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Flight crew of a super MD80 declared an emergency due to minimum fuel caused by unexpected traffic holding delays.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 397032 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pxr airport : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other other |
| Route In Use | arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : phx |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 397032 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Phx forecast better than 2000 ft 3 mi visibility. Dispatched with no alternate. Fuel on departure 7900 pounds. En route we were advised to expect holding for phx. WX XA56Z, calm 10 SM, broken 020, broken 035, ovc 050. Determined tus to be our alternate. Holding given at fossl efc XB30Z, 30 mins. Decision fuel for tus 7500 pounds. At 7500 pounds given heading for 015 degrees into phx. We were then committed to phx, then given hold at tonto. At XB30Z efc expired, asked ATC for a new efc, and given XC00Z. I determined 6000 pounds to be minimum fuel and advised phx approach that we would declare minimum fuel soon. ATC replied to make alternate plans because we were #7. At 6000 pounds I declared emergency for fuel. We were given priority direct to phx and landed without incident. Fuel at gate, 4500 pounds.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A SUPER MD80 DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO MINIMUM FUEL CAUSED BY UNEXPECTED TFC HOLDING DELAYS.
Narrative: PHX FORECAST BETTER THAN 2000 FT 3 MI VISIBILITY. DISPATCHED WITH NO ALTERNATE. FUEL ON DEP 7900 LBS. ENRTE WE WERE ADVISED TO EXPECT HOLDING FOR PHX. WX XA56Z, CALM 10 SM, BKN 020, BKN 035, OVC 050. DETERMINED TUS TO BE OUR ALTERNATE. HOLDING GIVEN AT FOSSL EFC XB30Z, 30 MINS. DECISION FUEL FOR TUS 7500 LBS. AT 7500 LBS GIVEN HEADING FOR 015 DEGS INTO PHX. WE WERE THEN COMMITTED TO PHX, THEN GIVEN HOLD AT TONTO. AT XB30Z EFC EXPIRED, ASKED ATC FOR A NEW EFC, AND GIVEN XC00Z. I DETERMINED 6000 LBS TO BE MINIMUM FUEL AND ADVISED PHX APCH THAT WE WOULD DECLARE MINIMUM FUEL SOON. ATC REPLIED TO MAKE ALTERNATE PLANS BECAUSE WE WERE #7. AT 6000 LBS I DECLARED EMER FOR FUEL. WE WERE GIVEN PRIORITY DIRECT TO PHX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FUEL AT GATE, 4500 LBS.
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.