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Captain of an air carrier medium large transport was down to minimum fuel after waiting for an approach due to severe thunderstorm WX microburst, so advised ATC that he could not take any more delays. ATC suggested that he declare an emergency in order to be given priority handling. He did and landed safely.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 408219 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199807 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 2000 agl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : den |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 380 |
| ASRS Report | 408219 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment other other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
Due to delays because of thunderstorms and microburst alerts at den we arrived with fairly low fuel in den. We had cos as an alternate. After a missed approach (due to a microburst alert), I decided we should try to land in den. Conditions were similar in cos, it seemed risky to fly all the way there with the possibility of more delays. We told approach we were minimum fuel and could accept no delays on a vector for landing to den. He suggested we declare an emergency, which we did. By the time we got back into position for landing, there was no microburst alert. We landed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN ACR MLG WAS DOWN TO MINIMUM FUEL AFTER WAITING FOR AN APCH DUE TO SEVERE TSTM WX MICROBURST, SO ADVISED ATC THAT HE COULD NOT TAKE ANY MORE DELAYS. ATC SUGGESTED THAT HE DECLARE AN EMER IN ORDER TO BE GIVEN PRIORITY HANDLING. HE DID AND LANDED SAFELY.
Narrative: DUE TO DELAYS BECAUSE OF TSTMS AND MICROBURST ALERTS AT DEN WE ARRIVED WITH FAIRLY LOW FUEL IN DEN. WE HAD COS AS AN ALTERNATE. AFTER A MISSED APCH (DUE TO A MICROBURST ALERT), I DECIDED WE SHOULD TRY TO LAND IN DEN. CONDITIONS WERE SIMILAR IN COS, IT SEEMED RISKY TO FLY ALL THE WAY THERE WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE DELAYS. WE TOLD APCH WE WERE MINIMUM FUEL AND COULD ACCEPT NO DELAYS ON A VECTOR FOR LNDG TO DEN. HE SUGGESTED WE DECLARE AN EMER, WHICH WE DID. BY THE TIME WE GOT BACK INTO POS FOR LNDG, THERE WAS NO MICROBURST ALERT. WE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
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.