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Captain of air carrier medium large transport aircraft requested and received priority handling due to expected low fuel for continued holding and new destination route given by company dispatch.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 228631 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199212 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : emi airport : bwi |
| State Reference | MD |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bwi |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 228631 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight was a nonstop lax-bwi. Gwr was the alternate. Before mgw we were given delay vectors. At msy we were put in holding for 2 turns with 15 mi legs. We were then put in holding at EMI. The approach in use was VOR runway 10 landing 10. While holding at EMI dispatch told us to divert to ewr. On handoff to center we were advised that ewr was holding and not accepting traffic from center. Bwi was the closest airport. We requested priority handling to bwi due to fuel. Dispatch then gave us phl as our alternate. We had sufficient fuel to fly the approach to bwi fly to phl and still have reserve fuel but we had used all holding fuel. At gate in bwi we had 6300 pounds. Fuel burn to phl was 2600 pounds, reserve was 3600. The request for priority handling was justified.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF ACR MLG ACFT REQUESTED AND RECEIVED PRIORITY HANDLING DUE TO EXPECTED LOW FUEL FOR CONTINUED HOLDING AND NEW DEST RTE GIVEN BY COMPANY DISPATCH.
Narrative: FLT WAS A NONSTOP LAX-BWI. GWR WAS THE ALTERNATE. BEFORE MGW WE WERE GIVEN DELAY VECTORS. AT MSY WE WERE PUT IN HOLDING FOR 2 TURNS WITH 15 MI LEGS. WE WERE THEN PUT IN HOLDING AT EMI. THE APCH IN USE WAS VOR RWY 10 LNDG 10. WHILE HOLDING AT EMI DISPATCH TOLD US TO DIVERT TO EWR. ON HDOF TO CTR WE WERE ADVISED THAT EWR WAS HOLDING AND NOT ACCEPTING TFC FROM CTR. BWI WAS THE CLOSEST ARPT. WE REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING TO BWI DUE TO FUEL. DISPATCH THEN GAVE US PHL AS OUR ALTERNATE. WE HAD SUFFICIENT FUEL TO FLY THE APCH TO BWI FLY TO PHL AND STILL HAVE RESERVE FUEL BUT WE HAD USED ALL HOLDING FUEL. AT GATE IN BWI WE HAD 6300 POUNDS. FUEL BURN TO PHL WAS 2600 POUNDS, RESERVE WAS 3600. THE REQUEST FOR PRIORITY HANDLING WAS JUSTIFIED.
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.