B767 crew was forced to divert to their alternate due to low fuel.

Attributes
ACN	414800
Time
Date	199809
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	414800
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

WX diversion. We were an international arrival from gla. We were on a rerelease flight plan which was to have a planned arrival fuel of around 13000 pounds. Thunderstorms were building at ord and holding began just prior to our arrival. Holds of 30 mins were being issued with no exceptions. I could not hold at all with the fuel I had left, let alone 30 mins, so we diverted to mke. We got our fuel, plans, and clearance and proceeded to ord for an uneventful landing and arrival.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CREW WAS FORCED TO DIVERT TO THEIR ALTERNATE DUE TO LOW FUEL.

Narrative: WX DIVERSION. WE WERE AN INTL ARR FROM GLA. WE WERE ON A RERELEASE FLT PLAN WHICH WAS TO HAVE A PLANNED ARR FUEL OF AROUND 13000 LBS. TSTMS WERE BUILDING AT ORD AND HOLDING BEGAN JUST PRIOR TO OUR ARR. HOLDS OF 30 MINS WERE BEING ISSUED WITH NO EXCEPTIONS. I COULD NOT HOLD AT ALL WITH THE FUEL I HAD LEFT, LET ALONE 30 MINS, SO WE DIVERTED TO MKE. WE GOT OUR FUEL, PLANS, AND CLRNC AND PROCEEDED TO ORD FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG AND ARR.

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.