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MD80 air carrier gets priority handling into pit due to remaining fuel. Reporter states that a wide 360 degree turn due to traffic congestion and full passenger load caused excessive fuel burn.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 354655 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pit |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 354655 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
WX was deteriorating and we got a very long off airway vector from cleveland ATC due to congestion. This caused us to burn into reserve fuel and we had to declare minimum fuel with pit approach. They then gave us priority vectors into pit. The vector was a complete 360 degree circle that cost us approximately 2000 pounds of fuel. It was probably a 100 mi circle. We left our departure airport with legal fuel for the leg to pit but not any extra because we were full with passenger, freight, and luggage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 ACR GETS PRIORITY HANDLING INTO PIT DUE TO REMAINING FUEL. RPTR STATES THAT A WIDE 360 DEG TURN DUE TO TFC CONGESTION AND FULL PAX LOAD CAUSED EXCESSIVE FUEL BURN.
Narrative: WX WAS DETERIORATING AND WE GOT A VERY LONG OFF AIRWAY VECTOR FROM CLEVELAND ATC DUE TO CONGESTION. THIS CAUSED US TO BURN INTO RESERVE FUEL AND WE HAD TO DECLARE MINIMUM FUEL WITH PIT APCH. THEY THEN GAVE US PRIORITY VECTORS INTO PIT. THE VECTOR WAS A COMPLETE 360 DEG CIRCLE THAT COST US APPROX 2000 LBS OF FUEL. IT WAS PROBABLY A 100 MI CIRCLE. WE LEFT OUR DEP ARPT WITH LEGAL FUEL FOR THE LEG TO PIT BUT NOT ANY EXTRA BECAUSE WE WERE FULL WITH PAX, FREIGHT, AND LUGGAGE.
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.