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Flight crew of a widebody transport declared an emergency due to low fuel and diverted to an alternate airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 324544 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sac airport : smf |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 23000 msl bound upper : 23000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zoa tower : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 324544 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Fuel divert. Departing ord we asked for a release for more fuel, we received it. Then incurred a 2 hour delay. We taxied and shut down engines. En route to sfo we made 3100 pounds of fuel by MVA. Then we were rerted to eni for the GOLDN3 arrival. At eni we were vectored north 330 degrees, captain called dispatch for information on alternatives. They said go to rno. ATC continued to vector us. We informed them that in 20 mins we had to divert. They said it might be tight. At divert fuel we asked for direct rno, they vectored us north of rno. Finally we were cleared to FL230 after being held down for traffic, then cleared to sac. At 10 mi west of sac we were cleared direct to rno. The captain loaded the FMS for rno. When arrival was entered it said insufficient fuel. We were just past sac. The captain declared an emergency and asked for direct smf. We were cleared to smf and landed uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A WDB DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO LOW FUEL AND DIVERTED TO AN ALTERNATE ARPT.
Narrative: FUEL DIVERT. DEPARTING ORD WE ASKED FOR A RELEASE FOR MORE FUEL, WE RECEIVED IT. THEN INCURRED A 2 HR DELAY. WE TAXIED AND SHUT DOWN ENGS. ENRTE TO SFO WE MADE 3100 LBS OF FUEL BY MVA. THEN WE WERE RERTED TO ENI FOR THE GOLDN3 ARR. AT ENI WE WERE VECTORED N 330 DEGS, CAPT CALLED DISPATCH FOR INFO ON ALTERNATIVES. THEY SAID GO TO RNO. ATC CONTINUED TO VECTOR US. WE INFORMED THEM THAT IN 20 MINS WE HAD TO DIVERT. THEY SAID IT MIGHT BE TIGHT. AT DIVERT FUEL WE ASKED FOR DIRECT RNO, THEY VECTORED US N OF RNO. FINALLY WE WERE CLRED TO FL230 AFTER BEING HELD DOWN FOR TFC, THEN CLRED TO SAC. AT 10 MI W OF SAC WE WERE CLRED DIRECT TO RNO. THE CAPT LOADED THE FMS FOR RNO. WHEN ARR WAS ENTERED IT SAID INSUFFICIENT FUEL. WE WERE JUST PAST SAC. THE CAPT DECLARED AN EMER AND ASKED FOR DIRECT SMF. WE WERE CLRED TO SMF AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.
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.