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An erj-175 captain reported arriving at their destination with a low fuel condition after a weather related re-route.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1272821 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201506 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Reroute on taxi out due to weather and ATC changed route. Flight deck was divided on taxi out; route was confirmed but not discussed against 50 nm rule. Shortly after takeoff received 'check fuel at destination' message. Noticed fuel at destination to be less than 2;900 enroute. Altered route and flight plan in FMS and fuel on board (fob) at destination was less than reserve enroute. Minimum fuel or contingencies were not discussed further than needing short cuts.landed with all three fuel indicators in yellow caution range. Verify 50 nm rule.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An ERJ-175 Captain reported arriving at their destination with a low fuel condition after a weather related re-route.
Narrative: Reroute on taxi out due to weather and ATC changed route. Flight deck was divided on taxi out; route was confirmed but not discussed against 50 nm rule. Shortly after takeoff received 'check fuel at destination' message. Noticed fuel at destination to be less than 2;900 enroute. Altered route and flight plan in FMS and Fuel on Board (FOB) at destination was less than reserve enroute. Minimum Fuel or contingencies were not discussed further than needing short cuts.Landed with all three fuel indicators in yellow caution range. Verify 50 nm rule.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.