded 250 KTS below 10000 ft after declaring an emergency with ATC.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-800-900 CAPT RPTED THAT HE EXCEEDED 250 KIAS BELOW 10000 FT, IN ZNY'S AIRSPACE, DUE TO AN EMER DSCNT AND APCH DUE TO A PAX SUFFERING A HEART ATTACK.

Narrative: MEDICAL EMER: POTENTIAL HEART ATTACK. DOCTOR ON BOARD RECOMMENDED LNDG AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AS TIME WAS CRITICAL. EXCEEDED 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT AFTER DECLARING AN EMER WITH ATC.

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.