An air carrier light transport declared a fuel emergency.

Attributes
ACN	257612
Time
Date	199311
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bwi airport : dca
State Reference	MD
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bwi tracon : dca
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 4000
ASRS Report	257612
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency other other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Departed shd at XA00 am with 1150 pounds fuel and VFR WX (current and forecast) for arrival time of XB00 at bwi. Proceeded uneventfully until approximately XA45 when WX began deteriorating at bwi (fog). Advised ATC of time to minimum fuel when we began receiving delaying vectors as bwi controllers attempted to turn the airport around. Controllers provided preferential handling when advised of this and began to vector us for approach. Approximately 600 pounds of fuel on board at this time. Extensive vectoring proceeded as controllers continued to work aircraft to the ILS runway 10 approach at bwi. Began approach approximately 15 mins after vectoring began with 400-450 pounds fuel on board (reserve fuel). Aircraft continued to make and miss as fog was patchy on runway 10. 2 preceding mlgs commenced approach and reported a missed approach. We were established on the ILS and continued the approach to decision ht and missed approach at that time. Approximately 350 pounds fuel remaining. Declared an emergency due to fuel and requested and received immediate vector to dca. Proceeded direct and landed straight in on runway 21.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LTT DECLARED A FUEL EMER.

Narrative: DEPARTED SHD AT XA00 AM WITH 1150 LBS FUEL AND VFR WX (CURRENT AND FORECAST) FOR ARR TIME OF XB00 AT BWI. PROCEEDED UNEVENTFULLY UNTIL APPROX XA45 WHEN WX BEGAN DETERIORATING AT BWI (FOG). ADVISED ATC OF TIME TO MINIMUM FUEL WHEN WE BEGAN RECEIVING DELAYING VECTORS AS BWI CTLRS ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE ARPT AROUND. CTLRS PROVIDED PREFERENTIAL HANDLING WHEN ADVISED OF THIS AND BEGAN TO VECTOR US FOR APCH. APPROX 600 LBS OF FUEL ON BOARD AT THIS TIME. EXTENSIVE VECTORING PROCEEDED AS CTLRS CONTINUED TO WORK ACFT TO THE ILS RWY 10 APCH AT BWI. BEGAN APCH APPROX 15 MINS AFTER VECTORING BEGAN WITH 400-450 LBS FUEL ON BOARD (RESERVE FUEL). ACFT CONTINUED TO MAKE AND MISS AS FOG WAS PATCHY ON RWY 10. 2 PRECEDING MLGS COMMENCED APCH AND RPTED A MISSED APCH. WE WERE ESTABLISHED ON THE ILS AND CONTINUED THE APCH TO DECISION HT AND MISSED APCH AT THAT TIME. APPROX 350 LBS FUEL REMAINING. DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO FUEL AND REQUESTED AND RECEIVED IMMEDIATE VECTOR TO DCA. PROCEEDED DIRECT AND LANDED STRAIGHT IN ON RWY 21.

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.