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B777 captain reports poor ATC handling after declaring a low fuel emergency arriving ZZZZ. Weather in the area was causing arrival delays.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 875748 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Check Pilot Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 25000 Flight Crew Type 8000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Advised of a 20 minute hold at arrival gate fix due traffic caused by weather impeding approaches. Given hold and we told approach unable to hold beyond 15 minutes. After 2 turns; unable to obtain route to approach. I declared an emergency and requested route around weather. Picked our way around storms without much ATC help! Constantly had to ask for lower altitude. One controller said he was not advised we were an emergency aircraft. Landed without incident; fob (fuel on board) at gate 12.8. Airport safety report was filed. ATC had not advised them that an emergency aircraft had even landed! Service from ATC was poor!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 Captain reports poor ATC handling after declaring a low fuel emergency arriving ZZZZ. Weather in the area was causing arrival delays.
Narrative: Advised of a 20 minute hold at arrival gate fix due traffic caused by weather impeding approaches. Given hold and we told Approach unable to hold beyond 15 minutes. After 2 turns; unable to obtain route to approach. I declared an EMERGENCY and requested route around weather. Picked our way around storms without much ATC help! Constantly had to ask for lower altitude. One Controller said he was not advised we were an Emergency Aircraft. Landed without incident; FOB (fuel on board) at gate 12.8. Airport Safety report was filed. ATC had not advised them that an Emergency aircraft had even landed! Service from ATC was poor!
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.