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Erj-170 flight crew reported landing at destination with less than minimum reserve fuel on their four hour plus leg.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1240474 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201502 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
We had a very long flight to airport ZZZ. We had nearly full tanks of gas; took off at maximum weight and still had very little extra fuel. We flew the flight exactly as planned; but fuel numbers slowly deteriorated over the 4+ hour flight. About three hours into the flight; we determined that we would land in ZZZ with minimum reserves. We queried ATC; dispatch; and the ACARS econ speeds page to verify that we were flying the most fuel efficient speed and altitude. All available data at the time showed that we would arrive in ZZZ with required fuel reserves. As we started the descent to ZZZ the numbers started to deteriorate further so we declared 'minimum fuel'. ATC said there would be no delays to ZZZ and with a lack of suitable alternates at that time; we determined it would be best to continue to ZZZ since we were half way down the arrival. About 60nm from ZZZ the FMS estimated landing with less than 2000 pounds of fuel; so we asked for priority and direct to the airport. ATC accommodated our request and we landed uneventfully; but with less than reserve fuel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ERJ-170 flight crew reported landing at destination with less than minimum reserve fuel on their four hour plus leg.
Narrative: We had a very long flight to Airport ZZZ. We had nearly full tanks of gas; took off at maximum weight and still had very little extra fuel. We flew the flight exactly as planned; but fuel numbers slowly deteriorated over the 4+ hour flight. About three hours into the flight; we determined that we would land in ZZZ with minimum reserves. We queried ATC; dispatch; and the ACARS Econ Speeds page to verify that we were flying the most fuel efficient speed and altitude. All available data at the time showed that we would arrive in ZZZ with required fuel reserves. As we started the descent to ZZZ the numbers started to deteriorate further so we declared 'minimum fuel'. ATC said there would be no delays to ZZZ and with a lack of suitable alternates at that time; we determined it would be best to continue to ZZZ since we were half way down the arrival. About 60nm from ZZZ the FMS estimated landing with less than 2000 pounds of fuel; so we asked for priority and direct to the airport. ATC accommodated our request and we landed uneventfully; but with less than reserve fuel.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.