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Air carrier flight crew reported fuel issues during approach and landing in weather/turbulence that was worse than forecasted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1516175 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FNT.Airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
On our descent through approximately 8;000 ft we experienced moderate turbulence and windy conditions along with snow. The winds continued to become very gusty and seemed to be worse than advertised. On the final approach an additional 5 kts was added to vref but airspeed continued to fluctuate. The decision was made to continue due to a late night flight; two aircraft behind us on final; and tower was closing for the night. The weather conditions varied and with lower than planned fuel due to an hour and fifteen minute long wait for de-ice prior to takeoff we just wanted to get the aircraft on the ground at flint.the cause was due to turbulent and gusty wind conditions. The winds were the most that the PF had experienced during their time at [company].in the future the more experienced pilot should be the one flying. A decision that both pilots need to recognize and make. I would also say that continued exposure to wind shear in sim sessions would help mitigate situations such as this one. We were also not given any extra fuel for the deicing process; thankfully we asked for more once we realized we would be de-icing but I think more contingency fuel should always be added to late night flights to outstations this time of year for unpredictable weather conditions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier flight crew reported fuel issues during approach and landing in weather/turbulence that was worse than forecasted.
Narrative: On our descent through approximately 8;000 ft we experienced moderate turbulence and windy conditions along with snow. The winds continued to become very gusty and seemed to be worse than advertised. On the final approach an additional 5 kts was added to Vref but airspeed continued to fluctuate. The decision was made to continue due to a late night flight; two aircraft behind us on final; and tower was closing for the night. The weather conditions varied and with lower than planned fuel due to an hour and fifteen minute long wait for de-ice prior to takeoff we just wanted to get the aircraft on the ground at Flint.The cause was due to turbulent and gusty wind conditions. The winds were the most that the PF had experienced during their time at [Company].In the future the more experienced pilot should be the one flying. A decision that both pilots need to recognize and make. I would also say that continued exposure to wind shear in sim sessions would help mitigate situations such as this one. We were also not given any extra fuel for the deicing process; thankfully we asked for more once we realized we would be de-icing but I think more contingency fuel should always be added to late night flights to outstations this time of year for unpredictable weather conditions.
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.