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B737-700 captain reported windshear on approach requiring a diversion and resulting in a low fuel situation.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1546309 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201805 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DEN.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 507 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Making the approach into den; weather was moving in. We were talking with dispatch and the first officer. It looked like the arrivals were not having a problem getting in. We had a plan with a bingo fuel. Alternate was ZZZ VFR. During the approach into denver [we received] windshear alert from tower. We had a +20 increase in airspeed; so we went around. Direct to ZZZ; landed with 3.3. We [advised ATC].
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 Captain reported windshear on approach requiring a diversion and resulting in a low fuel situation.
Narrative: Making the approach into DEN; weather was moving in. We were talking with Dispatch and the First Officer. It looked like the arrivals were not having a problem getting in. We had a plan with a bingo fuel. Alternate was ZZZ VFR. During the approach into Denver [we received] windshear alert from Tower. We had a +20 increase in airspeed; so we went around. Direct to ZZZ; landed with 3.3. We [advised ATC].
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.