An air carrier medium large transport had to divert land due to a low fuel state.

Attributes
ACN	272609
Time
Date	199405
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lax airport : ont
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Route In Use	arrival : profile descent arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 240
ASRS Report	272609
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight was landed short of planned destination. Lax, at ont due to stronger than planned en route winds, earlier than planned descent and decrease followed by an increase in required airspeed, requested by the givet 4 profile approach into lax rather than burning into my reserve fuel for lax and severely limiting my options, I elected to change my destination and land at ont, arriving at ont with 3800 pounds of fuel onboard.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG HAD TO DIVERT LAND DUE TO A LOW FUEL STATE.

Narrative: FLT WAS LANDED SHORT OF PLANNED DEST. LAX, AT ONT DUE TO STRONGER THAN PLANNED ENRTE WINDS, EARLIER THAN PLANNED DSCNT AND DECREASE FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASE IN REQUIRED AIRSPD, REQUESTED BY THE GIVET 4 PROFILE APCH INTO LAX RATHER THAN BURNING INTO MY RESERVE FUEL FOR LAX AND SEVERELY LIMITING MY OPTIONS, I ELECTED TO CHANGE MY DEST AND LAND AT ONT, ARRIVING AT ONT WITH 3800 LBS OF FUEL ONBOARD.

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.