Air carrier medium large transport flight crew declares a fuel concern at pit.

Attributes
ACN	180010
Time
Date	199105
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pit
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	180010
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6500
ASRS Report	180016
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I flew flight from eri to pit. I had fuel of approximately 10000#, approximately 3000# to pit, 1800 to alternate (cak) and 4000 reserve = 8800#. Left approximately 1200 pounds for holding. Went to pit and asked by ATC to slow to 170 KTS, 30 KTS below clean speed. Had to use slats and flaps. With only 1000-1200 pounds to play with. Asked sequence and told we were #19 for approach. Told controller we had 15-20 mins to deal with before we had to go to alternate for fuel. Controller gave us priority handling and we became #4 for landing. We tried to communicate a minimum fuel advisor to let approach know that after 15-20 mins were up, we wouldn't land at pit, and we would have to proceed to the alternate. When we landed at pit, we had approximately 6200 pounds of fuel left (reserve plus alternate plus 400#). I didn't want to wait too long before approach knew we might have to go to our alternate. We appreciated the priority handling (which we did not ask for). I called supervisor and he didn't seem really happy with what I did. I told him I would rather tell someone why I did do something instead of telling why I didn't do something.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG FLT CREW DECLARES A FUEL CONCERN AT PIT.

Narrative: I FLEW FLT FROM ERI TO PIT. I HAD FUEL OF APPROX 10000#, APPROX 3000# TO PIT, 1800 TO ALTERNATE (CAK) AND 4000 RESERVE = 8800#. LEFT APPROX 1200 LBS FOR HOLDING. WENT TO PIT AND ASKED BY ATC TO SLOW TO 170 KTS, 30 KTS BELOW CLEAN SPD. HAD TO USE SLATS AND FLAPS. WITH ONLY 1000-1200 LBS TO PLAY WITH. ASKED SEQUENCE AND TOLD WE WERE #19 FOR APCH. TOLD CTLR WE HAD 15-20 MINS TO DEAL WITH BEFORE WE HAD TO GO TO ALTERNATE FOR FUEL. CTLR GAVE US PRIORITY HANDLING AND WE BECAME #4 FOR LNDG. WE TRIED TO COMMUNICATE A MINIMUM FUEL ADVISOR TO LET APCH KNOW THAT AFTER 15-20 MINS WERE UP, WE WOULDN'T LAND AT PIT, AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PROCEED TO THE ALTERNATE. WHEN WE LANDED AT PIT, WE HAD APPROX 6200 LBS OF FUEL LEFT (RESERVE PLUS ALTERNATE PLUS 400#). I DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT TOO LONG BEFORE APCH KNEW WE MIGHT HAVE TO GO TO OUR ALTERNATE. WE APPRECIATED THE PRIORITY HANDLING (WHICH WE DID NOT ASK FOR). I CALLED SUPVR AND HE DIDN'T SEEM REALLY HAPPY WITH WHAT I DID. I TOLD HIM I WOULD RATHER TELL SOMEONE WHY I DID DO SOMETHING INSTEAD OF TELLING WHY I DIDN'T DO SOMETHING.

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.