B747-400 encounters unforecast WX delays at foreign airport. Holding patterns and a windshear induced go around on final approach dictate diversion to an unauthorized military emergency airport due to low fuel condition.

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Attributes
ACN	712483
Time
Date	200610
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzzz.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Weather Elements	Windshear Turbulence Rain
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 5500
ASRS Report	712483
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : wind shear warning
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : executed go around flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft Airport
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Placed in holding pattern due to unforecast WX at ZZZZ. Efc 15 mins. No hold fuel planned on flight planned fuel and only 12 mins of extra fuel available. Flight planned fuel was legal for original forecast. Expected further clearance extended; declared minimum fuel. Vectored from holding pattern shortly thereafter. Flew ILS runway 34L in heavy rain and moderate turbulence. Windshear alert warning at approximately 200 ft. Initiated windshear escape maneuver. Transitioned to normal missed approach after warning subsided. Informed approach that we were minimum fuel and requested vector to alternate ZZZZ1. Approach stated that ZZZZ1 was full and unavailable. We declared an emergency for low fuel and requested vector to ZZZZ2. We were vectored to ZZZZ2 at low altitude; flew approach in moderate turbulence and heavy rain to ZZZZ2; a single runway airport. Landed with 14.5 pounds fuel which equates to approximately 40 mins of hold fuel; or enough fuel for 2 missed approachs at a single runway airport. ZZZZ2 was our last option.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B747-400 ENCOUNTERS UNFORECAST WX DELAYS AT FOREIGN ARPT. HOLDING PATTERNS AND A WINDSHEAR INDUCED GAR ON FINAL APCH DICTATE DIVERSION TO AN UNAUTH MIL EMER ARPT DUE TO LOW FUEL CONDITION.

Narrative: PLACED IN HOLDING PATTERN DUE TO UNFORECAST WX AT ZZZZ. EFC 15 MINS. NO HOLD FUEL PLANNED ON FLT PLANNED FUEL AND ONLY 12 MINS OF EXTRA FUEL AVAILABLE. FLT PLANNED FUEL WAS LEGAL FOR ORIGINAL FORECAST. EXPECTED FURTHER CLRNC EXTENDED; DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL. VECTORED FROM HOLDING PATTERN SHORTLY THEREAFTER. FLEW ILS RWY 34L IN HVY RAIN AND MODERATE TURB. WINDSHEAR ALERT WARNING AT APPROX 200 FT. INITIATED WINDSHEAR ESCAPE MANEUVER. TRANSITIONED TO NORMAL MISSED APCH AFTER WARNING SUBSIDED. INFORMED APCH THAT WE WERE MINIMUM FUEL AND REQUESTED VECTOR TO ALTERNATE ZZZZ1. APCH STATED THAT ZZZZ1 WAS FULL AND UNAVAILABLE. WE DECLARED AN EMER FOR LOW FUEL AND REQUESTED VECTOR TO ZZZZ2. WE WERE VECTORED TO ZZZZ2 AT LOW ALT; FLEW APCH IN MODERATE TURB AND HVY RAIN TO ZZZZ2; A SINGLE RWY ARPT. LANDED WITH 14.5 LBS FUEL WHICH EQUATES TO APPROX 40 MINS OF HOLD FUEL; OR ENOUGH FUEL FOR 2 MISSED APCHS AT A SINGLE RWY ARPT. ZZZZ2 WAS OUR LAST OPTION.

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.