FK10 aircraft. En route flight crew became aware of fuel state behind where it should be due to strong headwinds. Flight crew decided to divert and fuel, which they did.

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Attributes
ACN	386210
Time
Date	199711
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : avl
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 20000 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	386210
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	386209
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While monitoring fuel on board/flight progress, we concluded that the remaining fuel on board at the arrival station would have been at or near the minimum required. Through good CRM, we decided that it would be safer to stop in avl, put on additional fuel, then continue on to our destination. The diversion for additional fuel was purely precautionary.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FK10 ACFT. ENRTE FLC BECAME AWARE OF FUEL STATE BEHIND WHERE IT SHOULD BE DUE TO STRONG HEADWINDS. FLC DECIDED TO DIVERT AND FUEL, WHICH THEY DID.

Narrative: WHILE MONITORING FUEL ON BOARD/FLT PROGRESS, WE CONCLUDED THAT THE REMAINING FUEL ON BOARD AT THE ARR STATION WOULD HAVE BEEN AT OR NEAR THE MINIMUM REQUIRED. THROUGH GOOD CRM, WE DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE SAFER TO STOP IN AVL, PUT ON ADDITIONAL FUEL, THEN CONTINUE ON TO OUR DEST. THE DIVERSION FOR ADDITIONAL FUEL WAS PURELY PRECAUTIONARY.

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.