<< >> NASA ASRS Report 392139, January 1998

MD80S aircraft on arrival to mia was vectored south for delays due to WX in airport area. When fuel was approaching reserve flight crew declared an emergency and was vectored to mia with priority handling.

Attributes
ACN	392139
Time
Date	199801
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mia
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zma tower : apa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other other
Route In Use	arrival other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	392139
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	392140
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On heatt arrival were informed WX had closed the arrival. We were vectored south, began looking at fuel. Were given direct freeport to depart 180 degrees. Were told vector would be approximately 3 mins. Fuel still ok. Asked again how long and were told 20 mi. We decided that was our limit. As that came up, we asked and were told 30 more mi. Said we wanted to divert to fll. Were given turn and clearance. Winds were strong, so we declared minimum fuel to prevent additional vectoring. ATC then offered us mia (which was slightly closer) with no delays -- we accepted. It became apparent we would be slightly below reserve fuel on landing, so we declared emergency for fuel. ATC then offered landing runway 27R which we again accepted. We landed without incident slightly below reserve fuel.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80S ACFT ON ARR TO MIA WAS VECTORED S FOR DELAYS DUE TO WX IN ARPT AREA. WHEN FUEL WAS APCHING RESERVE FLC DECLARED AN EMER AND WAS VECTORED TO MIA WITH PRIORITY HANDLING.

Narrative: ON HEATT ARR WERE INFORMED WX HAD CLOSED THE ARR. WE WERE VECTORED S, BEGAN LOOKING AT FUEL. WERE GIVEN DIRECT FREEPORT TO DEPART 180 DEGS. WERE TOLD VECTOR WOULD BE APPROX 3 MINS. FUEL STILL OK. ASKED AGAIN HOW LONG AND WERE TOLD 20 MI. WE DECIDED THAT WAS OUR LIMIT. AS THAT CAME UP, WE ASKED AND WERE TOLD 30 MORE MI. SAID WE WANTED TO DIVERT TO FLL. WERE GIVEN TURN AND CLRNC. WINDS WERE STRONG, SO WE DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL VECTORING. ATC THEN OFFERED US MIA (WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY CLOSER) WITH NO DELAYS -- WE ACCEPTED. IT BECAME APPARENT WE WOULD BE SLIGHTLY BELOW RESERVE FUEL ON LNDG, SO WE DECLARED EMER FOR FUEL. ATC THEN OFFERED LNDG RWY 27R WHICH WE AGAIN ACCEPTED. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT SLIGHTLY BELOW RESERVE 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.