<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1022088, July 2012

Dispatcher reported an aircraft was holding because of vip operations; but finally had to declare a fuel emergency when the delay dragged on.

Attributes
ACN	1022088
Time
Date	201207
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Person 1
Function	Dispatcher
Qualification	Dispatch Dispatcher
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue

Narrative:

Vip movement [resulted in] ATC hold; efc 20 minutes; held 20 minutes; given another 20 minutes airborne hold; unable to hold; declared emergency fuel and landed [with] 4;500 pounds; reserve fuel 3;199 pounds.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Dispatcher reported an aircraft was holding because of VIP operations; but finally had to declare a fuel emergency when the delay dragged on.

Narrative: VIP movement [resulted in] ATC hold; EFC 20 minutes; held 20 minutes; given another 20 minutes airborne hold; unable to hold; declared emergency fuel and landed [with] 4;500 LBS; reserve fuel 3;199 LBS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.