An air carrier large transport declared minimum fuel and received priority handling.

Attributes
ACN	248890
Time
Date	199308
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl bound lower : 24000 msl bound upper : 24000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	248890
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13500
ASRS Report	249235
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Minimum fuel was declared on arrival into msp and resulted in expedited handling. Fuel on departure included 5.5 minimum pounds reserve and 3 minimum pounds contingency. Extensive ground time on departure at lga together with lower than planned cruise altitude due to turbulence (280 versus 350) resulted in computed fuel on arrival at msp of 7 minimum pounds versus flight planned 8.5 minimum pounds. Approximately 20 mi east of nickl, center gave us a vector for the dayle fix and the dayle arrival to msp, pulling us off of the nickl 2 arrival. When input to the FMC this showed fuel on arrival of 5.5 minimum pounds. We advised center we were unable to take this clearance due to fuel and were then cleared to the cinci intersection (approximately 35 mi nne of msp) for vectors to approach runway 11L. We were given priority handling and landed with reserve fuel 5.5 minimum pounds. Our fuel situation was a result of several factors that built on each other. Our fuel situation was fine until given the rerte over dayle. It was a good example of the need for air crews to maintain constant vigilance and recompute fuel plan when things change. Supplemental information from acn 249235: these factors left us with somewhat less fuel than planned (about 3000 pounds). Declared minimum fuel with msp approach and got a vector direct to the field and landed. Numerous communication breakdowns between center and msp approach control. Talked to msp approach control supervisor and discussed the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL AND RECEIVED PRIORITY HANDLING.

Narrative: MINIMUM FUEL WAS DECLARED ON ARR INTO MSP AND RESULTED IN EXPEDITED HANDLING. FUEL ON DEP INCLUDED 5.5 MINIMUM LBS RESERVE AND 3 MINIMUM LBS CONTINGENCY. EXTENSIVE GND TIME ON DEP AT LGA TOGETHER WITH LOWER THAN PLANNED CRUISE ALT DUE TO TURB (280 VERSUS 350) RESULTED IN COMPUTED FUEL ON ARR AT MSP OF 7 MINIMUM LBS VERSUS FLT PLANNED 8.5 MINIMUM LBS. APPROX 20 MI E OF NICKL, CTR GAVE US A VECTOR FOR THE DAYLE FIX AND THE DAYLE ARR TO MSP, PULLING US OFF OF THE NICKL 2 ARR. WHEN INPUT TO THE FMC THIS SHOWED FUEL ON ARR OF 5.5 MINIMUM LBS. WE ADVISED CTR WE WERE UNABLE TO TAKE THIS CLRNC DUE TO FUEL AND WERE THEN CLRED TO THE CINCI INTXN (APPROX 35 MI NNE OF MSP) FOR VECTORS TO APCH RWY 11L. WE WERE GIVEN PRIORITY HANDLING AND LANDED WITH RESERVE FUEL 5.5 MINIMUM LBS. OUR FUEL SIT WAS A RESULT OF SEVERAL FACTORS THAT BUILT ON EACH OTHER. OUR FUEL SIT WAS FINE UNTIL GIVEN THE RERTE OVER DAYLE. IT WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE NEED FOR AIR CREWS TO MAINTAIN CONSTANT VIGILANCE AND RECOMPUTE FUEL PLAN WHEN THINGS CHANGE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FROM ACN 249235: THESE FACTORS LEFT US WITH SOMEWHAT LESS FUEL THAN PLANNED (ABOUT 3000 LBS). DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL WITH MSP APCH AND GOT A VECTOR DIRECT TO THE FIELD AND LANDED. NUMEROUS COM BREAKDOWNS BTWN CTR AND MSP APCH CTL. TALKED TO MSP APCH CTL SUPVR AND DISCUSSED THE PROB.

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.