Narrative:

Declared minimum fuel; followed by emergency fuel. Appeared that current fuel consumption would require use of reserve fuel. Landed without need to use reserve fuel. Long taxi out; ATC vectoring; plus higher than expected winds near destination were contributing factors. Landed without incident and within allowable fuel onboard.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 Captain declared a fuel emergency nearing his destination because it appeared reserve fuel would be utilized prior to landing. An extended taxi; ATC vectoring and enroute winds contributed to the increased fuel consumption.

Narrative: Declared minimum fuel; followed by emergency fuel. Appeared that current fuel consumption would require use of reserve fuel. Landed without need to use reserve fuel. Long taxi out; ATC vectoring; plus higher than expected winds near destination were contributing factors. Landed without incident and within allowable fuel onboard.

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.