A captain flying a B767, on high minimums is unable to land at iad because of WX. Captain declares an emergency in order to obtain proper altitudes for fuel consumption.

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Attributes
ACN	379110
Time
Date	199709
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : jfk
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
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	descent : approach other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time total : 18500 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	379110
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Going from lax to iad. Flight leaving on sep/xa/97. WX forecast to be good all morning. Aircraft ahead of us made a missed approach due to fog. We made a missed also due to fog. Being vectored for a different approach, WX went below landing minimums. Holding at iad, had to talk to dispatch through iad operations due to unable to contact them on other frequency. Told them we had to go. They said to go to bwi, first alternate. Being vectored for the approach, the WX went down. We headed for our second alternate (rdu). Iad operations called and dispatch said WX should hold and to go to jfk. Being held at low to mid altitude, told center we needed higher altitude and direct jfk. Also getting low on fuel. Being kept low and needed priority with no delays, declared an emergency. They gave us higher and direct to jfk. Center, approach, and tower handled us great. Everyone involved did a great job. Due to the rapidly deteriorating WX that was our forecast, there weren't many options available. It would have been nice to have been able to talk with dispatch directly instead of through operations at iad.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CAPT FLYING A B767, ON HIGH MINIMUMS IS UNABLE TO LAND AT IAD BECAUSE OF WX. CAPT DECLARES AN EMER IN ORDER TO OBTAIN PROPER ALTS FOR FUEL CONSUMPTION.

Narrative: GOING FROM LAX TO IAD. FLT LEAVING ON SEP/XA/97. WX FORECAST TO BE GOOD ALL MORNING. ACFT AHEAD OF US MADE A MISSED APCH DUE TO FOG. WE MADE A MISSED ALSO DUE TO FOG. BEING VECTORED FOR A DIFFERENT APCH, WX WENT BELOW LNDG MINIMUMS. HOLDING AT IAD, HAD TO TALK TO DISPATCH THROUGH IAD OPS DUE TO UNABLE TO CONTACT THEM ON OTHER FREQ. TOLD THEM WE HAD TO GO. THEY SAID TO GO TO BWI, FIRST ALTERNATE. BEING VECTORED FOR THE APCH, THE WX WENT DOWN. WE HEADED FOR OUR SECOND ALTERNATE (RDU). IAD OPS CALLED AND DISPATCH SAID WX SHOULD HOLD AND TO GO TO JFK. BEING HELD AT LOW TO MID ALT, TOLD CTR WE NEEDED HIGHER ALT AND DIRECT JFK. ALSO GETTING LOW ON FUEL. BEING KEPT LOW AND NEEDED PRIORITY WITH NO DELAYS, DECLARED AN EMER. THEY GAVE US HIGHER AND DIRECT TO JFK. CTR, APCH, AND TWR HANDLED US GREAT. EVERYONE INVOLVED DID A GREAT JOB. DUE TO THE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING WX THAT WAS OUR FORECAST, THERE WEREN'T MANY OPTIONS AVAILABLE. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TALK WITH DISPATCH DIRECTLY INSTEAD OF THROUGH OPS AT IAD.

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.