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B757 crew declares minimum fuel and diverts to alternate. Crew makes an early turn direct without clearance due to frequency congestion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 731823 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zma.artcc |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | msl single value : 14000 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma.artcc tower : jfk.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 731823 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : diverted to alternate |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
We had departed holding and were proceeding to our alternate of pbi due to fuel. We were cleared direct to zbv BR55V pbi. We started towards zbv and then asked for direct pbi. The radios were very congested. We were close to zbv turning direct to pbi when the controller asked 'where are you going.' we answered direct pbi and the controller asked if we were declaring an emergency. We said no; but we are minimum fuel. He said to intercept BR55V direct pbi. We complied. We were then told to call a number upon landing; which we did.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 CREW DECLARES MINIMUM FUEL AND DIVERTS TO ALTERNATE. CREW MAKES AN EARLY TURN DIRECT WITHOUT CLRNC DUE TO FREQ CONGESTION.
Narrative: WE HAD DEPARTED HOLDING AND WERE PROCEEDING TO OUR ALTERNATE OF PBI DUE TO FUEL. WE WERE CLRED DIRECT TO ZBV BR55V PBI. WE STARTED TOWARDS ZBV AND THEN ASKED FOR DIRECT PBI. THE RADIOS WERE VERY CONGESTED. WE WERE CLOSE TO ZBV TURNING DIRECT TO PBI WHEN THE CTLR ASKED 'WHERE ARE YOU GOING.' WE ANSWERED DIRECT PBI AND THE CTLR ASKED IF WE WERE DECLARING AN EMER. WE SAID NO; BUT WE ARE MINIMUM FUEL. HE SAID TO INTERCEPT BR55V DIRECT PBI. WE COMPLIED. WE WERE THEN TOLD TO CALL A NUMBER UPON LNDG; WHICH WE DID.
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.