Reporter parked with 800 pounds of fuel remaining and says the minimum is 500 pounds, so no anomaly.

Attributes
ACN	337417
Time
Date	199605
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mlb
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Merlin IIa/SA-26T
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 145 flight time total : 7413 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	337417
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight was from fpo to mco. Approaching vero beach we were told mco was closed due to WX, hold northwest on vrb 300 degree radial, efc in 20 mins. We went into holding and calculated our divert fuel to our alternate, mlb. Approximately 7 mins before we hit our divert fuel number, ATC informed us our efc had been extended for another 20 mins. Obviously that wouldn't work, so we informed ATC we wished to divert to our alternate, mlb. This we did, and shut down the engines with approximately 800 pounds of fuel remaining. Normal fuel reserve at end of flight for this aircraft is 500 pounds, so we were doing ok for gas.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR PARKED WITH 800 LBS OF FUEL REMAINING AND SAYS THE MINIMUM IS 500 LBS, SO NO ANOMALY.

Narrative: FLT WAS FROM FPO TO MCO. APCHING VERO BEACH WE WERE TOLD MCO WAS CLOSED DUE TO WX, HOLD NW ON VRB 300 DEG RADIAL, EFC IN 20 MINS. WE WENT INTO HOLDING AND CALCULATED OUR DIVERT FUEL TO OUR ALTERNATE, MLB. APPROX 7 MINS BEFORE WE HIT OUR DIVERT FUEL NUMBER, ATC INFORMED US OUR EFC HAD BEEN EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER 20 MINS. OBVIOUSLY THAT WOULDN'T WORK, SO WE INFORMED ATC WE WISHED TO DIVERT TO OUR ALTERNATE, MLB. THIS WE DID, AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGS WITH APPROX 800 LBS OF FUEL REMAINING. NORMAL FUEL RESERVE AT END OF FLT FOR THIS ACFT IS 500 LBS, SO WE WERE DOING OK FOR GAS.

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.