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After re-dispatching with a lower required fuel to avoid a return to the gate; MD80 flight crew is unable to hold at destination for ATC delays.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 727105 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fll.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mia.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 727105 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel gauges other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
To the best of my recollection: we pushed from lga as dispatched. While waiting in line for takeoff; I became concerned that we might go below our min fuel. So we called dispatch to see if we could be released with a new min fuel. Dispatch approved the new fuel; and we departed. On approach to fll; ATC instructed us to enter holding for up to 30 mins. I elected not to hold and we diverted to pbi.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER RE-DISPATCHING WITH A LOWER REQUIRED FUEL TO AVOID A RETURN TO THE GATE; MD80 FLT CREW IS UNABLE TO HOLD AT DEST FOR ATC DELAYS.
Narrative: TO THE BEST OF MY RECOLLECTION: WE PUSHED FROM LGA AS DISPATCHED. WHILE WAITING IN LINE FOR TAKEOFF; I BECAME CONCERNED THAT WE MIGHT GO BELOW OUR MIN FUEL. SO WE CALLED DISPATCH TO SEE IF WE COULD BE RELEASED WITH A NEW MIN FUEL. DISPATCH APPROVED THE NEW FUEL; AND WE DEPARTED. ON APCH TO FLL; ATC INSTRUCTED US TO ENTER HOLDING FOR UP TO 30 MINS. I ELECTED NOT TO HOLD AND WE DIVERTED TO PBI.
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.