ACR WITH MEDICAL EMERGENCY WAS DELAYED IN LNDG DUE TO GO AROUND ISSUED BY TWR FOR CONFLICTING TRAFFIC IN POSITION ON RWY. TWR WAS NOT INFORMED BY APCH CTL THAT AN EMERGENCY SITUATION EXISTED.

1988-02 · NASA ASRS report 82307

Date: 1988-02 · Aircraft: Medium Large Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng

Anomalies: other-unspecified

Synopsis

ACR WITH MEDICAL EMERGENCY WAS DELAYED IN LNDG DUE TO GO AROUND ISSUED BY TWR FOR CONFLICTING TRAFFIC IN POSITION ON RWY. TWR WAS NOT INFORMED BY APCH CTL THAT AN EMERGENCY SITUATION EXISTED.

Narrative

AT 20 DME SW OF BDL; F/A ADVISED CREW OF SICK PAX. OXYGEN WAS BEING ADMINISTERED AND IT WAS FELT THAT THE CONDITION OF THE PAX WAS SERIOUS. I INSTRUCTED THE F/O TO ADVISE COMPANY AT BDL THAT WE WOULD REQUIRE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE UPON ARR. AT THIS TIME; I ADVISED BDL APCH THAT THERE WAS A MEDICAL PROB ONBOARD AND REQUESTED EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING. APCH CONCURRED AND VECTORED FLT FOR A TURN ONTO THE FINAL APCH COURSE (ILS 33) AT THE OM. WHEN WE WERE HANDED OFF TO THE TWR FREQ; THE LCL CTLR ASKED US TO SLOW TO FINAL APCH SPD TO ACCOMMODATE DEPARTING TFC. MY RESPONSE WAS THAT MY ACFT WAS ALREADY AT ITS FINAL APCH SPD GIVEN THE WINDS AND ACFT WT. AT THIS POINT; THE DEPARTING ACFT WAS HOLDING IN POS FOR TKOF ON RWY 33 AND MY FLT WAS ON A 2-3 MI FINAL. TWR INSTRUCTED MY FLT TO GO AROUND. I RESPONDED BY ASKING FOR A LNDG CLRNC IN LIGHT OF THE MEDICAL EMER ONBOARD. TWR RESPONDED THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY MEDICAL PROBS ONBOARD MY FLT; AGAIN INSTRUCTED US TO GO AROUND; REFUSING TO MAKE THE ACFT IN POS VACATE THE RWY. A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED AND LNDG WAS MADE APPROX 5 MINS LATER. I SPOKE TO THE TWR SUPVR MOMENTS LATER. HIS RESPONSE WAS THAT APCH NEVER INFORMED THE LCL CTLR OF THE MEDICAL PROB. THEREFORE; ADEQUATE COORD WAS NEVER MADE TO INSURE THE EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING REQUESTED.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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