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S80 flight crew diversion to altnerate when destination airport WX changes for the worst. Aircraft not capable of approach account aircraft equipment problem and fuel remaining is too low.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 358855 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 358855 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After takeoff at pit new WX for dfw had changed from forecast VFR to CAT III minimums. Planned arrival with no alternate and little extra fuel. On arrival dfw aircraft's ILS not working properly, so diverted okc. Have had several diversions recently because of totally incorrect WX forecast. Seems forecast WX not very dependable. This combined with minimum ramp arrival fuel program and even small equipment problems can lead to an unsafe operation. It also seems that dispatch is very slow to inform the crews of these changing conditions and the crew is on their own in checking WX, finding alternates, etc. This can be difficult if ACARS is inoperative.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: S80 FLC DIVERSION TO ALTNERATE WHEN DEST ARPT WX CHANGES FOR THE WORST. ACFT NOT CAPABLE OF APCH ACCOUNT ACFT EQUIP PROB AND FUEL REMAINING IS TOO LOW.
Narrative: AFTER TKOF AT PIT NEW WX FOR DFW HAD CHANGED FROM FORECAST VFR TO CAT III MINIMUMS. PLANNED ARR WITH NO ALTERNATE AND LITTLE EXTRA FUEL. ON ARR DFW ACFT'S ILS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, SO DIVERTED OKC. HAVE HAD SEVERAL DIVERSIONS RECENTLY BECAUSE OF TOTALLY INCORRECT WX FORECAST. SEEMS FORECAST WX NOT VERY DEPENDABLE. THIS COMBINED WITH MINIMUM RAMP ARR FUEL PROGRAM AND EVEN SMALL EQUIP PROBS CAN LEAD TO AN UNSAFE OP. IT ALSO SEEMS THAT DISPATCH IS VERY SLOW TO INFORM THE CREWS OF THESE CHANGING CONDITIONS AND THE CREW IS ON THEIR OWN IN CHKING WX, FINDING ALTERNATES, ETC. THIS CAN BE DIFFICULT IF ACARS IS INOP.
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.