FK10 captain declared a fuel emergency when WX and ATC handling used his reserve fuel.

Attributes
ACN	433755
Time
Date	199904
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 35c
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Route In Use	arrival : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	433755
Person 2
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : executed go around flight crew : landed in emergency condition other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Company
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

Fuel emergency. Flight plan to dfw included no alternate and minimal hold fuel. Forecast was or 25000 ft scattered with no mention of thunderstorms. As we approached the dfw area, a line of level 3 thunderstorms developed across the final approach for runway 35/36 and extended east across dallas. We were vectored to a visual approach runway 35C behind an air carrier saab. The saab did not clear the runway and we were sent around. Initial go around instructions were 015 degree heading and 3000 ft. Approach control turned us east and gave us 5000 ft then later 6000 ft. We declared minimum fuel but the thunderstorms and traffic volume made expeditious handling impossible. With less than 4000 pounds remaining and being vectored away and higher, we declared emergency fuel. Approach control responded with immediate vectors to runway 31R. We landed without further incident with 3500 pounds remaining. We think we complied with all clrncs but in the confusion may have missed something. First officer did an outstanding job as did dfw approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FK10 CAPT DECLARED A FUEL EMER WHEN WX AND ATC HANDLING USED HIS RESERVE FUEL.

Narrative: FUEL EMER. FLT PLAN TO DFW INCLUDED NO ALTERNATE AND MINIMAL HOLD FUEL. FORECAST WAS OR 25000 FT SCATTERED WITH NO MENTION OF TSTMS. AS WE APCHED THE DFW AREA, A LINE OF LEVEL 3 TSTMS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE FINAL APCH FOR RWY 35/36 AND EXTENDED E ACROSS DALLAS. WE WERE VECTORED TO A VISUAL APCH RWY 35C BEHIND AN ACR SAAB. THE SAAB DID NOT CLR THE RWY AND WE WERE SENT AROUND. INITIAL GAR INSTRUCTIONS WERE 015 DEG HDG AND 3000 FT. APCH CTL TURNED US E AND GAVE US 5000 FT THEN LATER 6000 FT. WE DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL BUT THE TSTMS AND TFC VOLUME MADE EXPEDITIOUS HANDLING IMPOSSIBLE. WITH LESS THAN 4000 LBS REMAINING AND BEING VECTORED AWAY AND HIGHER, WE DECLARED EMER FUEL. APCH CTL RESPONDED WITH IMMEDIATE VECTORS TO RWY 31R. WE LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT WITH 3500 LBS REMAINING. WE THINK WE COMPLIED WITH ALL CLRNCS BUT IN THE CONFUSION MAY HAVE MISSED SOMETHING. FO DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB AS DID DFW APCH.

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.