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An md-80 arriving at its destination with minimum fuel was directed to go-around due to an airport emergency. They declared a fuel emergency and received appropriate special handling; arriving at the gate with fuel remaining of 2;700 pounds.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1120949 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201310 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-83 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Other Go Around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
On final approach; with an expected touch down of 5;500 pounds of fuel; we were instructed to go around because of an airport emergency. On the go around we informed tower of our low fuel situation and subsequently declared a low fuel emergency. We touched down with 3;400 pounds. After some delay (because of the airport emergency); we arrived at the gate with 2;700 pounds of fuel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An MD-80 arriving at its destination with minimum fuel was directed to go-around due to an airport emergency. They declared a fuel emergency and received appropriate special handling; arriving at the gate with fuel remaining of 2;700 LBS.
Narrative: On final approach; with an expected touch down of 5;500 LBS of fuel; we were instructed to go around because of an airport emergency. On the go around we informed Tower of our low fuel situation and subsequently declared a low fuel emergency. We touched down with 3;400 LBS. After some delay (because of the airport emergency); we arrived at the gate with 2;700 LBS of fuel.
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.