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An international arrival of a B757 is low fuel status due to headwinds and requests priority handling under the 'minimum fuel' declaration an emergency is declared by controller to expedite landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 626000 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : n90.tracon |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zbw.artcc tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 259 flight time total : 14400 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 626000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Weather |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : n90.tracon |
Narrative:
During my crew rest we got redispatched to ewr with the proper amount of fuel of 29.7 pounds. The entry on the master flight plan was the totalized fuel amount which was about 900 pounds less. By the time I returned and realized that, I was given a direct routing to alb and we were showing more than planned at destination. I notified dispatch of our new status. During the last 1 hour 30 mins of the flight, the winds increased by 90 KTS of sustained headwind and the FMC was showing 7.8 for landing. I notified dispatch and requested priority handling, they agreed. When captain returned and was advised, he declared 'minimum fuel' with ZBW. Then new york approach wanted to vector us around and when we declined they declared an 'emergency' for us, but they never really gave us any priority handling. We landed with 6.1 pounds and blocked in with 5.9 pounds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN INTL ARR OF A B757 IS LOW FUEL STATUS DUE TO HEADWINDS AND REQUESTS PRIORITY HANDLING UNDER THE 'MINIMUM FUEL' DECLARATION AN EMER IS DECLARED BY CTLR TO EXPEDITE LNDG.
Narrative: DURING MY CREW REST WE GOT REDISPATCHED TO EWR WITH THE PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL OF 29.7 LBS. THE ENTRY ON THE MASTER FLT PLAN WAS THE TOTALIZED FUEL AMOUNT WHICH WAS ABOUT 900 LBS LESS. BY THE TIME I RETURNED AND REALIZED THAT, I WAS GIVEN A DIRECT ROUTING TO ALB AND WE WERE SHOWING MORE THAN PLANNED AT DEST. I NOTIFIED DISPATCH OF OUR NEW STATUS. DURING THE LAST 1 HR 30 MINS OF THE FLT, THE WINDS INCREASED BY 90 KTS OF SUSTAINED HEADWIND AND THE FMC WAS SHOWING 7.8 FOR LNDG. I NOTIFIED DISPATCH AND REQUESTED PRIORITY HANDLING, THEY AGREED. WHEN CAPT RETURNED AND WAS ADVISED, HE DECLARED 'MINIMUM FUEL' WITH ZBW. THEN NEW YORK APCH WANTED TO VECTOR US AROUND AND WHEN WE DECLINED THEY DECLARED AN 'EMER' FOR US, BUT THEY NEVER REALLY GAVE US ANY PRIORITY HANDLING. WE LANDED WITH 6.1 LBS AND BLOCKED IN WITH 5.9 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.