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Dispatched with no alternate; flight crew divert to nearest suitable airport after declaring fuel emergency.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 717423 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon tower : mia.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| ASRS Report | 717423 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Company Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
The captain called me to advise he was diverting to ZZZ due to destination WX below landing minimums. He had held for a short time and also advised they had changed runways and then had a conflict with another airplane so he used extra fuel. He elected to divert to ZZZ because he said he was not sure he had the fuel to get to ZZZ1. He declared an emergency. He did not have an alternate and when he called dispatch on the radio; he had already committed going to ZZZ. I asked him if he could go to ZZZ1 but he did not respond. I did not have time to change his destination as I did not take the original radio call. He did not have enough fuel for an alternate. He landed in ZZZ.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DISPATCHED WITH NO ALTERNATE; FLT CREW DIVERT TO NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT AFTER DECLARING FUEL EMER.
Narrative: THE CAPT CALLED ME TO ADVISE HE WAS DIVERTING TO ZZZ DUE TO DEST WX BELOW LNDG MINIMUMS. HE HAD HELD FOR A SHORT TIME AND ALSO ADVISED THEY HAD CHANGED RWYS AND THEN HAD A CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER AIRPLANE SO HE USED EXTRA FUEL. HE ELECTED TO DIVERT TO ZZZ BECAUSE HE SAID HE WAS NOT SURE HE HAD THE FUEL TO GET TO ZZZ1. HE DECLARED AN EMER. HE DID NOT HAVE AN ALTERNATE AND WHEN HE CALLED DISPATCH ON THE RADIO; HE HAD ALREADY COMMITTED GOING TO ZZZ. I ASKED HIM IF HE COULD GO TO ZZZ1 BUT HE DID NOT RESPOND. I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO CHANGE HIS DEST AS I DID NOT TAKE THE ORIGINAL RADIO CALL. HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH FUEL FOR AN ALTERNATE. HE LANDED IN ZZZ.
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.