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B737-200 aircraft has GS flag and delays descent. When GS back on, aircraft too high for safe approach and flight crew executes go around. Low fuel declared for priority handling.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 351172 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1500 agl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dfw artcc : zla |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 112 flight time total : 11455 flight time type : 4060 |
| ASRS Report | 351172 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flew pit direct dfw. Takeoff fuel was 32000 pounds, actual block time 4 hours 22 mins. Scheduled en route was 2 hours 39 mins. Held east of dfw 40 mins then took reroute for a northwest STAR on final approach in and out of IMC and rain we got GS off flags. ATC reported aircraft may have blocked antenna. We delayed descent until off flags out of view. At that point we were too high to land. Went around. We had enough fuel (7900 pounds) to fly another approach and go to alternate (sps), but could not take any approach sequencing delays. On go around at 7900 pounds fuel we declared 'critical fuel.' dfw was saturated with WX and traffic. ATC worked us right in for what was now a visual approach to runway 36L. We parked at the gate with 7400 pounds fuel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-200 ACFT HAS GS FLAG AND DELAYS DSCNT. WHEN GS BACK ON, ACFT TOO HIGH FOR SAFE APCH AND FLC EXECUTES GAR. LOW FUEL DECLARED FOR PRIORITY HANDLING.
Narrative: FLEW PIT DIRECT DFW. TKOF FUEL WAS 32000 LBS, ACTUAL BLOCK TIME 4 HRS 22 MINS. SCHEDULED ENRTE WAS 2 HRS 39 MINS. HELD E OF DFW 40 MINS THEN TOOK REROUTE FOR A NW STAR ON FINAL APCH IN AND OUT OF IMC AND RAIN WE GOT GS OFF FLAGS. ATC RPTED ACFT MAY HAVE BLOCKED ANTENNA. WE DELAYED DSCNT UNTIL OFF FLAGS OUT OF VIEW. AT THAT POINT WE WERE TOO HIGH TO LAND. WENT AROUND. WE HAD ENOUGH FUEL (7900 LBS) TO FLY ANOTHER APCH AND GO TO ALTERNATE (SPS), BUT COULD NOT TAKE ANY APCH SEQUENCING DELAYS. ON GAR AT 7900 LBS FUEL WE DECLARED 'CRITICAL FUEL.' DFW WAS SATURATED WITH WX AND TFC. ATC WORKED US RIGHT IN FOR WHAT WAS NOW A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 36L. WE PARKED AT THE GATE WITH 7400 LBS 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.