Air carrier on approach runway 24R, declared low fuel emergency 8 mi from airport. Arrived gate with 1 pt 9 pounds fuel on board. Forecast winds stronger than planned, vectoring for spacing plus ATC slowdowns resulted in the emergency.

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Attributes
ACN	349047
Time
Date	199610
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Route In Use	arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2700
ASRS Report	349047
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Due to higher than forecasted winds, ATC slowdowns and approach vectors for resequence due to spacing. We had to declare a critical fuel emergency. We landed with 1.9 on the fuel gauges. (This was at engine shutdown at the gate.)

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR ON APCH RWY 24R, DECLARED LOW FUEL EMER 8 MI FROM ARPT. ARRIVED GATE WITH 1 PT 9 LBS FUEL ON BOARD. FORECAST WINDS STRONGER THAN PLANNED, VECTORING FOR SPACING PLUS ATC SLOWDOWNS RESULTED IN THE EMER.

Narrative: DUE TO HIGHER THAN FORECASTED WINDS, ATC SLOWDOWNS AND APCH VECTORS FOR RESEQUENCE DUE TO SPACING. WE HAD TO DECLARE A CRITICAL FUEL EMER. WE LANDED WITH 1.9 ON THE FUEL GAUGES. (THIS WAS AT ENG SHUTDOWN AT THE GATE.)

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.