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An air carrier B737 flight crew departed for ord with required reserves for the flight in VMC conditions, but were given an unexpected hold. They requested to divert for fuel considerations and during the diversion were cleared direct to ord. A passenger complained regarding the fuel on board.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 382182 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 11000 msl bound upper : 11000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zau |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | other other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8500 |
| ASRS Report | 382182 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 382180 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On sep/tue/97 our flight was dispatched from dfw to ord. WX was cavu, arriving in chicago with little hold fuel. On descent 45 mi out, center told us to expect holding in excess of 20 mins. The captain determined only approximately 5-10 mins hold. After talking to dispatch and 10 mins passing, we began our divert to mke, still baffled by this hold issued to us in VMC conditions. While en route to mke, rockford approach told us to turn right, join ILS runway 9R at ord. Flight landed uneventfully with 6000 pounds fuels and passenger filed a complaint on why not enough fuel to hold 20 mins.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR B737 FLC DEPARTED FOR ORD WITH REQUIRED RESERVES FOR THE FLT IN VMC CONDITIONS, BUT WERE GIVEN AN UNEXPECTED HOLD. THEY REQUESTED TO DIVERT FOR FUEL CONSIDERATIONS AND DURING THE DIVERSION WERE CLRED DIRECT TO ORD. A PAX COMPLAINED REGARDING THE FUEL ON BOARD.
Narrative: ON SEP/TUE/97 OUR FLT WAS DISPATCHED FROM DFW TO ORD. WX WAS CAVU, ARRIVING IN CHICAGO WITH LITTLE HOLD FUEL. ON DSCNT 45 MI OUT, CTR TOLD US TO EXPECT HOLDING IN EXCESS OF 20 MINS. THE CAPT DETERMINED ONLY APPROX 5-10 MINS HOLD. AFTER TALKING TO DISPATCH AND 10 MINS PASSING, WE BEGAN OUR DIVERT TO MKE, STILL BAFFLED BY THIS HOLD ISSUED TO US IN VMC CONDITIONS. WHILE ENRTE TO MKE, ROCKFORD APCH TOLD US TO TURN R, JOIN ILS RWY 9R AT ORD. FLT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY WITH 6000 LBS FUELS AND PAX FILED A COMPLAINT ON WHY NOT ENOUGH FUEL TO HOLD 20 MINS.
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.