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Large transport has vectoring for thunderstorms then on approach has warning flags on GS. Performs missed approach, diverts, declares minimum fuel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 243969 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199306 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other other |
| Route In Use | enroute : direct enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 137 flight time total : 2481 flight time type : 591 |
| ASRS Report | 243969 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight from bqn-jfk. WX reports showed that our flight would beat the thunderstorms to jfk. Upon arrival to jfk area, approach control had to vector us around a lot due to thunderstorms in area and a backup of airplane traffic into jfk. After cleared to jfk, and at about 1000 ft altitude on final approach, both GS's warning flags appeared, prompting a go around. We requested and received immediate clearance to philadelphia. En route to philadelphia, we noted that any vectoring or delays may cause a serious low fuel problem, therefore, the captain declared minimum fuel. We were cleared straight in for the approach and made an uneventful landing. During all phases of flight, we received great cooperation and professionalism from ATC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LGT HAS VECTORING FOR TSTMS THEN ON APCH HAS WARNING FLAGS ON GS. PERFORMS MISSED APCH, DIVERTS, DECLARES MINIMUM FUEL.
Narrative: FLT FROM BQN-JFK. WX RPTS SHOWED THAT OUR FLT WOULD BEAT THE TSTMS TO JFK. UPON ARR TO JFK AREA, APCH CTL HAD TO VECTOR US AROUND A LOT DUE TO TSTMS IN AREA AND A BACKUP OF AIRPLANE TFC INTO JFK. AFTER CLRED TO JFK, AND AT ABOUT 1000 FT ALT ON FINAL APCH, BOTH GS'S WARNING FLAGS APPEARED, PROMPTING A GAR. WE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED IMMEDIATE CLRNC TO PHILADELPHIA. ENRTE TO PHILADELPHIA, WE NOTED THAT ANY VECTORING OR DELAYS MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS LOW FUEL PROB, THEREFORE, THE CAPT DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL. WE WERE CLRED STRAIGHT IN FOR THE APCH AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. DURING ALL PHASES OF FLT, WE RECEIVED GREAT COOPERATION AND PROFESSIONALISM FROM ATC.
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.