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Air carrier PIC reports no problem when using the minimum fuel declaration to ATC and was handled in an expedited manner to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 144141 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199004 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : iad |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : private pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 144149 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Declared minimum fuel when leaving holding. Requested approach and landing at destination or clearance to alternate. Received effective handling and control to destination. The system works--just thought you would like to know.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR PIC REPORTS NO PROBLEM WHEN USING THE MINIMUM FUEL DECLARATION TO ATC AND WAS HANDLED IN AN EXPEDITED MANNER TO DESTINATION.
Narrative: DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL WHEN LEAVING HOLDING. REQUESTED APCH AND LNDG AT DEST OR CLRNC TO ALTERNATE. RECEIVED EFFECTIVE HANDLING AND CTL TO DEST. THE SYS WORKS--JUST THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.
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.