B767-200 declares fuel emergency following unplanned delays enroute and in terminal area.

Attributes
ACN	794422
Time
Date	200805
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	794422
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	794423
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Aircraft Company Weather
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

On flight emergency fuel was declared by the captain (PNF) with 8200 pounds of fuel remaining. Events leading up to the low fuel state were stronger than forecasted en route headwinds; en route deviations for thunderstorms; and unforecasted low ceilings in ZZZ. After extended vectoring by the initial approach controller; we were handed off to final control. After a lengthy downwind; and no mention by ATC of our sequence; the captain (PNF) queried the controller. Approach informed us we were #15 for landing runway xxl. Emergency fuel was then declared; ATC turned us immediately toward ZZZ and the approach and landing were uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767-200 DECLARES FUEL EMERGENCY FOLLOWING UNPLANNED DELAYS ENROUTE AND IN TERMINAL AREA.

Narrative: ON FLT EMER FUEL WAS DECLARED BY THE CAPT (PNF) WITH 8200 LBS OF FUEL REMAINING. EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE LOW FUEL STATE WERE STRONGER THAN FORECASTED ENRTE HEADWINDS; ENRTE DEVS FOR TSTMS; AND UNFORECASTED LOW CEILINGS IN ZZZ. AFTER EXTENDED VECTORING BY THE INITIAL APCH CTLR; WE WERE HANDED OFF TO FINAL CTL. AFTER A LENGTHY DOWNWIND; AND NO MENTION BY ATC OF OUR SEQUENCE; THE CAPT (PNF) QUERIED THE CTLR. APCH INFORMED US WE WERE #15 FOR LNDG RWY XXL. EMER FUEL WAS THEN DECLARED; ATC TURNED US IMMEDIATELY TOWARD ZZZ AND THE APCH AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL.

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.