Air carrier flight declared min fuel enroute to lax.

Attributes
ACN	770983
Time
Date	200801
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	770983
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

We had to declare a min-fuel state enroute to lax. The dispatcher and I raised fuel 800# at ZZZ; but winds were stronger than forecast. We parked at gate west/4000# which was adequate. There were two solid fueling stops if lax couldn't help us with situation. We knew when we left ZZZ that it was going to be close. Told dispatch to advise lax we could not accept delay. Dispatch cut fuel too close.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLT DECLARED MIN FUEL ENROUTE TO LAX.

Narrative: WE HAD TO DECLARE A MIN-FUEL STATE ENROUTE TO LAX. THE DISPATCHER AND I RAISED FUEL 800# AT ZZZ; BUT WINDS WERE STRONGER THAN FORECAST. WE PARKED AT GATE W/4000# WHICH WAS ADEQUATE. THERE WERE TWO SOLID FUELING STOPS IF LAX COULDN'T HELP US WITH SITUATION. WE KNEW WHEN WE LEFT ZZZ THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE CLOSE. TOLD DISPATCH TO ADVISE LAX WE COULD NOT ACCEPT DELAY. DISPATCH CUT FUEL TOO CLOSE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.