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Holding at low altitude flight crew judged fuel to be critical declared emergency for immediate approach and landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 182625 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199106 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia tower : ict |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 178 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 182625 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight was legally dispatched from sxm to mia, no alternate. Dispatch release takeoff fuel was 28800#. Actual takeoff fuel was 31500#. Flight progressed on profile with normal fuel burn. Nearing mia, ATC issued an early descent off profile. The lower altitude caused an increase in fuel consumption. Later, ATC issued west vectors taking the flight away from mia and possible diversion fields. Since where and how long this vectoring would continue was unknown, the captain felt it prudent to declare emergency fuel. The flight landed at mia with 5900 pounds of fuel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HOLDING AT LOW ALT FLT CREW JUDGED FUEL TO BE CRITICAL DECLARED EMERGENCY FOR IMMEDIATE APCH AND LNDG.
Narrative: FLT WAS LEGALLY DISPATCHED FROM SXM TO MIA, NO ALTERNATE. DISPATCH RELEASE TKOF FUEL WAS 28800#. ACTUAL TKOF FUEL WAS 31500#. FLT PROGRESSED ON PROFILE WITH NORMAL FUEL BURN. NEARING MIA, ATC ISSUED AN EARLY DSNT OFF PROFILE. THE LOWER ALT CAUSED AN INCREASE IN FUEL CONSUMPTION. LATER, ATC ISSUED W VECTORS TAKING THE FLT AWAY FROM MIA AND POSSIBLE DIVERSION FIELDS. SINCE WHERE AND HOW LONG THIS VECTORING WOULD CONTINUE WAS UNKNOWN, THE CAPT FELT IT PRUDENT TO DECLARE EMER FUEL. THE FLT LANDED AT MIA WITH 5900 LBS OF FUEL.
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.