An air carrier shut down with less than minimum fuel.

Attributes
ACN	315933
Time
Date	199509
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	315933
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Flight hnl to lax arrived at point of descent near galip with planned fuel. Slow speeds requested by ATC on downwind required 22 flaps which resulted very high fuel burn. Base leg occurred at 22 mi. Aircraft in front slowed below assigned speed resulting in our necessity to slow, in final approach confign, outside OM with extremely high fuel flow. 'Minimum fuel' fuel was declared. ATC called for missed approach due to separation. We declared 'emergency low fuel.' next base leg was at 8 mi. Flight arrived at gate with 13.2 fuel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR SHUT DOWN WITH LESS THAN MINIMUM FUEL.

Narrative: FLT HNL TO LAX ARRIVED AT POINT OF DSCNT NEAR GALIP WITH PLANNED FUEL. SLOW SPDS REQUESTED BY ATC ON DOWNWIND REQUIRED 22 FLAPS WHICH RESULTED VERY HIGH FUEL BURN. BASE LEG OCCURRED AT 22 MI. ACFT IN FRONT SLOWED BELOW ASSIGNED SPD RESULTING IN OUR NECESSITY TO SLOW, IN FINAL APCH CONFIGN, OUTSIDE OM WITH EXTREMELY HIGH FUEL FLOW. 'MINIMUM FUEL' FUEL WAS DECLARED. ATC CALLED FOR MISSED APCH DUE TO SEPARATION. WE DECLARED 'EMER LOW FUEL.' NEXT BASE LEG WAS AT 8 MI. FLT ARRIVED AT GATE WITH 13.2 FUEL.

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.