<< >> NASA ASRS Report 542135, March 2002

A B777 PIC declared an emergency for fuel remaining after being denied priority handling by rjtj approach at rjaa, first officer.

Attributes
ACN	542135
Time
Date	200203
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rjaa.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rjaa.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	542135
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather ATC Human Performance Airport Airspace Structure
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Prior to descending into the nrt area we were informed of extreme crosswind conditions and reduced visibility due to blowing sand. On approach, the aircraft in front of us blew a tire on landing, closing the airport. Vectors to hnd were requested. Approaching hnd, we were informed that nrt had reopened. As we were vectored back to nrt (abeam nrt) we began to be vectored into holding with our sequence (#12), potentially causing us to burn below reserve plus alternate. I asked to be given priority due to this being our second attempt to land nrt. I was informed that I would need to declare an emergency. Given the extreme WX conditions and all other factors, I elected to declare emergency fuel. We were immediately vectored to a normal landing at nrt arriving at the gate with 16.8 on fuel.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B777 PIC DECLARED AN EMER FOR FUEL REMAINING AFTER BEING DENIED PRIORITY HANDLING BY RJTJ APCH AT RJAA, FO.

Narrative: PRIOR TO DSNDING INTO THE NRT AREA WE WERE INFORMED OF EXTREME XWIND CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SAND. ON APCH, THE ACFT IN FRONT OF US BLEW A TIRE ON LNDG, CLOSING THE ARPT. VECTORS TO HND WERE REQUESTED. APCHING HND, WE WERE INFORMED THAT NRT HAD REOPENED. AS WE WERE VECTORED BACK TO NRT (ABEAM NRT) WE BEGAN TO BE VECTORED INTO HOLDING WITH OUR SEQUENCE (#12), POTENTIALLY CAUSING US TO BURN BELOW RESERVE PLUS ALTERNATE. I ASKED TO BE GIVEN PRIORITY DUE TO THIS BEING OUR SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND NRT. I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD NEED TO DECLARE AN EMER. GIVEN THE EXTREME WX CONDITIONS AND ALL OTHER FACTORS, I ELECTED TO DECLARE EMER FUEL. WE WERE IMMEDIATELY VECTORED TO A NORMAL LNDG AT NRT ARRIVING AT THE GATE WITH 16.8 ON 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.