Narrative:

Rerelease flight plan over romda. Requested 5380 ft, we had 5840 ft to start out. We got assigned 2000 ft below our requested altitude. Over north pacific, fuel log showed above estimated fuel. The entire trip, WX at jfk went below forecast minimum, 1/4 mi broken, 300 ft overcast. Over in VOR we were told to hold. Informed ATC couldn't hold. Want to go to bdl. Got cleared direct bdl, descend 9000 ft. As we turned to bdl, ATC told us no delays now for jfk. They gave us priority handling direct mad VOR direct CCC VOR direct rober direct jfk. We would be on ground 15-20 mins. Fuel now 20.0. We got vectors, slowed up. At a low altitude, fuel was going fast. As we intercepted the localizer runway 22R, fuel now 14.5, WX now 300 ft overcast, tower visibility 1/4 mi, RVR runway 22R 6000 ft. We declared an emergency, went direct ewr and landed. WX at ewr 3200 ft overcast, 10 SM visibility, 180 degrees at 8 KTS. On 2 mi final, tower told us tower visibility now up. They could see the whole airport. We broke out at 300 ft. I called landing at about 100 ft. Just about to flare, we got a windshear warning. I told the crew I was using captain emergency authority/authorized and landing and not going around. I could see the entire runway. Visibility still 6000 ft, fuel at time was 13.9. To go around would have led to a much greater problem. We were on speed in a stable condition. Landed, taxied to gate. Arrival fuel was 13.6. In hindsight, bdl was the choice to make. Supplemental information from acn 597766: I made a call to ATC that 'we' were declaring an emergency and landing as cleared. Tower asked if we needed assistance on the rollout and I reported negative.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B777 RUNS LOW ON FUEL, ENDS UP DECLARING AN EMER AND LANDED IN A WINDSHEAR CONDITION DUE TO LACK OF FUEL TO GO AROUND.

Narrative: RERELEASE FLT PLAN OVER ROMDA. REQUESTED 5380 FT, WE HAD 5840 FT TO START OUT. WE GOT ASSIGNED 2000 FT BELOW OUR REQUESTED ALT. OVER NORTH PACIFIC, FUEL LOG SHOWED ABOVE ESTIMATED FUEL. THE ENTIRE TRIP, WX AT JFK WENT BELOW FORECAST MINIMUM, 1/4 MI BROKEN, 300 FT OVCST. OVER IN VOR WE WERE TOLD TO HOLD. INFORMED ATC COULDN'T HOLD. WANT TO GO TO BDL. GOT CLRED DIRECT BDL, DSND 9000 FT. AS WE TURNED TO BDL, ATC TOLD US NO DELAYS NOW FOR JFK. THEY GAVE US PRIORITY HANDLING DIRECT MAD VOR DIRECT CCC VOR DIRECT ROBER DIRECT JFK. WE WOULD BE ON GND 15-20 MINS. FUEL NOW 20.0. WE GOT VECTORS, SLOWED UP. AT A LOW ALT, FUEL WAS GOING FAST. AS WE INTERCEPTED THE LOC RWY 22R, FUEL NOW 14.5, WX NOW 300 FT OVCST, TWR VISIBILITY 1/4 MI, RVR RWY 22R 6000 FT. WE DECLARED AN EMER, WENT DIRECT EWR AND LANDED. WX AT EWR 3200 FT OVCST, 10 SM VISIBILITY, 180 DEGS AT 8 KTS. ON 2 MI FINAL, TWR TOLD US TWR VISIBILITY NOW UP. THEY COULD SEE THE WHOLE ARPT. WE BROKE OUT AT 300 FT. I CALLED LNDG AT ABOUT 100 FT. JUST ABOUT TO FLARE, WE GOT A WINDSHEAR WARNING. I TOLD THE CREW I WAS USING CAPT EMER AUTH AND LNDG AND NOT GOING AROUND. I COULD SEE THE ENTIRE RWY. VISIBILITY STILL 6000 FT, FUEL AT TIME WAS 13.9. TO GO AROUND WOULD HAVE LED TO A MUCH GREATER PROB. WE WERE ON SPD IN A STABLE CONDITION. LANDED, TAXIED TO GATE. ARR FUEL WAS 13.6. IN HINDSIGHT, BDL WAS THE CHOICE TO MAKE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 597766: I MADE A CALL TO ATC THAT 'WE' WERE DECLARING AN EMER AND LNDG AS CLRED. TWR ASKED IF WE NEEDED ASSISTANCE ON THE ROLLOUT AND I RPTED NEGATIVE.

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.