A B727 gets into a low fuel situation due to 2 missed approachs because of WX.

Attributes
ACN	520400
Time
Date	200107
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw.airport
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl single value : 10000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 5269
ASRS Report	762
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed missed approach
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Left for ord. Ord WX reporting runway 27L, RVR 1800 ft V 2800 ft. Shot 2 approachs to minimums both to a missed approach. Then diverted to dtw alternate airport. Notified dispatch of diversion through ACARS en route dtw. Dispatcher acknowledged receipt of divert on ACARS. Dtw WX was VFR landing on the runways 21. Several aircraft in pattern. We requested runway 3R due to fuel considerations with missed approachs and vectors heavy both ord and dtw. Minimum fuel was declared (by controller) to accommodate. Landed safely. (Note: dtw approach controller was irritable about our request. We were assigned runway 4R for landing.)

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727 GETS INTO A LOW FUEL SIT DUE TO 2 MISSED APCHS BECAUSE OF WX.

Narrative: LEFT FOR ORD. ORD WX RPTING RWY 27L, RVR 1800 FT V 2800 FT. SHOT 2 APCHS TO MINIMUMS BOTH TO A MISSED APCH. THEN DIVERTED TO DTW ALTERNATE ARPT. NOTIFIED DISPATCH OF DIVERSION THROUGH ACARS ENRTE DTW. DISPATCHER ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIPT OF DIVERT ON ACARS. DTW WX WAS VFR LNDG ON THE RWYS 21. SEVERAL ACFT IN PATTERN. WE REQUESTED RWY 3R DUE TO FUEL CONSIDERATIONS WITH MISSED APCHS AND VECTORS HVY BOTH ORD AND DTW. MINIMUM FUEL WAS DECLARED (BY CTLR) TO ACCOMMODATE. LANDED SAFELY. (NOTE: DTW APCH CTLR WAS IRRITABLE ABOUT OUR REQUEST. WE WERE ASSIGNED RWY 4R FOR LNDG.)

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.