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An air carrier flight crew experienced a wind bust and with projected fuel at destination nearing the far reserve; they declared minimum fuel and landed without incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 761205 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200711 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : iiu.vortac |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 36000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain observation : company check pilot oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 7500 |
| ASRS Report | 761205 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Planned to land with 7.0 pounds fuel. En route winds were much stronger than forecast. Informed dispatch and agreed on a fuel stop if necessary. Approaching iiu VOR; when computer showed landing fuel at far rsv 4.9; declared 'minimum fuel' status and requested to stay up at altitude as long as possible. Arrived at ord without incident and without a fuel stop. Fuel at the gate was 4.9.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLT CREW EXPERIENCED A WIND BUST AND WITH PROJECTED FUEL AT DEST NEARING THE FAR RESERVE; THEY DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
Narrative: PLANNED TO LAND WITH 7.0 LBS FUEL. ENRTE WINDS WERE MUCH STRONGER THAN FORECAST. INFORMED DISPATCH AND AGREED ON A FUEL STOP IF NECESSARY. APCHING IIU VOR; WHEN COMPUTER SHOWED LNDG FUEL AT FAR RSV 4.9; DECLARED 'MINIMUM FUEL' STATUS AND REQUESTED TO STAY UP AT ALT AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. ARRIVED AT ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT AND WITHOUT A FUEL STOP. FUEL AT THE GATE WAS 4.9.
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.