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B737 captain reported diverting while enroute to add fuel due to unanticipated headwinds.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1412718 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201612 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Type 1353 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
Max payload takeoff. Flight plan showed landing with 5.8 fuel. During the flight; time and fuel was right on with the how goes it; until half way when headwinds were more than planned; we descended with moderate turbulence and destination started landing to the east. All of which took more fuel. The safest course of action at that point was to notify dispatch and make a fuel stop which is what we did.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported diverting while enroute to add fuel due to unanticipated headwinds.
Narrative: Max payload takeoff. Flight plan showed landing with 5.8 fuel. During the flight; time and fuel was right on with the how goes it; until half way when headwinds were more than planned; we descended with moderate turbulence and destination started landing to the east. All of which took more fuel. The safest course of action at that point was to notify dispatch and make a fuel stop which is what we did.
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.