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B737-300 flight crew declared emergency due to low fuel resulting in diverting to another airport than the flight planned alternate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 533334 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdc.artcc |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 28000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc tower : lvk.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 15300 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 533334 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel quantity gauges other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Weather Passenger Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
On flight abcd fll to isp with 26800 pounds of fuel, with two altitude orf/alb. ATC advised us the isp RVR was 2200 ft as we were descending for isp. ATC offered to keep us close to isp incase RVR came up. The captain communicated with disp while I flew the aircraft and ATC. The captain communicated with dispatch at least 3 times while we held in vicinity of isp. During this time the RVR went down to 1600 ft and fluctuated around 1800 ft. Dispatch changed our alternate to bwi (said WX was VFR at bwi). Dispatch wanted us to hold until we were down to 9400 pounds of fuel. The captain called dispatch at 10400 pounds of fuel and said we were going to bwi. We departed the isp area with 10200 pounds of fuel. We climbed to 28000 ft. The FMC was showing arriving at bwi with 2500 pounds of fuel. We checked the FMC and crossed checked with the VOR and ATC verified our dist to bwi. During this time the flight attendants informed us of a medical emergency. The captain kept trying to communicate our situation to dispatch, however they were not giving us any solutions. We were now north of acy and I suggested landing there at phl. The captain declared a fuel emergency and we landed at acy which was VFR. Fuel on board after engine shutdown was 5700 pounds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 FLT CREW DECLARED EMER DUE TO LOW FUEL RESULTING IN DIVERTING TO ANOTHER ARPT THAN THE FLT PLANNED ALTERNATE.
Narrative: ON FLT ABCD FLL TO ISP WITH 26800 LBS OF FUEL, WITH TWO ALT ORF/ALB. ATC ADVISED US THE ISP RVR WAS 2200 FT AS WE WERE DSNDING FOR ISP. ATC OFFERED TO KEEP US CLOSE TO ISP INCASE RVR CAME UP. THE CAPT COMMUNICATED WITH DISP WHILE I FLEW THE ACFT AND ATC. THE CAPT COMMUNICATED WITH DISPATCH AT LEAST 3 TIMES WHILE WE HELD IN VICINITY OF ISP. DURING THIS TIME THE RVR WENT DOWN TO 1600 FT AND FLUCTUATED AROUND 1800 FT. DISPATCH CHANGED OUR ALTERNATE TO BWI (SAID WX WAS VFR AT BWI). DISPATCH WANTED US TO HOLD UNTIL WE WERE DOWN TO 9400 LBS OF FUEL. THE CAPT CALLED DISPATCH AT 10400 LBS OF FUEL AND SAID WE WERE GOING TO BWI. WE DEPARTED THE ISP AREA WITH 10200 LBS OF FUEL. WE CLIMBED TO 28000 FT. THE FMC WAS SHOWING ARRIVING AT BWI WITH 2500 LBS OF FUEL. WE CHECKED THE FMC AND CROSSED CHECKED WITH THE VOR AND ATC VERIFIED OUR DIST TO BWI. DURING THIS TIME THE FLT ATTENDANTS INFORMED US OF A MEDICAL EMER. THE CAPT KEPT TRYING TO COMMUNICATE OUR SIT TO DISPATCH, HOWEVER THEY WERE NOT GIVING US ANY SOLUTIONS. WE WERE NOW NORTH OF ACY AND I SUGGESTED LNDG THERE AT PHL. THE CAPT DECLARED A FUEL EMER AND WE LANDED AT ACY WHICH WAS VFR. FUEL ON BOARD AFTER ENG SHUTDOWN WAS 5700 LBS.
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.