A B767-300 approached its european destination near the reserve plus alternate fuel minimum and decl...

Attributes
ACN	982268
Time
Date	201111
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZZ.Airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Relief Pilot Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue

Narrative:

Europe line checkout on the 767. Actual fuel burn was greater than planned fuel burn which left us with no extra fuel above our reserve plus alternate so that we could accept no delays in approach and landing. In the descent we checked in with approach and informed them that we needed priority handling for fuel reasons. Approach informed us that we would get a 33 mile final. At that time the check captain declared an emergency and we received priority handling for approach and landing. Landing was uneventful and we landed with fuel greater than reserve plus alternate. With better fuel plan monitoring we could have gone to fuel economy measures earlier or we could have landed short and gotten more fuel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 approached its European destination near the reserve plus alternate fuel minimum and declared an emergency for expeditious handling after ATC advised of a 33 mile CATIII Approach final.

Narrative: Europe line checkout on the 767. Actual fuel burn was greater than planned fuel burn which left us with no extra fuel above our reserve plus alternate so that we could accept no delays in approach and landing. In the descent we checked in with approach and informed them that we needed priority handling for fuel reasons. Approach informed us that we would get a 33 mile final. At that time the Check Captain declared an emergency and we received priority handling for approach and landing. Landing was uneventful and we landed with fuel greater than reserve plus alternate. With better fuel plan monitoring we could have gone to fuel economy measures earlier or we could have landed short and gotten more fuel.

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.

A B767-300 approached its european destination near the reserve plus alternate fuel minimum and declared an emergency for expeditious handling after ATC advised of a 33 mile catiii approach final.