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Terminal area WX, traffic congestion and approach controller workload prompt flight crew to declare minimum fuel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 239863 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199304 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 239863 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
WX cut off arrs into dfw. The approach controller was task saturated. When this happens, split the workload, add another controller for the aircraft arriving into dfw. I told the controller to save the tape. We had to declare 'minimum fuel' due to excess vectoring.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TERMINAL AREA WX, TFC CONGESTION AND APCH CTLR WORKLOAD PROMPT FLC TO DECLARE MINIMUM FUEL.
Narrative: WX CUT OFF ARRS INTO DFW. THE APCH CTLR WAS TASK SATURATED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, SPLIT THE WORKLOAD, ADD ANOTHER CTLR FOR THE ACFT ARRIVING INTO DFW. I TOLD THE CTLR TO SAVE THE TAPE. WE HAD TO DECLARE 'MINIMUM FUEL' DUE TO EXCESS VECTORING.
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.