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A B737-300 flight crew found themselves short of fuel when their destination instituted holding; so they declared an emergency to minimize the delay.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 830921 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200904 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Other Low Fuel State |
Narrative:
Emergency declared because of landing with minimum fuel. We were enroute on the STAR's arrival. While enroute; we were told to slow as much as practical because of holding over xyz. As we approached xyz; center was issuing efc times of 1 hour. We were on top of the stack with quite a few aircraft below us. Looking at our computer and determining that we could not hold for 1 hour or more; I notified center and said we have minimum fuel and cold not hold for a length of time. The firm reply from center was 'hold or divert to ZZZ or declare an emergency.' we went back to the computer and checked the numbers again. We also notified dispatch what was going on and the decision that I was about to make. We did not have enough fuel for ZZZ to land safely. My first officer and I both agreed that declaring an emergency was the best choice. I notified center; declared an emergency; and landed at the airport with no incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 flight crew found themselves short of fuel when their destination instituted holding; so they declared an emergency to minimize the delay.
Narrative: Emergency declared because of landing with minimum fuel. We were enroute on the STAR's arrival. While enroute; we were told to slow as much as practical because of holding over XYZ. As we approached XYZ; Center was issuing EFC times of 1 hour. We were on top of the stack with quite a few aircraft below us. Looking at our computer and determining that we could not hold for 1 hour or more; I notified Center and said we have minimum fuel and cold not hold for a length of time. The firm reply from Center was 'Hold or divert to ZZZ or declare an emergency.' We went back to the computer and checked the numbers again. We also notified Dispatch what was going on and the decision that I was about to make. We did not have enough fuel for ZZZ to land safely. My First Officer and I both agreed that declaring an emergency was the best choice. I notified Center; declared an emergency; and landed at the airport with no incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.