Emergency declared account low fuel state by air carrier large transport.

Attributes
ACN	244688
Time
Date	199306
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mke airport : ord
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 12 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	244688
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We declared emergency fuel en route from den to ord. Initially we were rerted due to en route WX. As we arrived in the ord area the airport was closed to all arrs. No alternate was required prior to departing den. We picked mke for the alternate, however, en route to mke we were informed that a thunderstorm was over the field. At this point, with the fuel state remaining, we made a decision to land at grr in VFR conditions.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMER DECLARED ACCOUNT LOW FUEL STATE BY ACR LGT.

Narrative: WE DECLARED EMER FUEL ENRTE FROM DEN TO ORD. INITIALLY WE WERE RERTED DUE TO ENRTE WX. AS WE ARRIVED IN THE ORD AREA THE ARPT WAS CLOSED TO ALL ARRS. NO ALTERNATE WAS REQUIRED PRIOR TO DEPARTING DEN. WE PICKED MKE FOR THE ALTERNATE, HOWEVER, ENRTE TO MKE WE WERE INFORMED THAT A TSTM WAS OVER THE FIELD. AT THIS POINT, WITH THE FUEL STATE REMAINING, WE MADE A DECISION TO LAND AT GRR IN VFR 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.