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A B757 crew uses the minimum fuel advisory to execute a diversion to jfk. When WX causes further delays the crew declares a 'fuel critical' to revert back to their original destination airport of lga.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 403056 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : etg |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 33000 msl bound upper : 33000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 280 |
| ASRS Report | 403056 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
A B757 operating from abc to lga given 30 min hold 30 mi west of keating VOR. Holding due to saturation. Efc extended additional 20 mins. ATC was advised holding fuel was exhausted, could not accept any further delays and would a request for destination change to jfk result in a cancel of our hold. ATC agreed to our request. On arrival to jfk, additional holding developed. We told ATC no holding could be accepted. After a series of delaying vectors, an area of WX moving towards jfk, we made visual contact with lga. Captain told ATC we had 50 mins of fuel on board, that we were 'fuel critical,' and needed to land at lga. Aircraft landed at lga with 30 mins of fuel on board.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 CREW USES THE MINIMUM FUEL ADVISORY TO EXECUTE A DIVERSION TO JFK. WHEN WX CAUSES FURTHER DELAYS THE CREW DECLARES A 'FUEL CRITICAL' TO REVERT BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL DEST ARPT OF LGA.
Narrative: A B757 OPERATING FROM ABC TO LGA GIVEN 30 MIN HOLD 30 MI W OF KEATING VOR. HOLDING DUE TO SATURATION. EFC EXTENDED ADDITIONAL 20 MINS. ATC WAS ADVISED HOLDING FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED, COULD NOT ACCEPT ANY FURTHER DELAYS AND WOULD A REQUEST FOR DEST CHANGE TO JFK RESULT IN A CANCEL OF OUR HOLD. ATC AGREED TO OUR REQUEST. ON ARR TO JFK, ADDITIONAL HOLDING DEVELOPED. WE TOLD ATC NO HOLDING COULD BE ACCEPTED. AFTER A SERIES OF DELAYING VECTORS, AN AREA OF WX MOVING TOWARDS JFK, WE MADE VISUAL CONTACT WITH LGA. CAPT TOLD ATC WE HAD 50 MINS OF FUEL ON BOARD, THAT WE WERE 'FUEL CRITICAL,' AND NEEDED TO LAND AT LGA. ACFT LANDED AT LGA WITH 30 MINS OF FUEL ON BOARD.
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.