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An air carrier crew approaching the destination was given holding. Holding fuel was used earlier. The crew reported min fuel and ATC declared an emergency for the flight without their knowledge.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 777808 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| ASRS Report | 777808 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 777807 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : returned to original clearance |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
I received a call from a fleet captain about flight of mine into ZZZ and was instructed to file a report as ATC had declared us an emergency. I never declared an emergency and was never informed until today that ATC did. Upon reaching abc intersection we were instructed to hold once again. I requested not to hold as I had used up all my hold fuel and would be at minimum fuel. I was vectored toward ZZZ1 for sequence to runway xx and when close to the airport turned for immediate visual to xx. Landing with 10000 pounds of fuel a safe amount with no alternate. Again we did not declare an emergency; and this was the first notification that ATC had.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CREW APCHING THE DEST WAS GIVEN HOLDING. HOLDING FUEL WAS USED EARLIER. THE CREW REPORTED MIN FUEL AND ATC DECLARED AN EMER FOR THE FLT WITHOUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE.
Narrative: I RECEIVED A CALL FROM A FLEET CAPT ABOUT FLT OF MINE INTO ZZZ AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO FILE A RPT AS ATC HAD DECLARED US AN EMER. I NEVER DECLARED AN EMER AND WAS NEVER INFORMED UNTIL TODAY THAT ATC DID. UPON REACHING ABC INTXN WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO HOLD ONCE AGAIN. I REQUESTED NOT TO HOLD AS I HAD USED UP ALL MY HOLD FUEL AND WOULD BE AT MINIMUM FUEL. I WAS VECTORED TOWARD ZZZ1 FOR SEQUENCE TO RWY XX AND WHEN CLOSE TO THE ARPT TURNED FOR IMMEDIATE VISUAL TO XX. LNDG WITH 10000 LBS OF FUEL A SAFE AMOUNT WITH NO ALTERNATE. AGAIN WE DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER; AND THIS WAS THE FIRST NOTIFICATION THAT ATC HAD.
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.