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Forced to go around due to separation; B757-200 flight crew is unable to make a second approach due to excessive winds. Crew must divert to an unplanned alternate; declaring emergency fuel and landing with only 3000 pounds on board.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 774189 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 774189 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to another airport |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
We were on final to runway xxl at ZZZ. Approach controller slowed us to maintain spacing with preceding aircraft and cleared us for a visual approach. Spacing deteriorated and controller cleared us to runway xxr and to contact tower. Upon contact; tower was unable to accommodate us due to departing traffic and told us to go around. After level off; controller reported winds; which were not within our limits. With no alternate fuel and only 7200 pounds remaining; we quickly decided to divert to ZZZ1. I initially declared minimum fuel; followed very shortly with a declaration of emergency fuel. We landed uneventfully at ZZZ1 and shut down engines with 3000 pounds of fuel remaining.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FORCED TO GAR DUE TO SEPARATION; B757-200 FLT CREW IS UNABLE TO MAKE A SECOND APCH DUE TO EXCESSIVE WINDS. CREW MUST DIVERT TO AN UNPLANNED ALTERNATE; DECLARING EMERGENCY FUEL AND LANDING WITH ONLY 3000 LBS ON BOARD.
Narrative: WE WERE ON FINAL TO RWY XXL AT ZZZ. APCH CTLR SLOWED US TO MAINTAIN SPACING WITH PRECEDING ACFT AND CLEARED US FOR A VISUAL APCH. SPACING DETERIORATED AND CTLR CLEARED US TO RWY XXR AND TO CONTACT TWR. UPON CONTACT; TWR WAS UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE US DUE TO DEPARTING TFC AND TOLD US TO GO AROUND. AFTER LEVEL OFF; CTLR REPORTED WINDS; WHICH WERE NOT WITHIN OUR LIMITS. WITH NO ALTERNATE FUEL AND ONLY 7200 LBS REMAINING; WE QUICKLY DECIDED TO DIVERT TO ZZZ1. I INITIALLY DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL; FOLLOWED VERY SHORTLY WITH A DECLARATION OF EMER FUEL. WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY AT ZZZ1 AND SHUT DOWN ENGINES WITH 3000 LBS OF FUEL REMAINING.
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.