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Flight crew of medium large transport requested and were given priority handing for descent because of alleged low fuel condition.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 181280 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199106 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent other landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 181280 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We were dispatched mem to ord with 18200# of fuel. This included 8.7K# to destination, 1.6K# to altitude, 5.1K# reserve and 2.3K of contingency fuel. Shortly after reaching cruising altitude of FL330, we were giving a long delaying vector 90 degrees to our route of flight, followed by several more vectors. At this point we asked if the vectors would continue because we were burning most of our contingency fuel. We were promised this would be the last vector and handed over to ZAU. ZAU immediately initiated more delaying vectors that caused us to declare minimum fuel and ask for priority handling into ord. The flight landed with all the altitude fuel and most of the reserve fuel. If priority handing was not asked for, I am certain we would have burned considerably more fuel and possibly had a much more serious fuel situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF MLG REQUESTED AND WERE GIVEN PRIORITY HANDING FOR DESCENT BECAUSE OF ALLEGED LOW FUEL CONDITION.
Narrative: WE WERE DISPATCHED MEM TO ORD WITH 18200# OF FUEL. THIS INCLUDED 8.7K# TO DEST, 1.6K# TO ALT, 5.1K# RESERVE AND 2.3K OF CONTINGENCY FUEL. SHORTLY AFTER REACHING CRUISING ALT OF FL330, WE WERE GIVING A LONG DELAYING VECTOR 90 DEGS TO OUR RTE OF FLT, FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL MORE VECTORS. AT THIS POINT WE ASKED IF THE VECTORS WOULD CONTINUE BECAUSE WE WERE BURNING MOST OF OUR CONTINGENCY FUEL. WE WERE PROMISED THIS WOULD BE THE LAST VECTOR AND HANDED OVER TO ZAU. ZAU IMMEDIATELY INITIATED MORE DELAYING VECTORS THAT CAUSED US TO DECLARE MINIMUM FUEL AND ASK FOR PRIORITY HANDLING INTO ORD. THE FLT LANDED WITH ALL THE ALT FUEL AND MOST OF THE RESERVE FUEL. IF PRIORITY HANDING WAS NOT ASKED FOR, I AM CERTAIN WE WOULD HAVE BURNED CONSIDERABLY MORE FUEL AND POSSIBLY HAD A MUCH MORE SERIOUS FUEL SITUATION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.