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A B757-200 crew declared 'minimum fuel.' TRACON changed to 'fuel emergency' after all new york area airports except ewr closed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 649269 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200503 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain Ice |
| 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 : 4r |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 649269 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 207 flight time total : 12800 flight time type : 4450 |
| ASRS Report | 649479 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to alternate |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Airspace Structure Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Flight originally scheduled to lga. Lga went below minimums. We decided to divert to jfk. While on vectors to runway 31R at jfk; WX went below minimums. Jfk switched to runway 4R. On final to runway 4R; jfk closed to all traffic. ATC asked our intentions. We responded that we needed to divert to ewr; which was still open; and declared minimum fuel (we had 8300 pounds). Approach control gave us a vector for ewr and told us he was declaring us a 'fuel emergency.' we responded that we were only stating 'minimum fuel' and he said 'trust me; looking at the traffic in the area; you need to be an emergency.' we continued on to ewr and landed without further problems. On arrival; we informed ground control that we did not need the emergency equipment and taxied to the gate; arriving with 6300 pounds. I trust that the controller was correct in declaring the emergency. We could not see the traffic we would have been behind without the expedited handling.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 CREW DECLARED 'MINIMUM FUEL.' TRACON CHANGED TO 'FUEL EMER' AFTER ALL NEW YORK AREA ARPTS EXCEPT EWR CLOSED.
Narrative: FLT ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO LGA. LGA WENT BELOW MINIMUMS. WE DECIDED TO DIVERT TO JFK. WHILE ON VECTORS TO RWY 31R AT JFK; WX WENT BELOW MINIMUMS. JFK SWITCHED TO RWY 4R. ON FINAL TO RWY 4R; JFK CLOSED TO ALL TFC. ATC ASKED OUR INTENTIONS. WE RESPONDED THAT WE NEEDED TO DIVERT TO EWR; WHICH WAS STILL OPEN; AND DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL (WE HAD 8300 LBS). APCH CTL GAVE US A VECTOR FOR EWR AND TOLD US HE WAS DECLARING US A 'FUEL EMER.' WE RESPONDED THAT WE WERE ONLY STATING 'MINIMUM FUEL' AND HE SAID 'TRUST ME; LOOKING AT THE TFC IN THE AREA; YOU NEED TO BE AN EMER.' WE CONTINUED ON TO EWR AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER PROBS. ON ARR; WE INFORMED GND CTL THAT WE DID NOT NEED THE EMER EQUIP AND TAXIED TO THE GATE; ARRIVING WITH 6300 LBS. I TRUST THAT THE CTLR WAS CORRECT IN DECLARING THE EMER. WE COULD NOT SEE THE TFC WE WOULD HAVE BEEN BEHIND WITHOUT THE EXPEDITED HANDLING.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.