First officer questions procedure regarding fuel remaining when landing.

Attributes
ACN	303835
Time
Date	199504
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 5400
ASRS Report	303835
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We landed with less fuel than we should have or could have. The problem arose when we were forced to stay at FL330 for a pacific ocean crossing. Contributing factors were: 1) too many airplanes on the same route at the same time. 2) other airliners not climbing. 3) no team approach. We could have and should have changed rtes, to get a higher altitude. We could have and should have advised our company dispatch. We could have and should have advised ATC. We should have used the term 'minimum fuel, emergency fuel.' we could have gone to our alternate en route. I was concerned, the captain knew I was. I prompted him several times to tell ATC of our problem (while I was flying). He was reluctant. The so said nothing. Afterwards, the captain and so didn't think it was a problem (when flight was completed).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO QUESTIONS PROC REGARDING FUEL REMAINING WHEN LNDG.

Narrative: WE LANDED WITH LESS FUEL THAN WE SHOULD HAVE OR COULD HAVE. THE PROB AROSE WHEN WE WERE FORCED TO STAY AT FL330 FOR A PACIFIC OCEAN XING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: 1) TOO MANY AIRPLANES ON THE SAME RTE AT THE SAME TIME. 2) OTHER AIRLINERS NOT CLBING. 3) NO TEAM APCH. WE COULD HAVE AND SHOULD HAVE CHANGED RTES, TO GET A HIGHER ALT. WE COULD HAVE AND SHOULD HAVE ADVISED OUR COMPANY DISPATCH. WE COULD HAVE AND SHOULD HAVE ADVISED ATC. WE SHOULD HAVE USED THE TERM 'MINIMUM FUEL, EMER FUEL.' WE COULD HAVE GONE TO OUR ALTERNATE ENRTE. I WAS CONCERNED, THE CAPT KNEW I WAS. I PROMPTED HIM SEVERAL TIMES TO TELL ATC OF OUR PROB (WHILE I WAS FLYING). HE WAS RELUCTANT. THE SO SAID NOTHING. AFTERWARDS, THE CAPT AND SO DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A PROB (WHEN FLT WAS COMPLETED).

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.