An air carrier medium large transport landed at lax with less than reserve fuel. WX factors fog and ...

Attributes
ACN	349601
Time
Date	199610
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	349601
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We landed in lax with minimal fuel. Over phoenix we were forecasted to land in lax with 4.1 pounds of fuel (reserves flight planned at 3.7). At approximately 100 mi out from lax, ATC slowed us to 250 KTS. The controller reported minimal delays into lax. The WX went from 1100 ft overcast to 500 ft overcast due to fog. At approximately 50 mi out, ATC slowed us to 160 KTS. At approximately 30 mi out, ATC slowed us to 140 KTS and gave us a vector to intercept runway 24R localizer and cleared us to 4500 ft. ATC then informed us to continue our descent to 4000 ft, continue on the localizer and plan for resequencing. We continued at 4000 ft for 15 mi at 140 KTS. We asked ATC for an increase in speed and a vector for resequencing. The controller handed us off to another frequency. Checking on with the controller, we informed him that we had minimal fuel. He vectored us into a downwind position. The controller informed us to plan on an 18 mi final and that we would be #4 for the approach. We decided to declare critical fuel to get priority to the airport. We landed with 2500 pounds of fuel, approximately 25 mins of fuel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG LANDED AT LAX WITH LESS THAN RESERVE FUEL. WX FACTORS FOG AND LOW CEILING.

Narrative: WE LANDED IN LAX WITH MINIMAL FUEL. OVER PHOENIX WE WERE FORECASTED TO LAND IN LAX WITH 4.1 LBS OF FUEL (RESERVES FLT PLANNED AT 3.7). AT APPROX 100 MI OUT FROM LAX, ATC SLOWED US TO 250 KTS. THE CTLR RPTED MINIMAL DELAYS INTO LAX. THE WX WENT FROM 1100 FT OVCST TO 500 FT OVCST DUE TO FOG. AT APPROX 50 MI OUT, ATC SLOWED US TO 160 KTS. AT APPROX 30 MI OUT, ATC SLOWED US TO 140 KTS AND GAVE US A VECTOR TO INTERCEPT RWY 24R LOC AND CLRED US TO 4500 FT. ATC THEN INFORMED US TO CONTINUE OUR DSCNT TO 4000 FT, CONTINUE ON THE LOC AND PLAN FOR RESEQUENCING. WE CONTINUED AT 4000 FT FOR 15 MI AT 140 KTS. WE ASKED ATC FOR AN INCREASE IN SPD AND A VECTOR FOR RESEQUENCING. THE CTLR HANDED US OFF TO ANOTHER FREQ. CHKING ON WITH THE CTLR, WE INFORMED HIM THAT WE HAD MINIMAL FUEL. HE VECTORED US INTO A DOWNWIND POS. THE CTLR INFORMED US TO PLAN ON AN 18 MI FINAL AND THAT WE WOULD BE #4 FOR THE APCH. WE DECIDED TO DECLARE CRITICAL FUEL TO GET PRIORITY TO THE ARPT. WE LANDED WITH 2500 LBS OF FUEL, APPROX 25 MINS OF 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.

An air carrier medium large transport landed at lax with less than reserve fuel. WX factors fog and low ceiling.