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Flight crew of a 4 engine widebody transport on minimum fuel during approach was sent around by approach controller due to maintaining a higher speed than requested by ATC. Crew stated that an emergency would have to be declared if not given priority to return land at once.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 497194 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200101 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vhhh.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : vhhk.tracon tracon : atl.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 7l |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival star : baker one |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 1632 |
| ASRS Report | 497194 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On approaching hkg, we were cleared baker 1 for runway 7L. We were in a minimum fuel condition and advised ATC we couldn't accept any delay. I was trying to stay as high as practical and minimum drag. ATC requested speed reduction and advised we needed to stay at a higher speed for fuel conservation. ATC then gave us a vector for the higher speed. They turned right 340 degrees to intercept the localizer. Gear was down at this time and flaps were in transit and speed brake out. Cleared for the approach fuel at localizer intercept was 17.2 with projection at final fix of 16.8. ATC advised to go around, and immediately asked for vectors to macaw. ATC advised we could get into hkg faster than going to macaw, so I advised if we could not immediately return to hkg we were going to declare an emergency at hkg. ATC advised we were going to return to hkg immediately so I accepted clearance. Blocked in with 12.8 fuel. Called ATC upon arrival and with a return call, ATC advised at our higher speed the closure rate with traffic ahead was too great, so he gave us a go around.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A 4 ENG WDB ON MINIMUM FUEL DURING APCH WAS SENT AROUND BY APCH CTLR DUE TO MAINTAINING A HIGHER SPD THAN REQUESTED BY ATC. CREW STATED THAT AN EMER WOULD HAVE TO BE DECLARED IF NOT GIVEN PRIORITY TO RETURN LAND AT ONCE.
Narrative: ON APCHING HKG, WE WERE CLRED BAKER 1 FOR RWY 7L. WE WERE IN A MINIMUM FUEL CONDITION AND ADVISED ATC WE COULDN'T ACCEPT ANY DELAY. I WAS TRYING TO STAY AS HIGH AS PRACTICAL AND MINIMUM DRAG. ATC REQUESTED SPD REDUCTION AND ADVISED WE NEEDED TO STAY AT A HIGHER SPD FOR FUEL CONSERVATION. ATC THEN GAVE US A VECTOR FOR THE HIGHER SPD. THEY TURNED R 340 DEGS TO INTERCEPT THE LOC. GEAR WAS DOWN AT THIS TIME AND FLAPS WERE IN TRANSIT AND SPD BRAKE OUT. CLRED FOR THE APCH FUEL AT LOC INTERCEPT WAS 17.2 WITH PROJECTION AT FINAL FIX OF 16.8. ATC ADVISED TO GAR, AND IMMEDIATELY ASKED FOR VECTORS TO MACAW. ATC ADVISED WE COULD GET INTO HKG FASTER THAN GOING TO MACAW, SO I ADVISED IF WE COULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RETURN TO HKG WE WERE GOING TO DECLARE AN EMER AT HKG. ATC ADVISED WE WERE GOING TO RETURN TO HKG IMMEDIATELY SO I ACCEPTED CLRNC. BLOCKED IN WITH 12.8 FUEL. CALLED ATC UPON ARR AND WITH A RETURN CALL, ATC ADVISED AT OUR HIGHER SPD THE CLOSURE RATE WITH TFC AHEAD WAS TOO GREAT, SO HE GAVE US A GAR.
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.