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Air carrier crew declares minimum fuel. ATC issues vector. Crew refuses vector. ATC requires vector or emergency declaration.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 470024 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200004 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-90 Series (DC-9-90) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 14000 |
| ASRS Report | 470170 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 470024 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Inter Facility Coordination Failure |
Narrative:
Release fuel from abq was 18100 pounds. Fuel at takeoff was 18200 pounds. The captain and I discussed and monitored our fuel from abq to stl. The captain declared minimum fuel with ZKC. 150 mi from forestal on a 076 degree heading, 256 degree radial, center assigned a 040 degree heading. The captain advised 'unable, minimum fuel.' center readback 'take the vector or declare an emergency.' the captain declared an emergency with stl approach who asked for souls and fuel on board. Due to a straight-in approach and staying at altitude, we landed with 5900 pounds of fuel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR CREW DECLARES MINIMUM FUEL. ATC ISSUES VECTOR. CREW REFUSES VECTOR. ATC REQUIRES VECTOR OR EMER DECLARATION.
Narrative: RELEASE FUEL FROM ABQ WAS 18100 LBS. FUEL AT TKOF WAS 18200 LBS. THE CAPT AND I DISCUSSED AND MONITORED OUR FUEL FROM ABQ TO STL. THE CAPT DECLARED MINIMUM FUEL WITH ZKC. 150 MI FROM FORESTAL ON A 076 DEG HDG, 256 DEG RADIAL, CTR ASSIGNED A 040 DEG HDG. THE CAPT ADVISED 'UNABLE, MINIMUM FUEL.' CTR READBACK 'TAKE THE VECTOR OR DECLARE AN EMER.' THE CAPT DECLARED AN EMER WITH STL APCH WHO ASKED FOR SOULS AND FUEL ON BOARD. DUE TO A STRAIGHT-IN APCH AND STAYING AT ALT, WE LANDED WITH 5900 LBS OF FUEL.
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.