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Approach controller declares an emergency condition for air carrier medium large transport after the crew has advised controller that a minimum fuel status exists after an unplanned go around at ewr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 246925 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199307 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 tower : ewr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1700 |
| ASRS Report | 246925 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After spending time in the holding pattern followed by numerous radar vectors and airspeed reductions, we arrived on final approach to runway 22L at ewr airport with less than 7000 pounds of fuel. The airplane landing ahead of us did not vacate the runway in time so a go around was accomplished. Initial altitude given was 5000 ft. The captain asked me to declare 'minimum fuel' which I did. New york radar then asked us how much fuel we had remaining. The captain said 'we need to be on the ground in 10 mins.' I repeated that to new york. By this time we were climbing through approximately 2500 ft at high rate of climb. We were then told to maintain 3000 ft. We overshot the altitude by 400 ft and then immediately returned to 3000 ft. New york radar said 'understand you have 10 mins fuel remaining.' I said, 'negative.' apparently new york declared an emergency and called out the fire trucks anyway. Landing was made without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: APCH CTLR DECLARES AN EMER CONDITION FOR ACR MLG AFTER THE CREW HAS ADVISED CTLR THAT A MINIMUM FUEL STATUS EXISTS AFTER AN UNPLANNED GAR AT EWR.
Narrative: AFTER SPENDING TIME IN THE HOLDING PATTERN FOLLOWED BY NUMEROUS RADAR VECTORS AND AIRSPD REDUCTIONS, WE ARRIVED ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 22L AT EWR ARPT WITH LESS THAN 7000 LBS OF FUEL. THE AIRPLANE LNDG AHEAD OF US DID NOT VACATE THE RWY IN TIME SO A GAR WAS ACCOMPLISHED. INITIAL ALT GIVEN WAS 5000 FT. THE CAPT ASKED ME TO DECLARE 'MINIMUM FUEL' WHICH I DID. NEW YORK RADAR THEN ASKED US HOW MUCH FUEL WE HAD REMAINING. THE CAPT SAID 'WE NEED TO BE ON THE GND IN 10 MINS.' I REPEATED THAT TO NEW YORK. BY THIS TIME WE WERE CLBING THROUGH APPROX 2500 FT AT HIGH RATE OF CLB. WE WERE THEN TOLD TO MAINTAIN 3000 FT. WE OVERSHOT THE ALT BY 400 FT AND THEN IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO 3000 FT. NEW YORK RADAR SAID 'UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE 10 MINS FUEL REMAINING.' I SAID, 'NEGATIVE.' APPARENTLY NEW YORK DECLARED AN EMER AND CALLED OUT THE FIRE TRUCKS ANYWAY. LNDG WAS MADE WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.