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Captain of air carrier medium large transport aircraft diverted for fuel due to calculated below minimum fuel at destination caused by unexpected ATC off course vectors.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 236591 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199303 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : drk |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 35000 msl bound upper : 35000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zab |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 236591 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The long runway (8/26) was closed at abq. Had to use runway 35 due to winds (320/18). Maximum allowable takeoff weight was 93800 pounds, which caused a landing fuel weight of 3900 pounds at lax. Agreed verbally with dispatch to launch and reassess fuel situation once airborne. Used the drake VOR (about halfway) as a decision point to divert or continue. Fuel was recomputed ahead of scheduled burn -- landing fuel in excess of 4400 pounds, but due to an extended off course vector away from desired direct routing, I diverted to phoenix because my personal comfort level had been exceeded. Refueled, refiled, and continued.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF ACR MLG ACFT DIVERTED FOR FUEL DUE TO CALCULATED BELOW MINIMUM FUEL AT DEST CAUSED BY UNEXPECTED ATC OFF COURSE VECTORS.
Narrative: THE LONG RWY (8/26) WAS CLOSED AT ABQ. HAD TO USE RWY 35 DUE TO WINDS (320/18). MAX ALLOWABLE TKOF WT WAS 93800 LBS, WHICH CAUSED A LNDG FUEL WT OF 3900 LBS AT LAX. AGREED VERBALLY WITH DISPATCH TO LAUNCH AND REASSESS FUEL SIT ONCE AIRBORNE. USED THE DRAKE VOR (ABOUT HALFWAY) AS A DECISION POINT TO DIVERT OR CONTINUE. FUEL WAS RECOMPUTED AHEAD OF SCHEDULED BURN -- LNDG FUEL IN EXCESS OF 4400 LBS, BUT DUE TO AN EXTENDED OFF COURSE VECTOR AWAY FROM DESIRED DIRECT ROUTING, I DIVERTED TO PHOENIX BECAUSE MY PERSONAL COMFORT LEVEL HAD BEEN EXCEEDED. REFUELED, REFILED, AND CONTINUED.
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.