<< >> NASA ASRS Report 418504, October 1998

A descending FK100 flight crew declares an emergency when ATC delays into ewr become too long for the fuel remaining on the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	418504
Time
Date	199810
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bwz
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	418504
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	418298
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

En route to ewr, told to hold at fqm. Advised only 10 mins holding fuel. With help from dispatch and assurance from ATC, were reclred fqm arrival, expect no further holding. Next controller started intrail separations and we advised we were at minimum fuel and probably going to divert to mdt. He right away cleared us on course. Upon checking in with new york approach, he stated we could now expect 25 min vector delays from sweet intersection to touchdown. Based on that information we had no choice but to declare an emergency for fuel. We were cleared direct and landed uneventfully. Supplemental information from acn 418298: approximately 5 mins from landing, told to expect about 25 min delay or declare emergency. I declared an emergency knowing a further delay could possibly compromise the safe arrival of the flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DSNDING FK100 FLC DECLARES AN EMER WHEN ATC DELAYS INTO EWR BECOME TOO LONG FOR THE FUEL REMAINING ON THE ACFT.

Narrative: ENRTE TO EWR, TOLD TO HOLD AT FQM. ADVISED ONLY 10 MINS HOLDING FUEL. WITH HELP FROM DISPATCH AND ASSURANCE FROM ATC, WERE RECLRED FQM ARR, EXPECT NO FURTHER HOLDING. NEXT CTLR STARTED INTRAIL SEPARATIONS AND WE ADVISED WE WERE AT MINIMUM FUEL AND PROBABLY GOING TO DIVERT TO MDT. HE RIGHT AWAY CLRED US ON COURSE. UPON CHKING IN WITH NEW YORK APCH, HE STATED WE COULD NOW EXPECT 25 MIN VECTOR DELAYS FROM SWEET INTXN TO TOUCHDOWN. BASED ON THAT INFO WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DECLARE AN EMER FOR FUEL. WE WERE CLRED DIRECT AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 418298: APPROX 5 MINS FROM LNDG, TOLD TO EXPECT ABOUT 25 MIN DELAY OR DECLARE EMER. I DECLARED AN EMER KNOWING A FURTHER DELAY COULD POSSIBLY COMPROMISE THE SAFE ARR OF THE FLT.

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.