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A B747-400 missed the approach at ZZZZ because of thunderstorm; declared a fuel emergency and landed at ZZZ1 to refuel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 706380 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200608 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | landing : missed approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 706380 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
We made a missed approach at ZZZZ because of thunderstorm activity close to airport. Started published missed approach but discontinued because of cumulonimbus and flew a heading that would avoid them. Declared 'emergency fuel' and got priority vectors to ZZZZ1 airport. Landed safely; refueled; and returned to ZZZZ and after WX cleared.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B747-400 MISSED THE APCH AT ZZZZ BECAUSE OF TSTM; DECLARED A FUEL EMER AND LANDED AT ZZZ1 TO REFUEL.
Narrative: WE MADE A MISSED APCH AT ZZZZ BECAUSE OF TSTM ACTIVITY CLOSE TO ARPT. STARTED PUBLISHED MISSED APCH BUT DISCONTINUED BECAUSE OF CUMULONIMBUS AND FLEW A HDG THAT WOULD AVOID THEM. DECLARED 'EMER FUEL' AND GOT PRIORITY VECTORS TO ZZZZ1 ARPT. LANDED SAFELY; REFUELED; AND RETURNED TO ZZZZ AND AFTER WX CLRED.
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.