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B757 on final to ewr is unable to sight preceding heavy traffic, is issued ATC go around resulting in fuel emergency declaration.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 639336 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200412 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 22l |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 639336 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 639335 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 27000 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
Captain declared a fuel emergency to ensure expeditious handling in the ewr pattern after a directed breakout and go around from the ILS runway 22L at ewr. Just outside the marker on initial contact with tower, we were informed that traffic 4.5 NM ahead was a B767 and asked to report it in sight. At night against the dense lights of the ewr area, captain (PNF) informed controller we were unable to make positive contact. Tower canceled approach clearance and directed a go around in accordance with published missed approach procedures. On initial contact with new york approach, captain declared minimum fuel (7.2K remaining). Soon thereafter, controller informed us to expect 50 flying mi to touchdown and inquired if we were able. Captain said no, and declared the fuel emergency. We received expedited handling and were told we had been moved up from #20 to #12 in sequence. Subsequent approach and landing uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 ON FINAL TO EWR IS UNABLE TO SIGHT PRECEDING HVY TFC, IS ISSUED ATC GAR RESULTING IN FUEL EMER DECLARATION.
Narrative: CAPT DECLARED A FUEL EMER TO ENSURE EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING IN THE EWR PATTERN AFTER A DIRECTED BREAKOUT AND GAR FROM THE ILS RWY 22L AT EWR. JUST OUTSIDE THE MARKER ON INITIAL CONTACT WITH TWR, WE WERE INFORMED THAT TFC 4.5 NM AHEAD WAS A B767 AND ASKED TO RPT IT IN SIGHT. AT NIGHT AGAINST THE DENSE LIGHTS OF THE EWR AREA, CAPT (PNF) INFORMED CTLR WE WERE UNABLE TO MAKE POSITIVE CONTACT. TWR CANCELED APCH CLRNC AND DIRECTED A GAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH PUBLISHED MISSED APCH PROCS. ON INITIAL CONTACT WITH NEW YORK APCH, CAPT DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL (7.2K REMAINING). SOON THEREAFTER, CTLR INFORMED US TO EXPECT 50 FLYING MI TO TOUCHDOWN AND INQUIRED IF WE WERE ABLE. CAPT SAID NO, AND DECLARED THE FUEL EMER. WE RECEIVED EXPEDITED HANDLING AND WERE TOLD WE HAD BEEN MOVED UP FROM #20 TO #12 IN SEQUENCE. SUBSEQUENT APCH AND LNDG UNEVENTFUL.
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.