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Flight crew of an medium large transport declared emergency for ATC priority handling due to minimum fuel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 285285 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199410 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : bna |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zme tower : yyz |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 285285 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Declared minimum fuel between vxv/bna. Subsequently declared emergency fuel to get priority handling into dfw. Had we accepted routine handling -- I estimate we would have landed with 3600 to 4200 pounds of fuel at dfw. Planned FOD was about 7000 pounds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG DECLARED EMER FOR ATC PRIORITY HANDLING DUE TO MINIMUM FUEL.
Narrative: DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL BTWN VXV/BNA. SUBSEQUENTLY DECLARED EMER FUEL TO GET PRIORITY HANDLING INTO DFW. HAD WE ACCEPTED ROUTINE HANDLING -- I ESTIMATE WE WOULD HAVE LANDED WITH 3600 TO 4200 LBS OF FUEL AT DFW. PLANNED FOD WAS ABOUT 7000 LBS.
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.