Narrative:

We had an extensive off gate ground delay for the flight followed by a reroute. New route approved by company dispatch and myself. However as we heard albany center issued us a holding clearance which would result in insufficient fuel to proceed to bos and to alternate and reserves fuel. I requested clearance to alternate, and when equal distance to bos and alternate (hartford) ZBW offered direct to original destination, which I accepted with minimum fuel declaration. We landed with 1200 pounds more than 45 mins reserve fuel, but less than fuel needed to fly to alternate and reserve. Bos WX was VFR.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR DECLARES MINIMUM FUEL WHEN GIVEN HOLDING. ATC CLRS THEM ON TO DEST INSTEAD.

Narrative: WE HAD AN EXTENSIVE OFF GATE GND DELAY FOR THE FLT FOLLOWED BY A REROUTE. NEW RTE APPROVED BY COMPANY DISPATCH AND MYSELF. HOWEVER AS WE HEARD ALBANY CTR ISSUED US A HOLDING CLRNC WHICH WOULD RESULT IN INSUFFICIENT FUEL TO PROCEED TO BOS AND TO ALTERNATE AND RESERVES FUEL. I REQUESTED CLRNC TO ALTERNATE, AND WHEN EQUAL DISTANCE TO BOS AND ALTERNATE (HARTFORD) ZBW OFFERED DIRECT TO ORIGINAL DEST, WHICH I ACCEPTED WITH MINIMUM FUEL DECLARATION. WE LANDED WITH 1200 LBS MORE THAN 45 MINS RESERVE FUEL, BUT LESS THAN FUEL NEEDED TO FLY TO ALTERNATE AND RESERVE. BOS WX WAS VFR.

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.