Upon encountering excessive delays at their destination; B757-200 diverts to phl for fuel.

Attributes
ACN	720612
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : boton
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl single value : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny.artcc
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	720612
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	720380
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Due to holding and not having alternate fuel; we diverted for fuel to phl. Time and workload saturation did not allow us to coordinate with dispatch. We did not declare an emergency as required.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UPON ENCOUNTERING EXCESSIVE DELAYS AT THEIR DEST; B757-200 DIVERTS TO PHL FOR FUEL.

Narrative: DUE TO HOLDING AND NOT HAVING ALTERNATE FUEL; WE DIVERTED FOR FUEL TO PHL. TIME AND WORKLOAD SATURATION DID NOT ALLOW US TO COORDINATE WITH DISPATCH. WE DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER AS REQUIRED.

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.