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Flight crew of cargo carrier casa 212 has routing change which puts them in a low fuel situation. Minimum fuel declared and vectored to airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 382965 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : yip |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 382965 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I flight planned from rfd to yip for 15000 ft on an IFR flight plan reversing the course I had received on the way up there. There were no forecast ATC delays or bad WX conditions. I had planned for a 1 hour and 15 min time en route with a 45 min reserve. Once airborne we were given an unexpected routing which increased our time en route. The low fuel lights on both tanks came on about 8 mins from the field (yip). (This means we have 15 mins left in the tanks.) detroit had us on a vector away from the field for other traffic. Pending any other delays I decided to declare minimum fuel and we were cleared direct. No other problems resulted. Next time I am dealing with navigating chicago airspace I will definitely carry a few extra hundred pounds -- at least 30 extra mins of fuel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF CARGO CARRIER CASA 212 HAS ROUTING CHANGE WHICH PUTS THEM IN A LOW FUEL SIT. MINIMUM FUEL DECLARED AND VECTORED TO ARPT.
Narrative: I FLT PLANNED FROM RFD TO YIP FOR 15000 FT ON AN IFR FLT PLAN REVERSING THE COURSE I HAD RECEIVED ON THE WAY UP THERE. THERE WERE NO FORECAST ATC DELAYS OR BAD WX CONDITIONS. I HAD PLANNED FOR A 1 HR AND 15 MIN TIME ENRTE WITH A 45 MIN RESERVE. ONCE AIRBORNE WE WERE GIVEN AN UNEXPECTED ROUTING WHICH INCREASED OUR TIME ENRTE. THE LOW FUEL LIGHTS ON BOTH TANKS CAME ON ABOUT 8 MINS FROM THE FIELD (YIP). (THIS MEANS WE HAVE 15 MINS LEFT IN THE TANKS.) DETROIT HAD US ON A VECTOR AWAY FROM THE FIELD FOR OTHER TFC. PENDING ANY OTHER DELAYS I DECIDED TO DECLARE MINIMUM FUEL AND WE WERE CLRED DIRECT. NO OTHER PROBS RESULTED. NEXT TIME I AM DEALING WITH NAVING CHICAGO AIRSPACE I WILL DEFINITELY CARRY A FEW EXTRA HUNDRED LBS -- AT LEAST 30 EXTRA MINS OF FUEL.
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.