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An EMB170 was dispatched to their destination with an alternate although none was required at the arrival time. A reroute by ATC and thunderstorms in the arrival area resulted in the decision to divert and declare minimum fuel. Enroute a fuel emergency was declared to prevent delays into the uncontrolled alternate. Aircraft lands with 1;800 pounds of fuel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1006719 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201204 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
On our release briefing we briefed the weather in our destination and the fact no alternate was required. However; dispatch included an alternate due to the chance of storms in the area. Weather in our destination was VFR. En route to our destination we got rerouted. We sent dispatch the new route. We received new numbers from dispatch verifying we had enough fuel on board. At all times we were closely monitoring our fuel and the weather into our destination. After reaching our final fix on the re-route; ATC began to give us vectors away from the field. We asked ATC if we would be getting turned toward our destination soon and they said no. At this time I made the decision to divert to our alternate. We had around 3;300 pounds of fuel. We declared minimum fuel. We coordinated with dispatch the entire time of our intentions and fuel numbers. Around 2;300 pounds of fuel we declared a fuel emergency. Our alternate was an uncontrolled field at the time and another aircraft was ahead of us. By declaring an emergency we were ensured of not being slowed or put in a hold due to the proceeding aircraft. We landed with 1;800 pounds of fuel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An EMB170 was dispatched to their destination with an alternate although none was required at the arrival time. A reroute by ATC and thunderstorms in the arrival area resulted in the decision to divert and declare minimum fuel. Enroute a fuel emergency was declared to prevent delays into the uncontrolled alternate. Aircraft lands with 1;800 LBS of fuel.
Narrative: On our release briefing we briefed the weather in our destination and the fact no alternate was required. However; Dispatch included an alternate due to the chance of storms in the area. Weather in our destination was VFR. En route to our destination we got rerouted. We sent Dispatch the new route. We received new numbers from Dispatch verifying we had enough fuel on board. At all times we were closely monitoring our fuel and the weather into our destination. After reaching our final fix on the re-route; ATC began to give us vectors away from the field. We asked ATC if we would be getting turned toward our destination soon and they said no. At this time I made the decision to divert to our alternate. We had around 3;300 LBS of fuel. We declared minimum fuel. We coordinated with Dispatch the entire time of our intentions and fuel numbers. Around 2;300 LBS of fuel we declared a fuel emergency. Our alternate was an uncontrolled field at the time and another aircraft was ahead of us. By declaring an emergency we were ensured of not being slowed or put in a hold due to the proceeding aircraft. We landed with 1;800 LBS of fuel.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.