Reporter concern regarding fuel critical. Declared emergency for minimized arrival delay.

Attributes
ACN	159812
Time
Date	199009
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ayt
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 23000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Route In Use	enroute airway : ayt
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000
ASRS Report	159812
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 16000
ASRS Report	159811
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Our flight from berlin tegel airport, germany to ayt, turkey caused us to over burn fuel due to the following: required ATC lower flight levels of FL270, 250 and 230 than our flight plan of FL290 and FL330. Required higher mach speed (than lrc) by ATC. ATC rerouting, increasing our flight time. Higher than normal ATC delay at ayt under cav-ok conditions. We had a minimum fuel situation, but since the turkish ATC do not understand minimum fuel conditions as us ATC does, a declaration of an emergency was the only way to minimize our arrival delay. We blocked in with 3600# fuel. Above our normal operations. Top of descent was 4800#. Dal fuel was 5600 pounds. Ayt was cav-ok.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REPORTER CONCERN REGARDING FUEL CRITICAL. DECLARED EMERGENCY FOR MINIMIZED ARR DELAY.

Narrative: OUR FLT FROM BERLIN TEGEL ARPT, GERMANY TO AYT, TURKEY CAUSED US TO OVER BURN FUEL DUE TO THE FOLLOWING: REQUIRED ATC LOWER FLT LEVELS OF FL270, 250 AND 230 THAN OUR FLT PLAN OF FL290 AND FL330. REQUIRED HIGHER MACH SPD (THAN LRC) BY ATC. ATC REROUTING, INCREASING OUR FLT TIME. HIGHER THAN NORMAL ATC DELAY AT AYT UNDER CAV-OK CONDITIONS. WE HAD A MINIMUM FUEL SITUATION, BUT SINCE THE TURKISH ATC DO NOT UNDERSTAND MINIMUM FUEL CONDITIONS AS U.S. ATC DOES, A DECLARATION OF AN EMER WAS THE ONLY WAY TO MINIMIZE OUR ARR DELAY. WE BLOCKED IN WITH 3600# FUEL. ABOVE OUR NORMAL OPS. TOP OF DSNT WAS 4800#. DAL FUEL WAS 5600 LBS. AYT WAS CAV-OK.

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.