Air carrier large transport had to declare a fuel emergency to get priority handling on a WX diversi...

Attributes
ACN	181119
Time
Date	199106
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute airway : n90
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	181119
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

On approach to VOR-G runway 22 at lga. A sudden wind shift made the favored runway 31. Approximately 5-7 mi from airport 3000-4000 ft, 250 KTS. The controller asked if we had filed in site, which we did. He then cleared us for visibility 31. Too high and fast we advised coming through approximately 1500 ft. Controller then issued a left 360 degree turn. Halfway through the turn we declared a missed approach, after entering rain and turbulence, at about 1000 ft. No mention of rain or turbulence was ever given to us on ATIS or by local control, we headed to harford, but due to severe turbulence we decided on pvd. On climb to 10000 ft, airspeed and altitude (rate of climb) were hard to maintain. At one point altitude went from 5500-4500 ft and speed from 250-290 KTS. On arrival in pvd with about 1 hour of fuel remaining local control there advised us we would be #4 for approach. With the WX decaying in this area we decided to declare a fuel emergency which worked out great for a visual landing to the north at pvd. My main point to communicate here is what I felt was a bad setup by ATC, and the lack of communication from them on the local WX conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LGT HAD TO DECLARE A FUEL EMERGENCY TO GET PRIORITY HANDLING ON A WX DIVERSION FROM LGA TO PVD.

Narrative: ON APCH TO VOR-G RWY 22 AT LGA. A SUDDEN WIND SHIFT MADE THE FAVORED RWY 31. APPROX 5-7 MI FROM ARPT 3000-4000 FT, 250 KTS. THE CTLR ASKED IF WE HAD FILED IN SITE, WHICH WE DID. HE THEN CLRED US FOR VIS 31. TOO HIGH AND FAST WE ADVISED COMING THROUGH APPROX 1500 FT. CTLR THEN ISSUED A L 360 DEG TURN. HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN WE DECLARED A MISSED APCH, AFTER ENTERING RAIN AND TURB, AT ABOUT 1000 FT. NO MENTION OF RAIN OR TURB WAS EVER GIVEN TO US ON ATIS OR BY LCL CTL, WE HEADED TO HARFORD, BUT DUE TO SEVERE TURB WE DECIDED ON PVD. ON CLB TO 10000 FT, AIRSPD AND ALT (RATE OF CLB) WERE HARD TO MAINTAIN. AT ONE POINT ALT WENT FROM 5500-4500 FT AND SPD FROM 250-290 KTS. ON ARR IN PVD WITH ABOUT 1 HR OF FUEL REMAINING LCL CTL THERE ADVISED US WE WOULD BE #4 FOR APCH. WITH THE WX DECAYING IN THIS AREA WE DECIDED TO DECLARE A FUEL EMER WHICH WORKED OUT GREAT FOR A VISUAL LNDG TO THE N AT PVD. MY MAIN POINT TO COMMUNICATE HERE IS WHAT I FELT WAS A BAD SETUP BY ATC, AND THE LACK OF COM FROM THEM ON THE LCL WX CONDITIONS.

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.

Air carrier large transport had to declare a fuel emergency to get priority handling on a WX diversion from lga to pvd.